Recommitted Tom De Koning [Signed until 2025]

[Kreuuuzeurns]

Yeah I’m keen to see how he pans out.
Does the club project him to be a pure ruck like Witts? Or a guy who’s a good ruck and can damage forward like Marshall? Or a good ruck and excellent hole filler and goal kicker like Max Gawn?

He’s got athleticism, but I still haven’t worked him out. You are right though, next year is big boy year for him. He’s getting paid good coin and needs to set himself up for his career contract in 2026. He’s bet on himself with this contract, which is good to see.

Might sound crazy but I think he is closest to Naitanui in playing style. His follow up work, tackling and hands in close after the ruck contest is elite. He can consistently take big marks around the ground. Tom would have better forward craft.

He will never have the elite tap work or sheer X factor that set NN apart from the rest, but he is a player that Tom should admire and look to base his game on.

 

[SurreyBlue]

 

[foxdog50]

Im not sure anyone was really offering him that money

And if he has a good 2 years, he will still be getting 1 million dollar offers in 2 years time

Ahhhh his having a joke if you couldn't tell

 

[jooce8891]

ralph says he left $5 million on the table, if true clearly has massive faith in the club and where its headed.

 

[kreuze_missile]

 

[Turbocat]

congrats to him and carlton.

He has two years now and then the big contract will probably be all about how the blues are traveling then

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

ralph says he left $5 million on the table, if true clearly has massive faith in the club and where its headed.

If true, whatever club offered that is moronic

 

[nut]

Might sound crazy but I think he is closest to Naitanui in playing style. His follow up work, tackling and hands in close after the ruck contest is elite. He can consistently take big marks around the ground. Tom would have better forward craft.

He will never have the elite tap work or sheer X factor that set NN apart from the rest, but he is a player that Tom should admire and look to base his game on.

You rate him as high as Nic Nat? Takes big marks? I’ll remind you that Nic Nat took 11 marks when he made AA… 11 Marks in a ….,,,,,
























An entire season!!!

Yes you crazy

 

[jooce8891]

If true, whatever club offered that moronic

i agree

 

[Red Bull]

Good lad Tom …

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

You rate him as high as Nic Nat? Takes big marks? I’ll remind you that Nic Nat took 11 marks when he made AA… 11 Marks in a ….,,,,,
























An entire season!!!

Yes you crazy

I don't rate him as highly as NN, just that they have similar styles and influence after the ruck contest, and as that is one of Tom's strengths he should be looking up to one of the best.

Both capable of some massive marks that other rucks aren't. I would like to think Tom is or can be more consistent than NN was in that area.

 

[Elmer_Judd]

If true, whatever club offered that is moronic

No doubt it was The Swans

 

[Ricky Vaughn]

Good news all around. He’s a good signing for Carlton, and prying him out would have required an overpay of picks and salary that opposition fans were probably not comfortable with.

Gives himself a chance to sign a big deal in Free agency, at Carlton or elsewhere.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

If true, whatever club offered that is moronic

Protip, players don't walk away from contracts that big. The "if true" is doing some pretty heavy lifting

 

[Rich01]

If true, whatever club offered that is moronic

What was the reported offer and terms?

 

[Superstar swan]

So he was offered 8 years at 8 million but he turned it down to prove himself and in 2 years get offers for 5 years @ 5 million......riggggghhhttt

 

[bradfisher14]

I would be absolutely stunned if anything other than a two year extension with the Blues was the outcome for Tom.

Am I an ITK now?

 

[Borough Blood]

Will be at Geelong next year.

Kidding, Carlton never have to travel down there.

 

[HavUEvaSeenTheRain]

So he was offered 8 years at 8 million but he turned it down to prove himself and in 2 years get offers for 5 years @ 5 million......riggggghhhttt

I imagine it was more like 8 years at $750-800k

 

[Rich01]

ralph says he left $5 million on the table, if true clearly has massive faith in the club and where its headed.

Big money.
Reckon the Sydney offer was probably $100k-$150k more per year but six more years than the blues contract.

Possibly left $200k-$300k on the table over the two years to give him the flex to get a career contract. New CBA will no doubt increase every players uncontracted value by end 2025 as well.

Good on him for backing himself in.
Swans must see something in him I don’t at that price. But Beatson is elite.

 

[Libbaaaa]

Refuse to believe the Swans offered that many years to a player like TDK. If they did he is silly for refusing.

 

[Bamboo Harvester]

If true, whatever club offered that is moronic

 

[Kernafides]

Who's nic Nat??

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

You have to feel sorry for Max Holmes with this news. Heard he was looking forward to playing at Carlton and is now stuck in limbo.

 

[Kernafides]

But But But he's leaving to play with his brother in Geelong...muppets