Karl Amon Explained

Karl Amon
Fullname:Karl Amon
Birth Date:19 August 1995
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Originalteam:Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)
Draftpick:No. 68, 2013 national draft
Debutdate:Round 7, 2015
Debutstadium:the Gabba
Height:181cm
Weight:77kg
Position:Midfielder
Guernsey:10
Years1:2014–2022
Games Goals1:124 (55)
Years2:2023–
Games Goals2:43 (13)
Games Goalstotal:167 (68)
Statsend:round 23, 2024

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.

Early life

Amon 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. He played U18 football with the Sandringham Dragons in the TAC Cup.

AFL career

Amon 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 .[5] [6]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 23, 2024.[7]

|-| 2015 || || 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 || || 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 || || 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 || || 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 || || 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 || ||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 || || 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 || || 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 || || 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 || || 10| 22 || 4 || 2 || 380 || 115 || 495 || 135 || 42 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 17.3 || 5.2 || 22.5 || 6.1 || 1.9 |||- class=sortbottom! colspan=3 | Career! 167 !! 68 !! 69 !! 2186 !! 1159 !! 3345 !! 772 !! 464 !! 0.4 !! 0.4 !! 13.1 !! 6.9 !! 20.0 !! 4.6 !! 2.8 !! 30|}

Notes

Notes and References

  1. https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=AAWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adelaidenow.com.au%2Fsport%2Fafl%2Fteams%2Fport-adelaide%2Fsa-weekend-karl-amon-on-why-he-and-port-adelaide-players-want-australia-day-date-changed%2Fnews-story%2F6d85602e859821e6a48e673ee6f42af3&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=dynamic-groupa-test-noscore&V21spcbehaviour=append ‘I was the kid in a wheelchair who just wanted to play sport’
  2. Web site: Pssst . The Sydney Morning Herald . 27 July 2013 . 22 June 2023.
  3. News: Karl Amon overcomes Perthes' disease to make AFL debut for Port Adelaide. Jack. Cannon. Fox Sports. 18 May 2015.
  4. News: Sandringham teen Karl Amon drafted by the Power. Paul. Amy. Bayside Leader. 22 November 2013.
  5. Web site: Karl Amon makes call .
  6. AFLHouse . 1575649159721324544 . The AFL has received paperwork for Unrestricted Free Agent Karl Amon to sign with Hawthorn..
  7. Web site: Karl Amon. AFL Tables. 19 March 2023.