Michael Johnson will play his 200th game on Friday night against Richmond at Domain Stadium.
Johnson has become one of the competition’s elite defenders and is arguably in career best form this season.
We take a look at what makes the superstar so good.
Ball handling skill:
It would be hard to find a Fremantle player who looks more comfortable and composed with the ball in hand.
Johnson seems to have more time than most players and once he has it, uses it sublimely.
His raking kick is among the most accurate at the club and sets up plenty of offensive moves.
Johnno backs Morabito to return to the field
Selling candy:
His skills with the ball in hand help him sidestep much smaller opponents.
Johnson is nimble and quick for his size and seems to like nothing better than selling some candy, ducking around an opponent and then hitting a target in the forward half.
I would have done the same as Goodes: Johnson
Intercept marking:
How often have we seen Johnson drift across inside the back 50 and take a crucial intercept mark in front of an opponent?
Johnson is ranked equal fourth in the AFL for total marks in 2015.
He reads the ball like a book and manages to place himself exactly where the ball is headed.
