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Steve Johnson helps GWS Giants to big win over North Melbourne

Steve Johnson (C) Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

Steve Johnson's 500th AFL career goal has helped the GWS Giants secure a 42-point win over North Melbourne in Hobart.

At a blustery Bellerive Oval on Saturday the Giants won 15.19 (109) to 10.7 (67) as veteran Johnson joined an exclusive club.

The 33-year-old becomes just the 55th player to rack up 500 goals but the milestone didn't come smoothly.

Johnson's first chance came in the opening two minutes when a scrappy kick went askew for a minor score.

Then early in the third quarter the half-forward launched premature celebrations after a score was subsequently ruled to have come off his knee.

Just a minute later, from two metres out, Johnson made sure of his 500th goal.

It stretched the Giants' lead to 20 points from which the Roos didn't recover.

Ahead at every break, GWS didn't ever look in doubt in the southern capital.

The talented Josh Kelly finished with 31 disposals and a goal, Callan Ward had 29 disposals and a goal, and Dylan Shiel had 27 disposals.

Toby Greene and Jeremy Cameron booted three goals each as the top scorers for the Giants.

The result leaves the Kangaroos winless for the season.

They were again without tall forward Majak Daw who was a late withdrawal from the clash after suffering concussion at training during the week.

There were a couple of inspired performances for the Roos including Braydon Preuss, who finished his third AFL game with two goals.

Captain Jack Ziebell recorded 28 disposals and a goal in his 150th AFL game.