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Stevie J calls time on career at Geelong

4th September, 2015
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Three-time Geelong premiership star Steve Johnson has announced he will leave Geelong after Saturday’s AFL final round home match.

The 32-year-old Johnson will get to farewell fans when he lines up for his 253rd and final game with the Cats when they face Adelaide at Simonds Stadium.

“Playing with Geelong, enjoying the success we have and to have done it alongside so many great team mates and friends over the past 14 years has been a dream come true,” Johnson said on Friday.

“Once I’ve finished this weekend, I’ll be looking at the options available to me within the AFL industry.”

Johnson joins premiership teammates James Kelly and Matthew Stokes, who announced they would not play with Geelong next season earlier in the week.

The mercurial forward was renowned during his time at Geelong for performing on the big stage, kicking 38 goals in 23 finals appearances.

Johnson won the Norm Smith Medal in 2007 for his five-goal performance in the Cats’ demolition of a hapless Port Adelaide.

He entered the 2011 grand final under a serious injury cloud, but defied critics to kick four goals as Geelong defeated Collingwood, earning him his third premiership medallion with the club.

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STEVE JOHNSON’S GEELONG CAREER
Games: 252
Goals: 450
Finals: 23
Brownlow votes: 106
Born: July 4, 1983
Recruited from: Murray Bushrangers/Wangaratta
Premierships: 2007, 2009, 2011
All Australian: 2007, 2008, 2010
Norm Smith Medal: 2007
Geelong leading goalkicker: 2008, 2010

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