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Karl Amon (born 19 August 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having initially been drafted to the Port Adelaide Football Club.[1]

Karl Amon
Amon playing for Port Adelaide in June 2018
Personal information
Full name	Karl Amon
Date of birth	(1995-08-19) 19 August 1995 (age 27)
Original team(s)	Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup) / Hampton Rovers (VAFA)
Draft	No. 68, 2013 National Draft
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Position(s)	Wingman
Club information
Current club	Hawthorn
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2014–2022	Port Adelaide	124 (55)
2023–	Hawthorn	000 0(0)
Total		124 (55)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

At age 5, Karl 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.[2] 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.

AFL career

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. He has manage to string together 73 games in a row from mid 2019 to the end of 2022.

At the end of the 2022 season, Amon was opted to exercise his rights as a free agent and moved to Hawthorn.[3][4]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[5]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				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[lower-alpha 1]	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
Career			124	55	65	1480	884	2364	524	385	0.4	0.5	11.9	7.1	19.1	4.2	3.1	28

Notes

References

External links

• Karl Amon's profile on the official website of the Hawthorn Football Club
• Karl Amon's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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