Sam De Koning Explained

Fullname:Sam De Koning
Sam De Koning
Birth Date:26 February 2001
Draftpick:2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19
Originalteam:Dandenong Stingrays
Guernsey:16
Height:204 cm
Weight:87 kg
Position:Defender
Years1:2020–
Games Goals1:58 (4)
Statsend:round 17, 2024
Careerhighlights:

Sam De Koning (;[1] born 26 February 2001) is 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]

Notably, De Koning’s first goal in AFL football was during the Geelong Cats, Sydney Swans 2022 Grand Final game. [4]

Family life

De Koning is one of ten children, with one of his elder brothers being footballer Tom. His father Terry De Koning played for Footscray in the 1980s.[5]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2023 season.[6]

|-| 2020 || || 16| 0 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || –|-| 2021 || || 16| 1 || 0 || 2 || 7 || 1 || 8 || 3 || 0 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 7.0 || 1.0 || 8.0 || 3.0 || 0.0|- | scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 2022# || || 16| 23 || 1 || 0 || 143 || 138 || 281 || 120 || 6 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.2 || 6.0 || 12.2 || 5.2 || 0.3|-| 2023 || || 16| 19 || 0 || 0 || 129 || 105 || 234 || 86 || 11 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.8 || 5.5 || 12.3 || 4.5 || 0.6|- class=sortbottom! colspan=3 | Career! 43 !! 1 !! 2 !! 279 !! 244 !! 523 !! 209 !! 17 !! 0.0 !! 0.0 !! 6.5 !! 5.7 !! 12.2 !! 4.9 !! 0.4|}

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References

  1. Web site: How to say the AFL's trickiest names. Australian Football League. 30 March 2022. 30 September 2022.
  2. Web site: Sam De Koning AFL. 2021-04-30. geelongcats.com.au. en. 30 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210430001111/https://www.geelongcats.com.au/players/2248/sam-de-koning. live.
  3. Web site: Team Selection: AFL Round 5. 2021-04-30. geelongcats.com.au. en. 30 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210430001110/https://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/912649/team-selection-afl-round-5. live.
  4. Web site: Forrest . Matthew . AFL Grand Final: Star defender Sam De Koning kicks first senior goal in premiership win . Code Sports . Nationwide News . 10 March 2023 . 26 September 2022.
  5. Web site: Class of 2019: The top-20 prospect in a family of 10 brothers and sisters. 2021-05-04. afl.com.au. en. 20 May 2024. https://archive.today/20240520231209/https://www.afl.com.au/news/149399/class-of-2019-the-top-20-prospect-in-a-family-of-10-brothers-and-sisters. live.
  6. Web site: Sam De Koning. AFL Tables. 25 September 2022. 24 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220924141404/https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/S/Sam_De_Koning.html. live.