Norm Smith medallist Jason Johannisen has been delisted after a rollercoaster premiership-winning AFL career with the Western Bulldogs.
The 212-game veteran had a delayed start to this season with a hamstring injury before bouncing back to make 16 appearances.
But his time at the club has now come to an end, reports 7NEWS Melbourne’s Mitch Cleary.
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Johannisen, who turns 33 next month, is open to playing on at another club but could also look into a development coaching role.
Taken in the 2010 rookie draft, Johannisen had to wait until 2012 to make his debut and began making his mark across the seniors and reserves over the following two years.
The speedster came into his own in 2015 as the Dogs returned to the finals for the first time in five years.
Johannisen’s progress continued early in 2016 until he was sidelined for nearly three months with a hamstring injury, but the year culminated in the performance of a lifetime.
He had 33 disposals — including a game-high 25 kicks charging out of the Dogs’ defensive 50 and into the forward line — as the Bulldogs defeated Sydney to win their first premiership since 1954.
Johannisen picked up 10 votes to win the Norm Smith Medal ahead of Swans midfielder Josh Kennedy (eight), Dogs forward Tom Boyd (seven) and forward Liam Picken (five).
Johannisen remained a regular in the years after before he reinvented himself as a forward to play in a second grand final.
He took a memorable mark and kicked one goal in the 2021 defeat to Melbourne.
He fell out of the team at stages over the next three years but returned to the side for the Dogs’ finals push this year.
Johannisen exits the club alongside Taylor Duryea (retired), delisted pair Liam Jones and Anthony Scott and Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (Gold Coast).
Connor Budarick is expected to step into the back six after joining the Bulldogs from the Suns.
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