Sam De Koning
Australian rules player
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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]
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| 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 | 86 (7) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Opening Round, 2026. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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 St Kilda footballer Tom De Koning.[6]
Statistics
Updated to the end of Opening Round, 2026.[7]
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) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2020[a] | Geelong | 16[citation needed] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 2 |
| 2026 | Geelong | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | TBA |
| Career | 86 | 7 | 3 | 577 | 545 | 1122 | 393 | 66 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 13.0 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 2 | ||
Notes
- The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours and achievements
Team
Individual
