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Travis Johnstone

Melbourne and Brisbane

AFL career

209 games135 goals

Debut
R1 1998 v FRE29 Mar 1998
Most recent
R20 2010 v ADE15 Aug 2010

Stats

2010
BRL
15
13.7
8.3
22.0
5.7
0.7
0.5
2.8
0.1
0.2
86
89
2009
BRL
16
11.6
8.4
19.9
3.7
1.1
0.8
2.6
0.4
0.4
74
76
2008
BRL
18
13.9
5.4
19.3
4.7
0.7
0.8
3.1
0.9
0.6
83
88
2007
MEL
15
15.0
4.6
19.6
3.6
0.5
0.9
2.9
0.5
0.3
77
81
2006
MEL
22
16.1
5.2
21.3
5.3
1.4
0.6
3.5
0.5
0.5
91
-
2005
MEL
22
16.5
3.7
20.2
3.9
0.6
0.9
2.7
0.7
0.5
82
-
2004
MEL
16
12.2
3.9
16.1
3.6
0.6
0.5
2.0
0.8
0.4
67
-
2003
MEL
16
11.8
4.2
15.9
3.3
0.9
0.7
1.5
0.6
0.3
63
-
2002
MEL
22
13.4
5.6
19.0
4.1
1.0
0.8
2.0
1.0
0.6
76
-
2001
MEL
5
8.8
3.4
12.2
4.6
0.2
0.8
0.6
0.2
0.2
49
-
2000
MEL
14
9.7
4.2
13.9
2.8
0.9
0.7
1.3
1.1
0.4
57
-
1999
MEL
15
7.1
3.7
10.9
2.5
0.7
0.7
1.1
0.5
0.4
43
-
1998
MEL
13
7.8
2.3
10.2
2.2
0.5
0.8
1.5
0.9
0.4
45
-
League
Season
ADE
Gabba
R20
11
9
20
2
0
1
0
6
0.2
80
70
HAW
AS
R16
6
10
16
3
0
1
0
2
0.0
52
44
STK
Gabba
R15
12
8
20
8
0
1
0
3
0.0
85
66
CAR
ES
R14
17
4
21
6
0
0
0
2
0.0
85
84
RCH
Gabba
R13
18
11
29
6
1
1
0
3
0.0
104
105
WBD
ES
R12
6
7
13
2
0
1
0
4
0.0
51
75
NTH
ES
R11
27
10
37
16
1
0
0
3
0.0
162
157
COL
Gabba
R10
22
7
29
10
1
0
0
1
0.0
115
123
FRE
Gabba
R7
7
9
16
3
2
0
0
3
0.0
62
94
SYD
SCG
R6
8
9
17
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
45
25
MEL
MCG
R5
15
14
29
6
2
2
0
5
0.0
107
116
WBD
Gabba
R4
18
3
21
6
0
0
0
2
1.0
92
117
PAD
AAMI
R3
12
3
15
6
2
0
0
1
0.0
66
48
CAR
Gabba
R2
15
9
24
5
2
0
0
2
0.1
89
109
WCE
Gabba
R1
11
12
23
5
0
0
0
5
0.0
92
97

Profile

Born
17 July 1980 (age 46y 97d)
Height
184 cm
Weight
84 kg

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Bio

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Taken by Melbourne with the first selection in the 1997 National Draft, Travis Johnstone arrived with the weight of significant expectation as the grandson of legendary Demons coach Norm Smith. A naturally gifted ball-user, he established himself as a rebounding half-back and outside midfielder renowned for his poise, vision, and ability to hit targets that few others could see. At his best, such as during his Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal-winning season in 2005, he was one of the league's most damaging distributors, though his languid movement style occasionally drew criticism regarding his defensive pressure and intensity.

Despite his standing as a club favourite, Johnstone was traded to the Brisbane Lions following the 2007 season as the Demons sought to secure a first-round draft pick to aid a rebuilding phase. The move was intended to provide Johnstone with a fresh start under his former junior coach Leigh Matthews, but he struggled to consistently recapture his peak form in Queensland. He played three seasons for the Lions, passing the 200-game milestone and providing experienced delivery inside 50, before being delisted at the conclusion of the 2010 season.

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