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Sam De Koning
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 career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2021– Geelong 62 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sam De Koning (/ˈknɪŋ/ KOH-ning;[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

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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.[5]

Statistics

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

Legend
  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

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Team

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "How to say the AFL's trickiest names". Australian Football League. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Sam De Koning | AFL". geelongcats.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Team Selection: AFL Round 5". geelongcats.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Sam De Koning". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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