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Amon Buchanan explains his emotional ‘up yours’ celebration against Collingwood

The delirious scenes in the GWS coaching box will reside in footy folklore. But one celebration stood out above all else. Find out what was going through Amon Buchanan’s head as the siren sounded.

Amon Buchanan had an interesting celebration on preliminary final day. Picture: Phil Hillyard
Amon Buchanan had an interesting celebration on preliminary final day. Picture: Phil Hillyard

The delirious scenes in the GWS coaching box will reside in footy folklore.

The look of fear and then exhilaration on the face of the normally super calm assistant coach Lenny Hayes was priceless.

But nothing compared to his sidekick Amon Buchanan.

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At the siren, he enthusiastically gave the ‘’up yours’’ to, well, even he didn’t know who.

“It was a celebration of the week we’ve had,’’ he said.

“Yeah, it was a little bit over the top wasn’t it?

“That was just a bit of emotion coming out.”

Originally published as Amon Buchanan explains his emotional ‘up yours’ celebration against Collingwood

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