Essendon fans have praised Mark Johnson for his workrate and attack on the football this year but hope to see him perform with more consistency next season.
After recording a sensational 8.18 in 2005, his ranking dropped to 6.40 in 2006 and then to 5.12 this year. However with a full pre-season under his belt in 2008, Bomber fans hope to see Johnson back at his best next year.
2007
Games – 20
Goals – 7
Kicks – 180
Marks – 98
Handballs- 131
2007 Fan’s ranking: 5.12/10
2006
Games – 22
Goals – 9
Kicks – 212
Marks – 99
Handballs – 146
2006 Fan’s ranking: 6.40/10
2005
Games –22
Goals –29
Kicks – 265
Marks – 106
Handballs – 133
2005 Fan’s ranking: 8.18/10
What some of the Essendon fans had to say:
He bleeds red and black each week. (David Meredith)
Mark has been a very good player for Essendon for a long time. This year he slowed down a bit and did turnover the ball too often, but I would not give up on him yet. Have a good 2008 MJ! (Didier Legall)
Mark Johnson always performs better in the second half of the year. He is a good all rounder who adds toughness and is a good goal sneak. (Melinda Haycraft)
Always tried hard, but lacks pace. (Trevor De Kievit)
Good hard competitor, both forward and back. We need more like him. (Max Rodwell)
Not a bad season overall but would like to see Mark play further forward more often as he has the ability to kick a bag of goals up there! I feel his talent is wasted on the backline. (Shaun Turner)
Another solid year for Johno. Worked tirelessly to get a result. I'm surprised he was dropped for the last couple of games, particularly West Coast. (Mark Atkinson)
