Johnson will be available to play against Fremantle at Simonds Stadium on Saturday night if his appeal is successful.
Based on the video evidence available and a medical report from the Lions, the AFL's Match Review Panel assessed the incident as negligent conduct (one point), medium impact (two points) and high contact (two points). This is a total of five activation points, resulting in a classification of a Level Two offence, drawing 225 demerit points and a two-match sanction.
Johnson had 54.04 demerit points carried over from within the last 12 months, increasing the penalty to 279.04 points and a two-match sanction. An early plea would have reduced the sanction by 25 per cent to 209.28 points and a two-match sanction.
In summary, due to his previous poor record, his two-game sanction must remain at two games, even with an early plea.
Johnson sat out his side's elimination final defeat to Fremantle last year after he was rubbed out for one game for rough conduct against Sydney's Daniel Hanneberry in the last round of the season.
