Ash Johnson
AFL Player
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Ashley Johnson (born 6 October 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer who last played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia
| Ash Johnson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ashley Johnson | ||
| Born |
6 October 1997 Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia | ||
| Original team | Sturt (SANFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 3, 2021 mid-season draft | ||
| Debut | 16 July 2022, Collingwood vs. Adelaide, at Adelaide Oval | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2021–2025 | Collingwood | 27 (36) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2025 | Indigenous All-Stars | 1 (0) | |
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
Originally from Halls Creek in the northern Kimberley region of Western Australia, Johnson spent time playing for Claremont at Under-18 level in the West Australian Football League, North Wangaratta in the Ovens & King Football League, Scotch Old Collegians in the Adelaide Footy League, and Sturt in the South Australian National Football League before he was drafted by Collingwood.[1]
He is the brother of Melbourne player Shane McAdam and Fremantle rookie Roy Benning, and the cousin of Gold Coast's Jy Farrar.[1]
AFL career
Ash Johnson was selected for Collingwood at pick 3 in the 2021 mid-season draft.[2] Johnson did not play any games for Collingwood in his first season. In 2022, he played his debut game in Round 18 against the Adelaide Crows in a 5-point victory. Johnson kicked his first two goals of his career in his debut game.[3] Johnson played every game after his debut game in 2022 for Collingwood. Ash Johnson played his first game of 2023 in Round 3.[citation needed]
After being nominated in Round 10, 2023, for Mark of the Year against Carlton,[4][5][6] Johnson's form started to lapse.[citation needed] He returned to the side late in the year but did not get selected for any of Collingwood's three finals, as they went on to win the 2023 AFL Grand Final.[citation needed]
In October 2024, Johnson was delisted by Collingwood, with the club committing to select him via the 2025 AFL rookie draft.[7] The following month the club selected him with the 20th pick of the rookie draft.[8]
Despite being re-drafted for the 2025 AFL season, Johnson didn't play a senior match and was again delisted at the end of the season.[9]
Statistics
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2021 | Collingwood | 40[citation needed] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2022 | Collingwood | 40 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 52 | 14 | 66 | 30 | 18 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Collingwood | 40 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 83 | 38 | 121 | 53 | 23 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 8.1 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Collingwood | 40 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2025 | Collingwood | 40 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career[10] | 27 | 36 | 20 | 142 | 54 | 196 | 88 | 46 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0 | ||
