Karl Amon (born 19 August 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Port Adelaide Football Club from 2014 to 2022.
| Karl Amon | |||
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 Amon playing for Port Adelaide in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Karl Amon | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 68, 2013 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 7, 2015, Port Adelaide vs. Brisbane Lions, at the Gabba | ||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hawthorn | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2014–2022 | Port Adelaide | 124 (55) | |
| 2023– | Hawthorn | 46 (13) | |
| Total | 170 (68) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
editAmon was born and raised in Melbourne[1] to mother Katrina, an Aboriginal woman from Stradbroke Island in Queensland.[2]
At the age of five, Amon was diagnosed with Perthes disease, undergoing several operations, including five on his hip. Between the ages of 5 and 8, he was regularly in hospital and spent a year in a wheelchair followed by a year on crutches.[3] Karl Amon played his junior football at the Hampton Rovers Football Club and also played one senior VAFA game at the football club he was participating in at that time.
Amon was a member of the Flying Boomerangs Under 15 team.[2] He played U18 football with the Sandringham Dragons in the TAC Cup.[2]
AFL career
editAmon was drafted by Port Adelaide with the 68th selection in the 2013 AFL draft.[4]
Amon built up his form at SANFL level in 2014, picking up more of the ball and improving his skill level under pressure. He made his senior debut in round 7, 2015 against the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba, where he gathered 9 disposals and kicked a goal. He played 7 matches for the season, being a substitute in 5 of them. In one of his two full games against the Gold Coast Suns, he had 16 possessions and kicked 3 goals.
After an injured-ravaged 2018 season, Amon returned in 2019 and cemented his spot in the senior side, playing 73 games in a row from mid-2019 to the end of 2022.
At the end of the 2022 season, Amon opted to exercise his rights as a free agent and moved to Hawthorn.[5][6]
Statistics
editUpdated to the end of 2024.[7]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2015 | Port Adelaide | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 25 | 73 | 17 | 17 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 3.6 | 10.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2016 | Port Adelaide | 15 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 134 | 77 | 211 | 45 | 38 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 5.1 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2017 | Port Adelaide | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 153 | 109 | 262 | 58 | 34 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 10.9 | 7.8 | 18.7 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2018 | Port Adelaide | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 14 | 10 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 15.3 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2019 | Port Adelaide | 15 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 188 | 146 | 334 | 63 | 52 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 19.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 1 |
| 2020[a] | Port Adelaide | 15 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 199 | 107 | 306 | 58 | 55 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 10.5 | 5.6 | 16.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1 |
| 2021 | Port Adelaide | 15 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 370 | 196 | 566 | 141 | 98 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 15.4 | 8.2 | 23.6 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 11 |
| 2022 | Port Adelaide | 15 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 342 | 178 | 520 | 128 | 81 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 15.5 | 8.1 | 23.6 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 15 |
| 2023 | Hawthorn | 10 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 326 | 160 | 486 | 113 | 37 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 15.5 | 7.6 | 23.1 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 2024 | Hawthorn | 10 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 425 | 127 | 552 | 143 | 50 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 17.0 | 5.1 | 22.1 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Career | 170 | 68 | 69 | 2231 | 1171 | 3402 | 780 | 472 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 13.1 | 6.9 | 20.0 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 33 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours and achievements
editPort Adelaide
- Minor premiership: 2020
Hawthorn
- McClelland Trophy: 2024
References
edit- ^ ‘I was the kid in a wheelchair who just wanted to play sport’ from Adelaide Now 28 May 2022
- ^ a b c "Pssst". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ Cannon, Jack (18 May 2015). "Karl Amon overcomes Perthes' disease to make AFL debut for Port Adelaide". Fox Sports.
- ^ Amy, Paul (22 November 2013). "Sandringham teen Karl Amon drafted by the Power". Bayside Leader.
- ^ "Karl Amon makes call".
- ^ @AFLHouse (30 September 2022). "The AFL has received paperwork for Unrestricted Free Agent Karl Amon to sign with Hawthorn" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Karl Amon". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
External links
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- Karl Amon's profile on the official website of the Hawthorn Football Club
- Karl Amon's playing statistics from AFL Tables