Shannon Gibson (born 7 November 1975) is a former

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er who played with Hawthorn and Collingwood in the

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(AFL) during the 1990s. Gibson was recruited by Hawthorn with the 23rd pick of the 1993 AFL draft, after earning 'Best on Ground' honours for the Northern Knights in their

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final win over the

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. He kicked two goals and two behinds on his AFL debut, a win over the previous year's Grand Finalists

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at Kardinia Park. In his three seasons at Hawthorn, Gibson was unable to cement a place in the team but did kick four goals against Geelong in 1997 and three goals in a win over

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a week later. He was traded to Collingwood at the end of the 1997 season, for Paul Sharkey, who did not end up playing a game for Hawthorn. Gibson himself only made three appearances with Collingwood, suffering from a hamstring injury throughout the year. He returned to Preston once he was delisted and began playing with the

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, at the time called the Preston Knights. After topping their goal-kicking in 1999, Gibson was captain of the Bullants from 2000 to 2003.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gibson, Shannon 1975 births Living people Hawthorn Football Club players Collingwood Football Club players Northern Bullants players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Northern Knights players