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CibbuanoJohnson calls it quits
August 20th 2008 07:25
FREMANTLE veteran Mark Johnson has announced his retirement from AFL football.
Johnson, who joined the Dockers from Essendon at the end of last year will play the final two games of the season against Richmond and Collingwood.
The 30-year-old made his debut with the Bombers in 1999 and won a premiership with the club in 2000.
Fremantle coach Mark Harvey said Johnson had set a good example for the club's younger players.
“They’ve learnt a lot from Mark about how to prepare mentally and physically for a game and how to keep your body in immaculate condition,” he said.
“Mark’s also very good at reading the opposition and knowing how to go after them.
“One of the things that struck me about him is his ability to throw himself into a contest, which would then leave you wondering where had come from or how he had got there.”
Johnson joins Peter Bell, Matthew Carr, Heath Black and Shaun McManus as others at Fremantle to have retired this season.
Johnson, who joined the Dockers from Essendon at the end of last year will play the final two games of the season against Richmond and Collingwood.
The 30-year-old made his debut with the Bombers in 1999 and won a premiership with the club in 2000.
Fremantle coach Mark Harvey said Johnson had set a good example for the club's younger players.
“They’ve learnt a lot from Mark about how to prepare mentally and physically for a game and how to keep your body in immaculate condition,” he said.
“Mark’s also very good at reading the opposition and knowing how to go after them.
“One of the things that struck me about him is his ability to throw himself into a contest, which would then leave you wondering where had come from or how he had got there.”
Johnson joins Peter Bell, Matthew Carr, Heath Black and Shaun McManus as others at Fremantle to have retired this season.
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