| Dallas Johnson |
|
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Dallas Johnson |
| Born |
23 January 1982 (1982-01-23) (age 26) |
|
Atherton, Queensland, Australia |
| Height |
183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight |
92 kg (14 st 7 lb) |
| Playing information |
| Position |
Lock |
| Club |
| Years |
Team |
Pld |
T |
G |
FG |
P |
| 2003– |
 Melbourne Storm |
109 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
| Representative |
| Years |
Team |
Pld |
T |
G |
FG |
P |
| 2006– |
 Queensland |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2007– |
 Australia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| As of 25 August 2008 |
| Source: NRL Stats |
Dallas Johnson (born 23 January 1982 in Atherton, Queensland) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm and for the Queensland State of Origin team.
Johnson is considered to be a modern day workhorse.[citation needed] A man small in stature, but with a load of commitment, Dallas Johnson continually makes over 40 tackles a match and in the second game of the 2007 State of Origin series Johnson made an origin record 62 tackles in the 77 minutes he was on the field, and he tackled every player on the New South Wales team except Jamie Lyon and is often compared to former Brisbane and Queensland great, Trevor Gillmeister for his tackling style. In the final game of the series, Johnson entered State of Origin folklore. Despite being knocked unconscious by Brent Kite in the first tackle of the game and suffering from concussion, Johnson courageously returned to the field in the second half to make 50 tackles. He repeated this performance in the first 2008 Origin game where 3/4 into the game he was yet again KO'd.[citation needed]
Johnson's consistent performance earned him his first representative jumper for Queensland in 2006.
Johnson was a key member of Melbourne's Premiership winning team of 2007, despite being concussed due to an illegal knee lift by Manly's Jason King. His good form was rewarded by his selection in the Australian Kangaroos team that played against New Zealand in October 2007.
Before playing in the2008 NRL Grand Final defeat to Manly.[1], Johnson was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[2][3]
Melbourne Storm
Queensland
Australia
