[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. The South Sydney Rabbitohs host the Bulldogs next Thursday as they look to climb a few more places in the top eight ahead of the finals. [31], On 9 September, Johnston signed a two-year contract extension to stay at South Sydney. On 5 October 2014, in Souths 2014 NRL Grand Final against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Johnston played on the wing and scored the first try of the match to lead the South Sydney Rabbitohs 30-6 victory. NRL teams: Haas exits bubble, Tedesco rested, Six Again: Roosters lock up Tedesco for a song, Sharks take down the Warriors to book finals berth, Keary, Tupou doubles help Roosters to big win, Raiders hammer Dragons with brilliant 2nd half display, Penrith take down Parramatta in top-4 derby, Manly snap losing streak against Canterbury. "I'm stoked that it finally turned around for me.". 9/10 if you end up signing him its because you overpaid. That included setting up centre Campbell Graham for this well-worked try. South Sydney Rabbitohs flyer Alex Johnston has revealed his disappointment at not initially being offered a new contract by the club earlier this year ... Tigers go on to win the game. [21] He was selected on the wing and scored four tries in South Sydney's first three matches of the season before sustaining a hamstring injury that saw him sit out for several weeks. Alex Johnston (born 14 January 1995), also known by the nickname of "AJ",[2] is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback and winger for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL. "I'm sure a lot of other boys are in the same boat as well. "It all happened pretty quickly," Johnston said of the South Sydney offer. If the trade is unsuccessful between Paul Momirovski (Tigers to Storm) and Harry Grant (Storm to Tigers) then the Storm could be looking for another player like Alex Johnston … [13][14] On 8 July, he was selected to be 18th man for the New South Wales team for Game 3 of the 2015 State of Origin series. Smart Stadium.

South Sydney winger Alex Johnston has sacrificed about $200,000 to remain at the club after he agreed to a two-year NRL extension on Wednesday. NRL Round Table: Will SBW make an impact for Roosters. "We're pleased to have him and that he can stay on. There were passionate pleas from many for the Rabbitohs to hold onto Johnston, including teammate Cody Walker. "I was pretty gutted but I sort of used that as motivation to go out there and prove what I can do and play some good footy.
"It happened pretty quickly but once the offer was on the table, I pretty much put pen to paper.". [15] He finished off the 2015 season as the Rabbitohs' highest try-scorer with 17 tries in 25 matches. Johnston made 24 appearances for Souths scoring 8 tries as the club finished one game short of the grand final losing to Eastern Suburbs 12-4. However, Johnston told ecstatic teammates on Wednesday morning he would be staying at Souths after player and club previously seemed resigned to parting ways. [22] He was then moved back and forth as the club attempted to find a line-up that would win them. @happy_tiger said in Alex Johnston Contract Discussion: @Geo said in Alex Johnston Contract Discussion: So what’s the go here…2 sleeps to the jolly fat fella …all gone quiet on the Johnstone front… If we sign this nuffy before Xmas I’ll be Quoting that Kevin Bloody Wilson song. In round 2, Johnston was named at fullback for the club's clash with the Manly Sea Eagles. NRL Round Table: Do the Rabbitohs or Panthers have the better spine? While Johnston is obviously ecstatic to be staying at Redfern, he admits that initially he was quite disappointed at being told there was no room for him at the club where he started as a local junior. While Johnston admitted the current lockdown in Melbourne played into his decision to turn down the Storm, there were 'other factors' there as well. Alex Johnston reveals why Wests Tigers missed out on his signature. Reason 1001 why AJ should never leave the bunnies #NRLTigersSouths pic.twitter.com/W2w8VlNRwv. Johnston finished the 2016 season with 11 tries from 18 matches. [30], The following week, Johnston scored two tries as Souths defeated Manly-Warringah 56-16 at ANZ Stadium.

Johnston finished season 2017 with him playing 22 matches and scoring 22 tries, the second highest tryscorer that year. There is speculation Souths are keen to lure Kangaroos winger Josh Addo-Carr to Redfern next season. https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sportal_com_au/a6/92/alex-johnston_1nae3qsq5qz2m1kt5gi18vi1s9.png?t=-2039397740&w=500&quality=80, Rabbitohs backflipped and announced they had re-signed Johnston, Johnston all but confirmed that it appeared he would be moved on from the Rabbitohs, James Tedesco coy on reported lifetime deal with Sydney Roosters. Alex Johnston (born 14 January 1995), also known by the nickname of "AJ", is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback and winger for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.He has played for both Australia and Papua New Guinea at international level. [34], Papua New Guinea national rugby league team, "Souths' Alex Johnston set to play alongside idol Greg Inglis", "Alex Johnson player results, scores, news and statistics", "South Sydney Star Greg Inglis Scores Brilliant Solo Try in Controversial Win", "South Sydney Rabbitohs Win 2014 Grand final Defeating Canterbury Bulldogs", "Rabbitohs Star Alex Johnston PNG's No.1 Target | Triple M NRL", "South Sydney Rabbitohs Dylan Walker and Alex Johnston selected for Kangaroos", "Indigenous All Stars Have Beaten the NRL All Stars 20-6", "New Zealnd's Comprehensive Defeat of Australia Could Spell the End for Coach Tim Sheens and Several Veterans", "Extend Contracts of Alex Johnston and Cameron McInnes Until End of 2017", "South Sydney Rabbitohs re-sign Alex Johnston and Cameron McInnes", "State of Origin: South Sydney duo Alex Johnston and Dylan Walker on verge of NSW call up for Origin II", "Australian Prime Minister's XIII beat Papua New Guinea 40-12 in Port Moresby", https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/09/22/player-ratings-roosters-v-rabbitohs/, http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/MTItMTcxNy00LS0tLS0tMjA4MDItLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0t, "Souths too good for undisciplined Warriors", "Allan key for Souths after Johnston injury", "Rabbitohs dig deep to eliminate Sea Eagles in finals thriller", "Canberra Raiders end 25-year wait to reach NRL grand final with victory over Rabbitohs", "Hat-trick hero Alex Johnston's telling interview amid South Sydney contract breakdown", "Ice-cool Reynolds kicks Rabbitohs to miracle win after late Feldt brain fade", "South Sydney beats Manly in 56-16 NRL thrashing, Roosters and Canberra record victories", "Johnston's sacrifice to stay at Souths sparks changeroom celebrations", "Johnston and Walker combine to demolish Roosters", "NRL 2020 finals week one: Rabbitohs crush Knights - as it happened", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alex_Johnston_(rugby_league)&oldid=982084630, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 6 October 2020, at 02:39. Not that Melbourne Storm are in any hurry to release him from the final two years of his contract. [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.
Player of the Game - Round 20. "I knew you were going to bring it up," Johnston laughed. In round 21, Johnston scored his first ever hat-trick against the Newcastle Knights in the Rabbitohs 50-10 victory. You can't build a really good team and club without sacrifices. [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. [27][28], In round 12 of the 2020 NRL season, Johnston scored a hat-trick as South Sydney defeated St. George 32-24 at Kogarah Oval. MORE: James Tedesco coy on reported lifetime deal with Sydney Roosters. Plenty of speculation around Johnston was that he would replace Josh Addo-Carr at the Melbourne Storm if the NSW-flyer got his way for a return to Sydney.

It ended months of speculation about the players future as he had been linked to Melbourne, Wests Tigers and North Queensland. He played for the Indigenous All Stars and the Prime Minister's XIII, and won the 2014 NRL Grand Final with the Rabbitohs. He played their for the next three final games which were all won by South Sydney. In round 1 of the 2017 season, South Sydney fullback, Greg Inglis suffered what was deemed to be a season-ending injury to his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the club's 18-34 defeat by the Wests Tigers. [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. "The most cheering and clapping I've heard for a long time in the change room," coach Wayne Bennett said. Johnston was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and is of Indigenous Australian and Papua New Guinean descent. "He's a Souths junior and it's important to the club to maintain that situation.".

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