Maurie Johnson
Encyclopedia
Maurie 'Mocha' Johnson was an Australian rules football
er in the Victorian Football League
.
Johnson made his debut for the Carlton Football Club
in Round 5 of the 1927 season. He had a falling-out with coach Frank Maher
after six rounds of the 1936 season, which resulted in him leaving the Blues to join South Melbourne
.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
.
Johnson made his debut for the Carlton Football Club
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
in Round 5 of the 1927 season. He had a falling-out with coach Frank Maher
Frank Maher (footballer)
Frank H. Maher , is a former Australian footballer, and coach in the Victorian Football League.He served in the army in World War I from 1916 to 1919, and was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry for his actions in France on 19 May 1918.He only began playing football when serving overseas with...
after six rounds of the 1936 season, which resulted in him leaving the Blues to join South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
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