Ash Johnson

Ashley Johnson (born 6 October 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer who last played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life Originally from Halls Creek in the northern Kimberley region of Western Australia, Johnson spent time playing for at Under-18 level in the West Australian Football League, North Wangaratta in the Ovens & King Football League, Scotch Old Collegians in the Adelaide Footy League, and in the South Australian National Football League before he was drafted by Collingwood.

He is the brother of player Shane McAdam and rookie Roy Benning, and the cousin of 's Jy Farrar. Johnson did not play any games for Collingwood in his first season. In 2022, he played his debut game in Round 18 against the Adelaide Crows in a 5-point victory. Johnson kicked his first two goals of his career in his debut game. Johnson played every game after his debut game in 2022 for Collingwood. Ash Johnson played his first game of 2023 in Round 3.

After being nominated in Round 10, 2023, for Mark of the Year against Carlton, Johnson's form started to lapse. He returned to the side late in the year but did not get selected for any of Collingwood's three finals, as they went on to win the 2023 AFL Grand Final.

In October 2024, Johnson was delisted by Collingwood, with the club committing to select him via the 2025 AFL rookie draft. The following month the club selected him with the 20th pick of the rookie draft.

Despite being re-drafted for the 2025 AFL season, Johnson didn't play a senior match and was again delisted at the end of the season.

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