Sydney Swans: 1988 - 89, 5 games, 1 goal
John won the Barooga Senior Best and Fairest in 1986, which caught the attention of the Sydney Swans. A tall, compact right footer, he spent a couple of seasons with the Swans, playing 5 Senior games, mainly across the centre or half back. On finishing with Sydney, he went to the strong Redan team in the Ballarat Football League before finishing his career with the dominant Vermont club in the Eastern Football League.