{"id":3759,"date":"2017-12-12T04:36:25","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T04:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=3759"},"modified":"2017-12-12T04:36:25","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T04:36:25","slug":"stevie-js-giant-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/stevie-js-giant-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Stevie J\u2019s giant story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FROM cheeky country boy with a very distinct waddle, to AFL superstar Steve Johnson \u2013 or Stevie J as he is affectionately known \u2013 has a story like no other.<\/p>\n<p>A triple-premiership player, three-time All-Australian player and Norm Smith medallist, the mercurial Stevie J has been at the heart of two of the most remarkable teams of modern times; the great triple premiership-winning Geelong Cats and the coming juggernaut of Greater Western Sydney.<\/p>\n<p>The Cat with a Giant Story provides insight into the life and career of one of the AFL\u2019s most successful, exciting and watchable players of the modern era.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Johnson will be at Ocean Grove\u2019s bookgrove on Friday November 10 (tomorrow) at 5pm for the release of his book and will be doing a free signing all of his books purchased at bookgrove.<\/p>\n<p>The book follows a life inside the most successful dynasty of the Geelong Football Club, breaking a 44-year premiership drought to win premiership flags in 2007, 2009 and 2011 as well as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stevie\u2019s dramatic path to redemption in 2007<\/li>\n<li>The rivalries<\/li>\n<li>Stevie\u2019s relationships with two of the game\u2019s most successful coaches<\/li>\n<li>The horrific 2003 Bali bombings<\/li>\n<li>The decision to join expansion club GWS, following the heartbreak of leaving the Cats in 2015<\/li>\n<li>Injuries that nearly signalled the premature end of Stevie\u2019s career, including the infamous breaking of both his ankles after jumping off the roof of the Torquay pub during club Christmas celebrations in 2003<\/li>\n<li>The devastating knee injury in the 2011 preliminary final<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Featuring plenty of yarns, tall stories and good-natured banter, The Cat with the Giant Story is the autobiography of one of the AFL\u2019s greatest players and most-loved larrikins \u2013 the incomparable Stevie J.<\/p>\n<p>Bookgrove is located at 1\/73 The Terrace, Ocean Grove. 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