Terry De Koning

Terry De Koning
Personal information
Full name Terry De Koning
Nickname(s) TDK
Date of birth (1961-05-10) 10 May 1961
Original team(s) Doveton
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 96 kg (212 lb)
Position(s) Bench
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1980–82 Footscray 31 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1982.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Terry De Koning (/ˈknɪŋ/ KOH-ning;[1] born 10 May 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

VFL career

At 196 cm Terry De Koning was always going to be a ruckman. He spent three years at Footscray under the coaching of Royce Hart. He played 31 games and kicked two goals.

Family

His sons Tom and Sam play for Carlton and Geelong respectively in the Australian Football League.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ "How to say the AFL's trickiest names". Australian Football League. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ De Bolfo, Tony (23 August 2018). "My boy Tom – Terry De Koning tells". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 1 September 2018.