Ernie Johns

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
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

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.[2] Johns hold a long-standing record for North Adelaide of playing eight consecutive seasons without missing a match.[3] 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.[4]

References

  1. ^ Devaney, John. "Ernie Johns". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ "North Adelaide football team".
  3. ^ "Ernest Edwin Burgess "Ernie" Johns". North Adelaide Football Club. North Adelaide Football Club. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. ^ 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.

External links

  • Ernie Johns at AustralianFootball.com
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South Australian squad – 1905 Interstate matches
South Australia (SAFA) 8.14 (62) d Victoria (VFA) 6.9 (45), 24 June 1905, Richmond Cricket Ground

South Australia (SAFA) 11.12 (78) d Broken Hill (Barrier Ranges FA) 1.7 (13), 22 July 1905, Adelaide Oval

South Australia (SAFA) 7.12 (54) d Victoria (VFA) 7.9 (51), 5 August 1905, Adelaide Oval
All Matches
Game 1 v Victoria
  • Aldersey
  • Daly
  • Davis
  • Fletcher
  • Hill
  • James
  • McKenna
  • Tierney
Match v Broken Hill
Game 2 v Victoria
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South Australian Team – 1908 Jubilee Australasian Football Carnival
Western Australia 8.11 (59) defeated South Australia 8.5 (53), at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 22 August 1908
Victoria 10.15 (75) defeated South Australia 2.14 (26), at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 26 August 1908
South Australia 16.20 (116) defeated Tasmania 7.7 (49), at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 29 August 1908
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South Australian team – 1911 Interstate Championships
South Australia 13.18 (96) def. Western Australia 3.5 (23), at Adelaide Oval, 5 August 1911
South Australia 13.13 (91) def. Tasmania 3.6 (24), at Adelaide Oval, 7 August 1911
South Australia 12.20 (92) def. New South Wales 2.9 (21), at Adelaide Oval, 9 August 1911
South Australia 11.11 (77) def. Victoria 5.4 (34), at Adelaide Oval, 12 August 1911
Squad
Managers: J. Hodge (Port Adelaide), A. C. Thomas (Sturt)
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South Australian Team – 1914 Australian National Football Carnival
South Australia 12.16 (88) d Western Australia 12.11 (83), at Sydney Cricket Ground, 5 August 1914
South Australia 32.18 (210) d Queensland 2.9 (21), at Sydney Cricket Ground, 7 August 1914
South Australia 16.20 (106) d New South Wales 10.3 (63), at Sydney Cricket Ground, 10 August 1914
South Australia 18.23 (131) d Tasmania 5.7 (37), at Sydney Cricket Ground, 12 August 1914
Victoria 11.11 (77) defeated South Australia 5.10 (44), at Sydney Cricket Ground, 15 August 1914, crowd: 12,000
Referee Medal: John Robertson
Manager: Mr. J. Hodge


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