Sam De Koning

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Sam De Koning
File:Sam De Koning, 2022 Premiers Geelong Cats Street Parade (52387796533) (cropped).jpg
De Koning in 2022
Personal information
Full name Sam De Koning
Born (2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 (age 25)
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)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2025.
Career highlights
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

[edit | edit source]

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

[edit | edit source]

Updated to the end of the 2023 season.[7]

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
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

[edit | edit source]

Team

Individual

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
[edit | edit source]
  • Sam De Koning's profile on the official website of the Geelong Football Club
  • Sam De Koning's playing statistics from AFL TablesLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Sam De Koning at AustralianFootball.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Retrieved from "http://70.231.62.181/index.php?title=Sam_De_Koning&oldid=4531231"