1. Shaun Johnson is the highest point scorer for both the Warriors and the New Zealand Kiwis at international level.
38 Facts About Shaun Johnson
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Shaun Johnson has played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks as a five-eighth in the NRL and for the NRL All Stars.
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In 2014, Shaun Johnson was awarded the Golden Boot for the world's best player.
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Shaun Johnson was born in Auckland, New Zealand, his mother is Laotian and his father is a New Zealander.
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Shaun Johnson represented New Zealand in both touch and Rugby League and played rugby union in his school's First XV.
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Shaun Johnson played for the Hibiscus Coast Raiders in the Auckland Rugby League competition before being signed by the New Zealand Warriors in 2009.
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Shaun Johnson started his professional career playing for the Junior Warriors in the Toyota Cup.
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Shaun Johnson spent the 2009 and 2010 seasons with the Junior Warriors and played 45 matches, scoring 25 tries, 159 goals and 4 field goals to finish his Toyota Cup career with 422 points.
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Shaun Johnson made his NSW Cup debut for the Auckland Vulcans in 2010 and represented the Junior Kiwis that year.
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Shaun Johnson finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing 16 matches and scoring 6 tries for the Warriors in the 2011 NRL season.
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Shaun Johnson was named in the New Zealand national rugby league team squad for the 2011 Four Nations but withdrew with an injury.
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On 27 November 2011, Shaun Johnson re-signed with the Warriors until the end of the 2014 season.
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Shaun Johnson received the Rugby League International Federation's Rookie of the Year award for 2012.
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Shaun Johnson played in all the Warriors' 24 matches and scored 10 tries in the 2013 NRL season.
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In February 2014, Shaun Johnson played in the Warriors inaugural NRL Auckland Nines squad and was the tournament's top point scorer with 40 points.
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On 9 February 2015, Shaun Johnson re-signed with the Warriors on a 3-year contract to the end of the 2017 season.
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On 7 October 2014, Shaun Johnson was selected in New Zealand's 2014 Four Nations squad.
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Shaun Johnson received the man of the match award after his performance, which included two assists and one try.
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On 18 December 2014, Shaun Johnson won the Rugby League World Golden Boot Award for best player in the world, beating the likes of Sam Burgess, Johnathan Thurston and Greg Inglis.
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On 16 January 2015, Shaun Johnson was named captain of the Warriors 2015 Auckland Nines squad.
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Shaun Johnson finished the 2015 NRL season with him playing in 18 matches, scoring 8 tries, kicking 48 goals and 2 field goals for the Warriors.
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Shaun Johnson's second-half try broke Matthew Ridge's record of 168 points.
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Shaun Johnson then went on to speak about his motivations for joining Cronulla saying "They're a club that want to do well," Shaun Johnson said of the Warriors.
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Shaun Johnson made a total of 18 appearances for Cronulla in his first season at the club as they finished in 7th spot on the table and qualified for the finals.
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Shaun Johnson played in the club's elimination final defeat by Manly at Brookvale Oval.
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In round 19 of the 2020 NRL season, Shaun Johnson was taken from the field during the second half in Cronulla's match against the Sydney Roosters with a serious leg injury.
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On 3 June, Shaun Johnson was informed by the Cronulla club that his services would not be required beyond the 2021 NRL season.
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Shaun Johnson made a total of 21 appearances for the New Zealand club as they finished 15th on the table.
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Shaun Johnson made major improvements to his all-around game, particularly his kicking game and playmaking ability.
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In round 19, in a game against the Parramatta Eels, Shaun Johnson became just the fifth player to appear 200 times as a New Zealand Warriors player.
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Shaun Johnson won the Players' Player Of The Year and the One New Zealand People's Choice award chosen by the public.
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Shaun Johnson was selected in the RLPA's Team Of The Year, voted by NRL players as the best halfback in 2023.
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Shaun Johnson finished the season leading the league in try assists, total kicks and kick metres.
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Shaun Johnson missed the Week 1 Finals loss to Penrith due to a calf injury.
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Shaun Johnson returned the following week with two line break assists and two try assists in the New Zealand Warriors victory against Newcastle.
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On 27 September, Shaun Johnson was named the 2023 Dally M Halfback of the Year and finished as the runner-up for the Dally M Medal.
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Shaun Johnson played his final NRL match in round 26 playing against Cronulla, setting up a match winning try in the final play of his career.
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Shaun Johnson married Silver Fern Kayla Shaun Johnson in Byron Bay 2019.