#31,#26 Ben Johnson

HAL · Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:15 pm

How about that. Do you mean you are finished talking?

fence-banger · Zito Kypro Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Location: northcote

The day you place your canned feet in footy boots, is the day we'll sit-up and take notice!

Nah, joking, love you heaps you rascally tinpot!

Back to Benno now, great Thread, enjoying it.

Mossi · Joined: 20 May 2002 Location: Vittorio Veneto TV Italy

"Johnson he's a left footer.. will he line it up... he might ... here he goes...
(ROAR)............ goal!!!
Don't we love that!
Someone on here, could be Tannin I think. mentioned the fact that this year we hadn't lost a game where Johnson scored a goal. I'm not supertitious but when Johnno slammed that 50+ goal in the first quarter of the GFR the thought flashed through my mind! Very Happy

Go Johnno!!

selkevh · Joined: 04 Oct 2008 Location: Brisbane

Nice article.

You pull on a Collingwood jumper you get my backing.

Tannin · Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 12:07 am

HAL · Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 12:10 am

Why must you was someotherbody?

David · I dare you to try Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: Andromeda

Great article Dave, I read it when you put it up on Facebook. Great to see Johnson prove so many wrong, including myself.

carcarly_pieland · Joined: 25 May 2002 Location: Hong Kong

lovely article on BJ who certainly deserves a little love from his own supporters!!

and I think now that BJ, Swanny and Taz have all matured and become much better players, they will look back at the own days as a learning curve and will only motivate each other more (similar to how BJ got Swanny up and going).

They could also be the wise heads for the young kids we have in the club (i.e. Taz would let them know that flags don't grow on trees)

The Rat Pack would be nothing but a distant memory Smile

partypie · Joined: 01 Oct 2010

Probably one of Malthouses best decisions as a coach was to let BJ make his mistakes and learn from them. That faith has been repaid in spades

DaVe86 · Man of Steele Joined: 08 Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne

The thing I perhaps didn't mention is that Jonno plays within his limitations. He'll never be an elite kick...but there is nothing better than seeing him running down a wing and booting it inside 50 to a contest. He makes very few clangers these days.

He just does his job.

BrodieisTops · Joined: 14 May 2006 Location: Geelong

Yep Well said I luv Johnno, I found a 2003 Black and White today, very interesting article about Johhno. Quote at beginning of article,
Ben Johnson's memorable goal saving tackle in 2002 finals against Port Adelaide did more than turn a football match; it may well have turned an entire career.
Gavin Brown has some lovely things to say about Johnno as well.

regan is true fullback · Joined: 27 Dec 2002 Location: Granville. nsw

Remember right back to the 2002 qualifying final.

Johnson, who was having a terrible time against the Port Adelaide forwards, was on the mark against Peter Burgoyne. Burgonyne played on in the goalsquare, Johnson caught him and the ball dribbled through for a point.

Another legendary Magpie moment was born, like Manassa's run or Heath Shaw's smother.

It is great that a man who overcame so much, finally gets his reward for effort after all these years.

On the March · Joined: 14 Feb 2004

and again in the last minute of the drawn GF. How Saints didn't score only Johno knows.

GoWoodsmen · Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Location: Australia

Great story. Survivor he is - and now he's a premiership player. Surprisingly for one of the older guys he provides us with some serious pace. Yep, he's kicking is a bit suspect but hey he gets plenty of the ball and at least 90% of the time he's bombing it in the direction of our goals.

Congrats Johnno...