Graham Johncock
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| Birth | 21 October 1982 |
| Recruited from | Port Adelaide Magpies (SANFL) |
| Height and weight | 180cm / 85kg |
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| Debut | Round 1, 31 March 2002, Adelaide Crows vs. Western Bulldogs, at Telstra Dome |
| Team(s) | Adelaide Crows (2002-)
147 games, 89 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2008 season | |
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Graham Johncock (born 21 October 1982) is an Australian rules football player with the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League.
Graham is an indigenous Australian from near Port Lincoln in South Australia. He is known as "Stiffy", a nickname which stems from his surname. [1]
[edit] Career Highlights
Johncock layed every game in 2002 and in 2003, he scored the most goals for the Adelaide Crows with just 30.
Johncock was leading the club champion award early in the 2005 season before breaking his leg in a game against Melbourne in round seven. He had spent most of these games in defence, but was occasionally pushed forward. He missed a large chunk of the season, but returned before the finals and played a couple of games. He was hampered in the finals, however, by a leg injury.
In recent years, Johncock has been playing mainly as a defender, teaming with fellow indigenous player Andrew McLeod in running the ball out of defence. This was enough that he was named as a back pocket for the Dream Team in their clash with Victoria during 2008. Johncock did make a brief return to the forward line late that same season, as Adelaide desperately searched for someone to replace a host of injured forwards.
Johncock is known to support the local aboriginal communities. He also umpires the AFL Auskick for Aboriginals and is a member of the Make Poverty History campaign.[citation needed]
Johncock has been rumoured that he wants a change of team, after the 2008 draft he confirmed he wanted to stay at Adelaide. Johncock has recently donated money towards the Prostate Cancer charity. In his local town of Nawoomba he is classed as a local hero for all the good things he does. He also loves a good game of Texas Holdem.
[edit] External links
- Graham Johncock profile on the Official AFL Website of the Adelaide Football Club
- Graham Johncock's statistics from AFL Tables
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