In his return game in round 10 against the Parramatta Eels, he played in his preferred position at fullback in a 22-20 win. 10.1k Followers, 721 Following, 108 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Alex Johnson (@alex.johnson2) Alex Johnston is preparing to make a return on the wing in South Sydney's line-up later this month and wants to use the next five months to chase a new deal – either at Redfern or elsewhere. [23][24], Johnston began the 2019 NRL season as South Sydney's first choice fullback. South Sydney started the year off winning 8 of their first 9 games. [8], On 13 February 2015, Johnston played on the wing for the Indigenous All Stars against the NRL All Stars in the 2015 All Stars match at Cbus Super Stadium, the Indigenous side winning 20-6. Last modified: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:59:08 +1000 (Sydney time). Alex Johnston of South Sydney Rabbitohs contract information, NRL news, stats and rumours.

Johnston was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and is of Indigenous Australian and Papua New Guinean descent. Andrew Johns has called on Souths star Alex Johnston to put money second as he seeks his next NRL club. Vital Statistics Born Saturday, 14th January, 1995 Current Age 25 years and 245 days Place Of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Career Statistics.

Following Souths 19-18 loss against Penrith in round 14, Johnston was ruled out with a knee injury.

Two of the Rabbitohs' exciting young brigade have put pen to paper on new deals in a big boost for the club before finals. Broncos owners News Corp face the difficult decision of sacking a key man in they want Wayne Bennett to return. In round 21, Alex Johnston was switched back to fullback after poor performances by Souths who were on a three game losing streak. Alex Johnson (AAP) The 28-year-old made it through 10 VFL games for the now-defunct Northern Blues last year after his tortured 47-game AFL career ended at the end of 2018.

Alex Johnston has offered the most telling insight yet to his contract stand-off with the Rabbitohs after scoring a hat-trick. The vice presidential debate is on October 7. Google Chrome

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He played his junior rugby league for La Perouse United and attended Endeavour Sports High School (where he completed the HSC) before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs. [5][6] Johnston finished his brilliant debut year in the NRL as being the competitions highest tryscorer of the 2014 NRL season with 21 tries in 18 matches. At times, Johnston was referred to as the successor of Greg Inglis, for his ability to play fullback as well as wing. [30], The following week, Johnston scored two tries as Souths defeated Manly-Warringah 56-16 at ANZ Stadium. Alex Johnston is preparing to make a return on the wing in South Sydney's line-up later this month and wants to use the next five months to chase a new deal – either at Redfern or elsewhere. In 2013, Johnston played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs' S. G. Ball Cup and NYC teams before moving on to the Rabbitohs' New South Wales Cup team, North Sydney Bears in 2014.

[11][12] On 13 May, he re-signed with South Sydney on a 2-year contract to the end of the 2017 season. Asked about Johnston’s future at the club at his post-match press conference, Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett said: “Well that’s a work in progress regarding his contract OK. “I don’t think any of us want him to leave the club but like everybody in the game we’ve got a salary cap and we’re trying to fit everybody in.”. “At the start of the year Alex Johnston was told he could look elsewhere, and we all scratched our head,” Johns told Channel 9 in commentary during Thursday’s game. Peter Sterling says Wayne Bennett would have known all along that Corey Allan would replace Latrell Mitchell. [16] On 26 September, he played for the Prime Minister's XIII against Papua New Guinea, playing on the wing and scoring a try in his team's 40-12 win at Port Moresby. Johnston finished the 2016 season with 11 tries from 18 matches. ... to the 2020 NRL Telstra Premiership. NRL round 20: The untold stories from Friday's NRL press conferences . When is the next 2020 debate? [31], On 9 September, Johnston signed a two-year contract extension to stay at South Sydney. [32], In the final round of the 2020 NRL season, Johnston scored five tries as Souths defeated bitter rivals the Sydney Roosters 60-8 at ANZ Stadium. He has crossed the stripe an impressive 93 times in 134 NRL appearances since making his first-grade debut in Round 8 of the 2014 season. All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. In round 23, Johnston played on the wing when the Rabbitohs broke their nine-game losing streak with a 41-22 win over the New Zealand Warriors. Luckless Sydney Swans premiership player Alex Johnson has suffered a suspected seventh ACL tear. For more information, visit This information should be used as a guide only. Johnston scored two tries in the position in his sides' 18-38 win at Brookvale Oval. Johnston was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and is of Indigenous Australian and Papua New Guinean descent. Menu.