Amon Buchanan
Personal information
Full name	Amon Buchanan
Birth	10 October 1982 (1982-10-10) (age 27)
Recruited from	Geelong Falcons
Draft	52nd overall, 2000 Sydney 45th overall, 2003 Sydney
Playing Career
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club	Brisbane Lions
Number	29
Club
Years	Team	Pld	G
2002–2009	Sydney	116	57
2010–	Brisbane Lions	0	0
	Total	116	57

Amon Buchanan (born 10 October 1982) is an Australian rules football player from the Brisbane Lions of the AFL.

[edit] AFL career

[edit] Sydney

Buchanan grew up in the Victorian town of Colac, west of Melbourne. He played football for Colac and the Geelong Falcons Under 18's team, winning a premiership with the Falcons in 2000 and subsequently being selected by the Sydney Swans 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 the Victorian 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.

[edit] Brisbane Lions

At the end of the 2009 season, Buchanan was traded to the Brisbane Lions as part of a three-way deal with West Coast and Sydney.^[1] He was given the number 29 guernsey, vacated by Jason Roe.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Amon Buchanan profile on the Official AFL Website of the Brisbane Lions Football Club
• "Buchanan Fires". Warrnambool Standard. 26 September 2005. http://the.standard.net.au/articles/2005/09/26/1127586774359.html. 
• Amon Buchanan at Sydneyswans.com.au
• Amon Buchanan's statistics from AFL Tables

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