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 | |||
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![]() 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 |
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.
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]
Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[5]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
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[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 |
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