Courtney Johns was born on 14 November 1984 and is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.
12 Facts About Courtney Johns
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Courtney Johns had several surgeries to remove floating bone fragments from his distraught left hip, prolonged rehabilitation and a modified training regime to make an apparent full recovery.
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Courtney Johns was elevated to senior level at Essendon in 2005.
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Courtney Johns suffered a rib injury after the round 14 game against Fremantle, where he showed good signs in his best game for the club until that stage - booting 3 goals and taking 7 marks.
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Courtney Johns made up for it to some extent by kicking a goal against Richmond in round 21.
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The Bombers last game for the season was against the Western Bulldogs, though they had nothing to play for except a win, Essendon fought hard and Johns kicked his last goal for the season.
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Courtney Johns played 21 games, and Essendon won just 3 of those games.
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Courtney Johns returned to the East Fremantle Football Club in a full-forward role in 2009, and later played in country Victoria.
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Subsequently, Courtney Johns was released to Heywood in the Western Border Football League alongside other former AFL footballers, such as Mal Michael.
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Courtney Johns finished the season as the leagues leading goal scorer with 78 goals.
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In 2011, Courtney Johns signed with the Aberfeldie Football Club in the Essendon District Football League, along with other former Bombers Hayden Skipworth and Damien Peverill but had to bow out due to injury before the season even began.
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Courtney Johns played in multiple grand finals with the team, losing in 2013 and 2014 before winning in 2017 and 2018, retiring after the 2018 season.