Player Shaun Johnson

[Billyspleen75]

https://www.penguin.co.nz/articles/5079-shaun-johnson-book-signings

Join us as Shaun Johnson shares his journey on and off the field in his first-ever autobiography, Perspective. Pick up your copy and have it signed in person.

Please note: Shaun will only be able to sign books (and time allowing, one other item). We can't wait to see you there!

Saturday, October 18th
Paper Plus Whangaparoa
Time: 10.00 - 10.45am
Address: Coast Plaza, Shop S3/719 Whangaparaoa Road, Stanmore Bay, Auckland
For more information, please contact [email protected]

Whitcoulls Albany
Time: 11.30 am - 12.15 pm
Address: Store MM05 (Opposite food court), Westfield Albany, Don McKinnon Drive, Albany, Auckland
For more information, please contact TBC

The Warehouse Westgate
Time: 12.45 - 1.30 pm
Address: Westgate Shopping Centre, Fernhill Drive, Westgate, Auckland
For more information, please contact TBC

Sunday, October 19th
Whitcoulls Manukau
Time: 10.00 - 10.45am
Address: Shop 18/19 Westfield Manukau City, 1 Leyton Way, Manukau, Auckland
For more information, please contact TBC

The Warehouse Sylvia Park
Time: 11.15am - 12.00 pm
Address: 286 Mount Wellington Highway, Mount Wellington, Auckland
For more information, please contact TBC

Paper Plus Howick
Time: 12.30 - 1.15pm
Address: 71 Picton Street, Howick, Auckland 2014
For more information, please contact [email protected]

 

[JustLikeStartingOver]

Demolished the book in quick order, something about a recent players bio, can read them in one sitting just about.

It's more interesting than Simon's book which could be summarised as "simon is very tough, simon is very humble, simon was very frustrated at times with the club"

Shaun's is a bit more complicated and he's clearly thought a lot more about his career, and why things happened the way they did.

Good insight about having to change the way he played after getting his leg broke.

Positive guy, does not bag out any former coaches, or teammates. There probably is a book to be written about the sordid years between Ivan and Covid, and Shaun was there most of all that time, but he keeps the focus on himself, not whatever other things were going on.

 

[Defence]

Demolished the book in quick order, something about a recent players bio, can read them in one sitting just about.

It's more interesting than Simon's book which could be summarised as "simon is very tough, simon is very humble, simon was very frustrated at times with the club"

Shaun's is a bit more complicated and he's clearly thought a lot more about his career, and why things happened the way they did.

Good insight about having to change the way he played after getting his leg broke.

Positive guy, does not bag out any former coaches, or teammates. There probably is a book to be written about the sordid years between Ivan and Covid, and Shaun was there most of all that time, but he keeps the focus on himself, not whatever other things were going on.

Yeah I’m 200 pages in.
I was wondering if he’d have it in him to bag anyone- so far the only one hes criticized is himself- and pretty heavily at that.
Not your typical leaugie and definitely struggled to fit in especially in the early days.
That farken leg break though He still had an amazing career but was never the same again.
What could’ve been…
Should finish it over the weekend.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Yeah I’m 200 pages in.
I was wondering if he’d have it in him to bag anyone- so far the only one hes criticized is himself- and pretty heavily at that.
Not your typical leaugie and definitely struggled to fit in especially in the early days.
That farken leg break though He still had an amazing career but was never the same again.
What could’ve been…
Should finish it over the weekend.

Writes book for a start = not your typical league

 

[Matiunz]

Managed to pick up the book last time I was in NZ, pretty good insight. Particularly found it interesting the whole bit around what players hear and read from social media etc and how much that can effect them. Surprised there wasn’t much about the rumoured toxic culture in the post Cleary days. Up to when he comes back and should finish this weekend

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Particularly found it interesting the whole bit around what players hear and read from social media etc and how much that can effect them.

Is the social media and affecting them an SJ thing or all players? I thought players were advised to steer clear for their own good?

SJ being a PR and image type person that’s chosen a post career media route suggests he was more likely to explore social media than others.

 

[Matiunz]

Is the social media and affecting them an SJ thing or all players? I thought players were advised to steer clear for their own good?

SJ being a PR and image type person that’s chosen a post career media route suggests he was more likely to explore social media than others.

Might be a personality thing but it’d be very hard to avoid I’d imagine? I know id probably have a sneaky peek (and likely regret it)

 

[El Chuckie]

Is the social media and affecting them an SJ thing or all players? I thought players were advised to steer clear for their own good?

SJ being a PR and image type person that’s chosen a post career media route suggests he was more likely to explore social media than others.

Mate, there isn't a 20-25-year old alive that doesn't have several socmed platforms on the go at once, and no amount of telling them to steer clear is going to make them do it. It's so much part of their world. And unfortunately a 22-year old amygdala and pre-frontal cortex don't give a flying fart how much wisdom and caution from club counsellors and advisers is being imparted. SJ's one of the more reflective guys around the game, and it still took him until his late-20s to navigate the noise.