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The Double De Koning play?

Little Goffy
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It is not secret that the Demons are in near-future need of a ruckman and a defender as successors to Gawn and May.

I present to you the brothers De Koning;

Tom De Koning, Ruck, 201cm, 102kg, 24yrs, restricted free agent out of contract in 2025.

Sam De Koning, Defender, 204cm, 97kg, 22yrs, out of contract in 2025.

Carlton would be hard pressed for salary cap space by 2025 and Geelong will just be hard pressed.

Am I crazy or could this be the big sentimental play that reopens our premiership window from 2026 on?

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    45 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

    It is not secret that the Demons are in near-future need of a ruckman and a defender as successors to Gawn and May.

    I present to you the brothers De Koning;

    Tom De Koning, Ruck, 201cm, 102kg, 24yrs, restricted free agent out of contract in 2025.

    Sam De Koning, Defender, 204cm, 97kg, 22yrs, out of contract in 2025.

    Carlton would be hard pressed for salary cap space by 2025 and Geelong will just be hard pressed.

    Am I crazy or could this be the big sentimental play that reopens our premiership window from 2026 on?

    That’s $2M bucks right there at least.

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    57 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

    It is not secret that the Demons are in near-future need of a ruckman and a defender as successors to Gawn and May.

    I present to you the brothers De Koning;

    Tom De Koning, Ruck, 201cm, 102kg, 24yrs, restricted free agent out of contract in 2025.

    Sam De Koning, Defender, 204cm, 97kg, 22yrs, out of contract in 2025.

    Carlton would be hard pressed for salary cap space by 2025 and Geelong will just be hard pressed.

    Am I crazy or could this be the big sentimental play that reopens our premiership window from 2026 on?

    Your crazy. 

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    6 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

    That’s $2M bucks right there at least.

    The impending hole in our list is also an impending space in our salary cap - why not fill one hole with the other? (aside from being a terrible analogy from a physics perspective). Unless both De Konings seriously boom they would each be a bit cheaper than Gawn and May, respectively.

    Another way of seeing it is as the final balancing of the ledger for losing Jackson.

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    23 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

    The impending hole in our list is also an impending space in our salary cap - why not fill one hole with the other? (aside from being a terrible analogy from a physics perspective). Unless both De Konings seriously boom they would each be a bit cheaper than Gawn and May, respectively.

    Another way of seeing it is as the final balancing of the ledger for losing Jackson.

    Anything is possible if you want it enough. But we would have to give up a fair bit in exchange. 
    if North have a bad year in ‘24 i would be right into Larkey, getting the 2 brothers maybe too hard. 
    But it is a very interesting Poker Play….

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    59 minutes ago, John Demonic said:

    That's 15* minutes of my life I won't get back

     

     

    twin-brothers-tom-de-koning-and-sam-de-koning-jubilant-clutch-large-afl-premiership-cup-overhead--793759833(2).png

    How’s the old boy in the background wearing a suit, shirt and tie but then has sexy little shorts on. 
    Man.. AI is so overrated and overhyped. 

    Edited by Ethan Tremblay

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    16 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    How’s the old boy in the background wearing a suit, shirt and tie but then has sexy little shorts on. 
    Man.. AI is so overrated and overhyped. 

    I wonder what happens if you give AI the prompt '15 minutes of my life I won't get back'?

    Wait... I got it; you get the 'loading circle' going around. That's it. That's the image. Time lost = 100 minus IQ.

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    24 minutes ago, John Demonic said:

    The Single De Koning Play?

    Left out of the prelim.

    Definitely bring him over ASAP so he can play forward and get injured.

    But seriously, with both Turner and Petty being forward at the moment, Tomlinson going, and May and McDonald boldy attacking the twilight, an additional young defender must be a priority. At 204cm Sam De Koning also gives us height that our defence has not had much of even at its peak.

    Does Adelaide have anything Geelong want? Feel like a Nibbler to De Koning conversion could be a healthy outcome.

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    On 21/02/2024 at 22:01, Gawndy the Great said:

    That’s $2M bucks right there at least.

    Not that it will happen but Hunter, Laurie, Tom Mac, Melk, Fullarton, Billings, Hore, McAdam maybe and even Woey could all be gone next year and that is way more than $2m. Several of the replacements could be young players at low salaries.

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    On 21/02/2024 at 23:30, ThreeOneSix said:

    They arent worth the coin it would cost. Neither are 50 goal a year fowards either.

    Who else for $2mill. then. Someone else might be with their presence. 

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    Sam to Princes Park, simpler to orchestrate and cheaper for MFC too 😉

    Carlton needs to shred the Houston file though.

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