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Tom De Koning

January 01, 1970

Tom De Koning (/ˈkoʊnɪŋ/ KOH-ning;[1] born 16 July 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for Carlton in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Tom De Koning
Personal information
Nickname(s) TDK, The King
Date of birth (1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 (age 24)
Original team(s) Mt Martha
Draft No. 30, 2017 national draft
Debut 19 August 2018, Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs, at Docklands Stadium
Height 204 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 103 kg (227 lb)
Position(s) Ruck/Forward
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 12
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018– Carlton 60 (21)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 4, 2023.
Source: AFL Tables Carlton official website

De Koning attended Padua College[2] and played junior football for Mt Martha with current teammate Jacob Weitering[3] and St Kilda player Hunter Clark. He typically played as a ruckman.[4] De Koning joined TAC Cup club Dandenong Stingrays and kicked nine goals in 2016 as a 17-year-old against the Northern Knights.[5] He joined the AFL Academy, played 11 TAC Cup games and kicked 17 goals.[2] De Koning lacerated his kidney in July 2017 after a fall in a ruck contest, but recovered and was drafted by Carlton with pick 30 in the 2017 AFL national draft.[3] In 2018, De Koning extended his contract until 2021,[6] and made his AFL debut in round 22 against the Western Bulldogs at Docklands Stadium. He recorded 11 disposals, five marks and kicked his first goal in the second quarter.[7] Tom extended his contract with the Carlton Football club until 2025.

De Koning is the son of former Footscray player Terry De Koning[4] and has nine siblings, including Geelong footballer Sam De Koning. His Dutch grandfather Martin was a migrant to Australia.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "How to say the AFL's trickiest names". Australian Football League. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Rays kick on to bigger things". TAC Cup. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b c De Bolfo, Tony (24 November 2017). "New Blue Tom 'over the moon'". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b De Bolfo, Tony (23 August 2018). "My boy Tom – Terry De Koning tells". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  5. ^ McEvoy, Simon (9 May 2016). "Dandenong Stingray Tom De Koning bags nine goals against Northern Knights". Herald Sun. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Extensions for young pair is good news for Blues". afl.com.au. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. ^ Beveridge, Riley (31 August 2018). "Five talking points: Carton v Western Bulldogs". afl.com.au. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

External links edit

  • Tom De Koning's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
  • Tom De Koning at AustralianFootball.com  
  • Tom De Koning's playing statistics from AFL Tables  

January 01, 1970
koning, ning, born, july, 1999, professional, australian, rules, footballer, playing, carlton, australian, football, league, personal, informationnickname, kingdate, birth, 1999, july, 1999, original, team, marthadraftno, 2017, national, draftdebut19, august, . Tom De Koning ˈ k oʊ n ɪ ŋ KOH ning 1 born 16 July 1999 is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for Carlton in the Australian Football League AFL Tom De KoningPersonal informationNickname s TDK The KingDate of birth 1999 07 16 16 July 1999 age 24 Original team s Mt MarthaDraftNo 30 2017 national draftDebut19 August 2018 Carlton vs Western Bulldogs at Docklands StadiumHeight204 cm 6 ft 8 in Weight103 kg 227 lb Position s Ruck ForwardClub informationCurrent clubCarltonNumber12Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 2018 Carlton60 21 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 4 2023 Source AFL Tables Carlton official website De Koning attended Padua College 2 and played junior football for Mt Martha with current teammate Jacob Weitering 3 and St Kilda player Hunter Clark He typically played as a ruckman 4 De Koning joined TAC Cup club Dandenong Stingrays and kicked nine goals in 2016 as a 17 year old against the Northern Knights 5 He joined the AFL Academy played 11 TAC Cup games and kicked 17 goals 2 De Koning lacerated his kidney in July 2017 after a fall in a ruck contest but recovered and was drafted by Carlton with pick 30 in the 2017 AFL national draft 3 In 2018 De Koning extended his contract until 2021 6 and made his AFL debut in round 22 against the Western Bulldogs at Docklands Stadium He recorded 11 disposals five marks and kicked his first goal in the second quarter 7 Tom extended his contract with the Carlton Football club until 2025 De Koning is the son of former Footscray player Terry De Koning 4 and has nine siblings including Geelong footballer Sam De Koning His Dutch grandfather Martin was a migrant to Australia 3 References edit How to say the AFL s trickiest names Australian Football League 30 March 2022 Retrieved 30 September 2022 a b Rays kick on to bigger things TAC Cup 22 June 2017 Retrieved 3 September 2018 a b c De Bolfo Tony 24 November 2017 New Blue Tom over the moon carltonfc com au Retrieved 31 August 2018 a b De Bolfo Tony 23 August 2018 My boy Tom Terry De Koning tells carltonfc com au Retrieved 31 August 2018 McEvoy Simon 9 May 2016 Dandenong Stingray Tom De Koning bags nine goals against Northern Knights Herald Sun Retrieved 31 August 2018 Extensions for young pair is good news for Blues afl com au 19 July 2018 Retrieved 1 September 2018 Beveridge Riley 31 August 2018 Five talking points Carton v Western Bulldogs afl com au Retrieved 1 September 2018 External links editTom De Koning s profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club Tom De Koning at AustralianFootball com nbsp Tom De Koning s playing statistics from AFL Tables nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom De Koning amp oldid 1202110577, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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