Personal Life
With his first wife Debbie Johnston, has four surviving children. A fifth, Matt, died in 1999 from an asthma attack.
After leaving Carlton, a heartbroken Johnston moved to Brisbane in 1993, where, among other jobs, he worked as a wharfie. He stayed connected with football, however, and for a time coached the Mt Gravatt Vultures in the AFL Queensland South-East Premier League.
Following the breakup of his marriage, Johnston and family moved back to Melbourne; there he found a new love, actress Kate Kendall, and they married on 28 November 2004. Johnston returned to the AFL environment and served as a runner for two seasons for the Richmond Tigers. His sons are also keen footballers. One of his sons, Marc, currently plays for Sandringham in the VFL.
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