Everyone loves a good story about resilience and this weeks guest on the Out of Bounds Podcast has one that trumps most. Joining me this week is Sydney premiership player, Alex Johnson.

Alex has undergone five separate knee reconstructions so it’s great to talk through his incredible journey in Football already and he is still only 25 years old. We talk about:

• Alex’s early days prior to being drafted.
• The culture he walked in to at Sydney and the main figures at the club that drive that culture.
• The reaction and feeling behind each time he did his knee and why they opted for LARs surgery a few times.
• What range of emotions you experience for yourself and your teammates during such a long stint out of the game.
• What lessons we both learnt from going through serious injuries prior to having another serious injury.
• The lucky aspect of being in a work environment that allows you to get injured and travel while still being paid.
• His relationship with Daniel Menzel who has gone through a very similar path in the AFL.
• His return to footy this year and the overwhelming amount of people that attended the game.
• His chances of making the team this year given their potential finals berth.

With 1736 days between games at one point and 900 plus days without being able to run during the recovery it really is an incredible footy story about a players whose best is yet to come. Hope you all enjoy this weeks episode of the Out Of Bounds Podcast.