Australian rules footballer
| Sam De Koning | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) De Koning in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Sam De Koning | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 (age 23) | ||
| Original team(s) | Dandenong Stingrays | ||
| Draft | 2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19 | ||
| Height | 204 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Geelong | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2021– | Geelong | 62 (4) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Sam De Koning (/ˈkoʊnɪŋ/ KOH-ning; born 26 February 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League. He made his debut in the round 5 of the 2021 AFL season between Geelong and North Melbourne at GMHBA Stadium.
Notably, De Koning’s first goal in AFL football was during the Geelong Cats, Sydney Swans 2022 Grand Final game.
Family life
De Koning is one of ten children, with one of his elder brothers being Carlton footballer Tom. His father Terry De Koning played for Footscray in the 1980s.
Statistics
Updated to the end of the 2023 season.
| G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
| B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | ||
| # | Played in that season's premiership team |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2020 | Geelong | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021 | Geelong | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Geelong | 16 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 138 | 281 | 120 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 12.2 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | Geelong | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 105 | 234 | 86 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 12.3 | 4.5 | 0.6 |
| Career | 43 | 1 | 2 | 279 | 244 | 523 | 209 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 12.2 | 4.9 | 0.4 | ||
Notes
Honours and achievements
Team
Individual
References
- "How to say the AFL's trickiest names". Australian Football League. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- "Sam De Koning | AFL". geelongcats.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- "Team Selection: AFL Round 5". geelongcats.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- Forrest, Matthew (26 September 2022). "AFL Grand Final: Star defender Sam De Koning kicks first senior goal in premiership win". Code Sports. Nationwide News. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- "Class of 2019: The top-20 prospect in a family of 10 brothers and sisters". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- "Sam De Koning". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
External links
- Sam De Koning's profile on the official website of the Geelong Football Club
- Sam De Koning's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Sam De Koning at AustralianFootball.com
| Geelong Football Club – current squad | |
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* denotes rookie listed players |
| Geelong Football Club 2022 AFL premiers | |
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| Geelong 20.13 (133) defeated Sydney 8.4 (52), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Coach: Scott |
| 2022 AFL Rising Star nominees | |
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| Italics denote winner |