Karl Amon (born 19 August 1995) is an

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFL). He previously played for the

Port Adelaide Football Club Port Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, Alberton, South Australia. The club's senior men's team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), where they are nicknamed ...

from 2014 to 2022.

Early life

At age 5, Karl Amon was diagnosed with

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, 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. Karl Amon played his junior football at the

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and also played one senior VAFA game at the football club he was participating in at that time.

AFL career

Amon was drafted by Port Adelaide with the 68th selection in the 2013 AFL draft. Amon built up his form at

SANFL The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as the ...

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

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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

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, 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 .

Statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Amon, Karl Living people 1995 births People educated at Haileybury (Melbourne) Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players Sandringham Dragons players Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Hawthorn Football Club players