Karl Amon

Amon was born and raised in Melbourne[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’] from Adelaide Now 28 May 2022 to mother Katrina, an Aboriginal woman from Stradbroke Island in Queensland.{{cite web | title=Pssst | website=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=27 July 2013 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/pssst-20130727-2qr95.html | access-date=22 June 2023}}

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.{{cite news| url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/karl-amon-overcomes-perthes-disease-to-make-afl-debut-for-port-adelaide/story-e6frf3e3-1227357863069|title=Karl Amon overcomes Perthes' disease to make AFL debut for Port Adelaide|first=Jack|last=Cannon|work=Fox Sports|date=18 May 2015}} Karl Amon played his junior football at the East Sandringham Zebras{{Cite web |date=2025-04-25 |title=Player Accolades |url=https://gozebs.com/player-achievements/ |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=East Sandringham Zebras Junior Football Club |language=en-AU}} and later 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.

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Amon was drafted by Port Adelaide with the 68th selection in the 2013 AFL draft.{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/bayside/sandringham-teen-karl-amon-drafted-by-the-power/story-fngnvmn9-1226766145147|title=Sandringham teen Karl Amon drafted by the Power|first=Paul|last=Amy|work=Bayside Leader|date=22 November 2013}}

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 {{AFL Haw}}.{{cite web | url=https://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/1208304/karl-amon-makes-call | title=Karl Amon makes call }}{{Cite tweet |user=AFLHouse |number=1575649159721324544 |title=The AFL has received paperwork for Unrestricted Free Agent Karl Amon to sign with Hawthorn.}}

Updated to the end of round 14, 2025.{{cite web|title=Karl Amon|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/K/Karl_Amon.html|work=AFL Tables|access-date=7 March 2025}}

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|-

| 2015 || {{AFL|PA}} || 15

| 7 || 5 || 3 || 48 ||25 || 73 || 17 || 17 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 6.9 || 3.6 || 10.5 || 2.4 || 2.4 || 0

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| 2016 || {{AFL|PA}} || 15

| 15 || 10 || 6 || 134 || 77 || 211 || 45 || 38 ||0.7 || 0.4 || 8.9 || 5.1 || 14.0 || 3.0 || 2.5 || 0

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| 2017 || {{AFL|PA}} || 15

| 14 || 5 || 5 || 153 || 109 || 262 || 58 || 34 || 0.4 ||0.4 || 10.9 || 7.8 || 18.7 || 4.1 || 2.4 || 0

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| 2018 || {{AFL|PA}} || 15

| 6 || 2 || 0 || 46 || 46 || 92 || 14 || 10 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 7.7 || 7.7 || 15.3 || 2.3 || 1.7 || 0

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| 2019 || {{AFL|PA}} || 15

| 17 || 9 || 11 || 188 || 146 || 334 || 63 || 52 || 0.5 || 0.7 || 11.1 || 8.6 || 19.7 || 3.7 || 3.1 || 1

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| 2020{{efn|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.}} || {{AFL|PA}} ||15

| 19 || 5 || 8 || 199 || 107 || 306 || 58 || 55 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 10.5 || 5.6 || 16.1 || 3.1 || 2.9 || 1

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| 2021 || {{AFL|PA}} || 15

| 24 || 11 || 17 || 370 || 196 || 566 || 141 || 98 || 0.5 || 0.7 || 15.4 || 8.2 || 23.6 || 5.9 || 4.1 || 11

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| 2022 || {{AFL|PA}} || 15

| 22 || 8 || 15 || 342 || 178 || 520 || 128 || 81 || 0.4 || 0.7 || 15.5 || 8.1 || 23.6 || 5.8 || 3.7 || 15

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| 2023 || {{AFL|Haw}} || 10

| 21 || 9 || 2 || 326 || 160 || 486 || 113 || 37 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 15.5 || 7.6 || 23.1 || 5.4 || 1.8 || 2

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| 2024 || {{AFL|Haw}} || 10

| 25 || 4 || 2 || 425 || 127 || 552 || 143 || 50 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 17.0 || 5.1 || 22.1 || 5.7 || 2.0 || 3

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| 2025 || {{AFL|Haw}} || 10

| 13 || 2 || 2 || 219 || 82 || 301 || 58 || 31 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 16.8 || 6.3 || 23.2 || 4.5 || 2.4 ||

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! colspan=3 | Career

! 183 !! 70 !! 71 !! 2450 !! 1253 !! 3703 !! 838 !! 503 !! 0.4 !! 0.4 !! 13.4 !! 6.8 !! 20.2 !! 4.6 !! 2.7 !!

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• McClelland Trophy/AFL minor premiership ({{AFL|PA}}): 2020
• McClelland Trophy ({{AFL|Haw}}): 2024

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• Indigenous All-Stars team: 2025

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