- Shannon Hurn
Infobox afl player
firstname = Shannon
lastname = Hurn
| birthdate = Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|9|4
birthplace =Angaston, South Australia
originalteam = Central District (SANFL )
heightweight = 188cm / 92kg
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 5, 29 April 2006
debutteam =West Coast Eagles
debutopponent =Brisbane Lions
debutstadium =Subiaco Oval
playingteams =West Coast Eagles (2006-) 35 games, 13 goal
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = R5, 2008
careerhighlights =
* South Australian U18 (captain)
* NAB AFL Rising Star nominee 2007Shannon William Hurn (born 4 September 1987 in
Angaston, South Australia ) is anAustralian rules football er in theAustralian Football League .Hurn was selected in the
2005 AFL Draft and was listed by theWest Coast Eagles . Hurn, born inSouth Australia , passed up a 2005-06 rookie contract with theSouthern Redbacks to focus on his AFL career.Hurn has a mature body for his age and was he drafted at 188cm and 92 kg. Following bulking up in the preseason, he is estimated to now weigh in at 98 kg, making him one of the bulkiest rookies to have ever entered the AFL. He made his debut versus the
Brisbane Lions in April 2006, kicking a stunning long goal.He was the Round 11, 2007 NAB Rising Star Award nominee, chosen for his consistently good performances throughout the season in such a top side.
Early History & Lead-up to AFL Career
Hurn grew up in the Barossa Valley in South Australia and attended Angaston Primary and Nuriootpa High School. Hurn was heavily involved in school and local sporting clubs, allowing him to excel in his favourite sports:
Cricket and Australian Football. Because of his love for the two sports, his decision to seek a career in AFL over Cricket would have been presumably difficult.Hurn’s more professional career began whilst playing his two favourite sports simultaneously. He took on a rookie contract with
SACA (South Australian Cricket Association) in 2004, turning down the second one in 2005 to focus on his Football. Hurn played Football for Central Districts Football Club, making it to two premierships in 2004 and 2005. In 2005, Hurn was picked Captain of the U-18 South Australian side and also picked in the U-18 All-Australian Selection in Football.Picked 13th in the first round in the 2005 draft to West Coast Eagles, Hurn was considered one the top players to come out of South Australia at that time.
External links
*Wceplayer|ref=358826
*AflRleague|ref=S/Shannon_Hurn.html
*Cricinfo|ref=australia/content/player/5931.html
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