- Amon Buchanan
Infobox afl player
firstname = Amon
lastname = Buchanan
Guernsey No. = 32
| birthdate = Birth date and age|1982|10|10|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam = Geelong Falcons U18
heightweight = 179cm / 84kg
dead =
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 11, 8 June 2002
debutteam =Sydney Swans
debutopponent =West Coast Eagles
debutstadium =Subiaco Oval
playingteams =Sydney Swans (2002-)Career Matches 103, Career Goals 55
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = round 18, 2008
careerhighlights =
*2005 International Rules Series
*Premiership player 2005Amon Buchanan (born 10 October 1982) is an
Australian rules football player from theSydney Swans of the AFL.Buchanan grew up in the Victorian town of Colac, west of
Melbourne . He played football for Colac and theGeelong Falcons Under 18s team, winning a premiership with the Falcons in 2000 and subsequently being selected by Sydney in the post-season National Draft. He made his senior debut in round 11 of the 2002 season against West Coast. By the end of 2002, he had played six matches, but had a disappointing season the next year, suffering knee and ankle injuries, not playing a single senior game and being delisted. However, he was redrafted by the Swans, and had established himself as a regular member of the team by the second half of 2004. During Sydney's 2005 premiership-winning season, Buchanan played in every match, making useful contributions in the midfield and kicking the final goal of the Grand Final against West Coast.Buchanan's sporting blood runs in the family, with his brother,
Liam Buchanan , a state cricketer for theVictorian Bushrangers . He made his debut in the 2005/06 season.In 2007 Buchanan became the first Swan to be suspended since early 2005. He was also suspended for four matches in round 15, 2008 for reckless conduct against Hawthorn's
Luke Hodge .External links
* [http://sydneyswans.com.au/default.asp?pg=players&spg=playerprofile&personid=13510 Sydney Swans site player profile]
*cite news|url=http://the.standard.net.au/articles/2005/09/26/1127586774359.html|publisher=Warrnambool Standard|date=26 September 2005|title=Buchanan Fires
* [http://sydneyswans.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=216684 Amon Buchanan at Sydneyswans.com.au]
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