11 - The pick he was selected with in the 1993 national draft

3 - Age of young Bulldogs key position player Liam Jones when Brad Johnson made his debut in 1994.

33 - Original jumper number (wore it only in 1994, then changed to number six in 1995).

362 - AFL games played (also made 16 reserves appearances, played in 27 pre-season games, and made three appearances for Victoria in state of origin matches and six for Australia against Ireland in international rules matches).

2 - Number of games missed through suspension (both were in 2000 - the first for stomping on Adelaide’s Brett Burton in round one and the second for striking Essendon’s John Barnes in round 21).

558 - Total goals kicked in official AFL games.

2357 - Cheeky grins during official AFL games.

5 - Seasons in which he has been the Bulldogs’ leading goalkicker.

74 - Goals scored in the 2006 season - his most prolific year in the forward line.

1 - Supergoals kicked in the pre-season competition.

7 - Top-three finishes in the Bulldogs’ best-and-fairest award - 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 (captain).

6 - Times selected in the All-Australian team - 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007.

5 - Coaches during AFL career - Terry Wheeler, Alan Joyce, Terry Wallace, Peter Rohde, Rodney Eade.

21.5 - Average disposals per game in 2009.

1284 - Sunday afternoon barbeques at Rohan Smith’s place.

1866 - Twitter followers.

22,798 - Mothers who wish Johnno had married their daughter.

The views in this article are those of the author and not necessarily those of the clubs or the AFL.