Johnson, a running defender, was recruited from East Fremantle, at with the 36th selection in the 2003 AFL National Draft.
He spent his entire first season in the Victorian Football League (VFL) before making his AFL debut in 2005.
Johnson was delisted by the Melbourne Football Club on 31 October 2008 after not agreeing to terms on a new contract[1] and continued his career with the Carlton Football Club, having been selected by the club with its first selection (fourth overall) in the 2009 Pre-season draft.
2010 saw him manage only five games, again affected by injury but he failed to establish himself as a regular for Carlton, despite hopes that his kicking skills out of defence would benefit the side.
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