KARL AMON will play his 100th AFL game on Friday night against the Western Bulldogs, becoming the 50th Port Adelaide player to reach the milestone with the club at AFL level.
Amon has become renowned as one of the competition’s best wingmen, with a piercing left foot and ability to break games open with his running ability.
Here is how the 26-year-old stacks up by the numbers:
68 – Amon was taken at pick 68 in the 2013 AFL National Draft which saw Port Adelaide also claim Jarman Impey (pick 21), Mitch Harvey (pick 45) and Darcy Byrne-Jones (pick 52).
155 - Amon was the 155th player to represent Port Adelaide at AFL level. His debut came as a sub in a 37-point loss to Brisbane in Round 7, 2015. He finished with nine disposals and a goal that day in just 29% game time. He played seven games in his debut season, winning five times.
47 – Amon has booted 47 goals in his 99 games so far. His best individual haul was a three-goal effort against the Gold Coast in Round 22, 2015.
61.62 - Amon’s winning percentage in his 99 games.
51 – Amon ranks 20th in Port Adelaide’s AFL history for goal assists with 51 in total. Robbie Gray leads that stat with 246!
1 – Amon has recorded just one hit-out in his seven AFL seasons. It came in his debut game back in 2015.
8 – Amon has played eight games against both Adelaide and Fremantle. He has not played more than seven games against any other opponent. His record against the Crows is four wins and four losses and against the Dockers is five wins and three losses.
2 – Amon is one of only two players to reach 100 AFL games for Port Adelaide wearing number 15. The other is David Rodan, who is currently a goal umpire.
14 – Amon ranks 14th for average metres gained across the competition in 2021. He averages 478.52 per game and has a total of 10049 metres gained in 2021, ranking him eleventh across the competition.
48 – Amon has played 48 consecutive games for Port Adelaide, the 29th longest current streak among active players. Only Darcy Byrne-Jones (70 games) and Tom Jonas (53) have a longer streak of the players from Alberton.
Karl Amon
DOB: 19/08/95
Games: 99
Goals: 47
Draft: #68, 2013 National Draft
Debut: Round 7, 2015 v Brisbane at the Gabba
AFL Honours
- Best First Year Player 2014