Shannon William Hurn was born on 4 September 1987 and is an Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.
20 Facts About Shannon Hurn
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Shannon Hurn served as West Coast captain for five seasons.
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Shannon Hurn was born in Angaston, South Australia in the Barossa Valley and attended Angaston Primary and Nuriootpa High School.
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Shannon Hurn was heavily involved in school and local sporting clubs, allowing him to excel in his favourite sports: cricket and Australian rules football.
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Shannon Hurn took on a rookie contract with SACA in 2004, turning down a second one in 2005 to focus on his football.
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Shannon Hurn played football for Central District, making it to two premierships in 2004 and 2005.
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In 2005, Shannon Hurn was picked to captain the U-18 South Australian side and picked in the U-18 All-Australian selection in football.
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Shannon Hurn was picked 13th in the first round in the 2005 draft to West Coast Eagles.
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Shannon Hurn made his debut for West Coast in round 5,2006 against the Brisbane Lions.
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Shannon Hurn was nominated for the 2007 AFL Rising Star for his 19 possession performance in round 11 against Essendon.
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Shannon Hurn played just six games in 2008 because of injury, in what was a poor year for the Eagles, but he rebounded to play 22 games in 2009, and 15 in 2010.
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Shannon Hurn was crucial to the Eagles' success, as they rebounded from the wooden spoon the previous year to a top-four team the next.
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Shannon Hurn played every game, including the three finals, including 15 disposals and a goal in the nail biting semi-final win over Carlton.
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In 2012, Shannon Hurn continued his strong form, playing all 24 games, including an 18 disposal and one goal effort in the Elimination Final demolition of North Melbourne.
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West Coast missed the finals in 2013, their lack of penetration out of the half-back line noticeable as Shannon Hurn played only 12 games.
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On 8 December 2014 it was announced that Shannon Hurn would become the 10th captain of the West Coast Eagles.
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Shannon Hurn started out his captaincy with a highly successful first season in charge, leading West Coast to a grand final berth in 2015.
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In 2018, Shannon Hurn's form improved dramatically; in a change of role in defence, he established himself as one of the best defenders in the comp, earning a maiden All-Australian selection on the halfback flank.
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Shannon Hurn continued his strong form into 2019, finishing with a second consecutive All-Australian selection, where he was named as Vice-Captain.
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Shannon Hurn stepped down as captain following the 2019 season, to be replaced by Luke Shuey.