Ernie Johns

Ernie Johns was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian Football Association/League (SAFA/SAFL).[1] A leading forward in the period leading up to the First World War, Johns led the goal-kicking for North Adelaide for three seasons, played in two premierships and captained the club to a Grand Final loss in 1914. Johns hold a long-standing record for North Adelaide of playing eight consecutive seasons without missing a match.[2] Johns excelled in representative matches for South Australia, playing 22 matches and kicking 62 goals, including appearances at the 1908 Melbourne, 1911 Adelaide and 1914 Sydney Carnivals. In 2015, Johns was an inductee into the newly established North Adelaide Football Club Hall of Fame.[3]

Ernie Johns
Personal information
Full name Ernest Edwin Burgess Johns
Date of birth 22 August 1884
Date of death 25 September 1956(1956-09-25) (aged 72)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1902-1914 North Adelaide 162 (216)
Total 162 (216)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1907-1914 South Australia 20 (62)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914.
Career highlights

References
  1. Devaney, John. "Ernie Johns". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. "Ernest Edwin Burgess "Ernie" Johns". North Adelaide Football Club. North Adelaide Football Club. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. Rucci, Michelangelo (11 November 2015). "North Adelaide Football Club opens its Hall of Fame with Barrie Robran as a legend". The Advertiser. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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