Sam De Koning
| Sam De Koning | |||
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De Koning in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Sam De Koning | ||
| Born | 26 February 2001 | ||
| Original team | Dandenong Stingrays | ||
| Draft | 2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19 | ||
| Height | 204 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Geelong | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020– | Geelong | 85 (7) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2025. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Sam De Koning (/ˈkoʊnɪŋ/ KOH-ning;[1] born 26 February 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League.[2] He made his debut in the round 5 of the 2021 AFL season between Geelong and North Melbourne at GMHBA Stadium.[3]
De Koning became a premiership player in the 2022 AFL Grand Final, which was just his 24th game, polling one vote to come fourth in Norm Smith Medal voting for his strong work as a loose defender,[4] and kicking his first career goal late in the match.[5]
Family life
De Koning is the son of Terry De Koning, who played for Footscray in the 1980s. He is the ninth eldest in a blended family of ten children, and his immediate elder brother is Carlton footballer Tom De Koning.[6]
Statistics
Updated to the end of the 2023 season.[7]
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Played in that season's premiership team |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 2024 | Geelong | 16 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 123 | 154 | 277 | 64 | 26 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 14.6 | 3.4 | 1.4 |
| 2025 | Geelong | 16 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 169 | 140 | 309 | 115 | 23 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 13.4 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 85 | 7 | 3 | 571 | 538 | 1109 | 388 | 66 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 13.1 | 4.6 | 0.8 | ||
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.
- ^ "08:36, Norm Smith Medal Voting". The Guardian. 24 September 2022. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022.
- ^ 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