Recommitted Tom De Koning [Signed until 2025]

[Jeremias]

Carlton will look back on this in five years time in the same way they look at drafting Boekhorst etc.

Woeful mismanagement.

What has Carlton mismanaged?

 

[The Nostradamus]

with pittonet just re-signed til 2027

I think we know who blues are backing in for the future

 

[bird_man]

4 years is a decent length contract for a ruck that has played 50 games in 9 years

 

[bradfisher14]

You'd have to think he'd be signing for absolute bottom dollar to get 4 years. Otherwise it is horrible list management by us which wouldn't surprise me.

 

[Gumby2Hurley]

I’d value him somewhere in the early second round. He’s had some good games but still looks pretty raw to me.

 

[Sphynx]

He's the Kmart version of Jackson.

Don't really understand the hype.

At 24 he's starting to enter his prime, but can't ever see him being anything other than a "good" player.

He's certainly no Dean Cox

Dean Cox

Age

44

Ht

203cm

Wt

107kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.9

4star

K

8.9

3star

HB

6.9

4star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.5

3star

G

0.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

13.0

4star

K

5.8

3star

HB

7.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.4

4star

G

0.0

1star

.

 

[My Tilly]

He's the Kmart version of Jackson.

Don't really understand the hype.

At 24 he's starting to enter his prime, but can't ever see him being anything other than a "good" player.

He's certainly no Dean Cox.

Carlton have failed to develop a lot of promising players.
If De Koning went to Sydney, no way he stagnates like he is.

Change of environment is what he needs.
Could see him pairing up with his brother at Geelong. Conway & Neale are their only ruck/forwards on the list and unless Sean Darcy asks to be traded, could very well be targeted down at the Cattery.

 

[Turbo911]

The way I read it atm

Talented player, shows potential, raw skills
At his age & development, would have expected 2 of the 3 above to be well & truly resolved

What at this point has held him back from reaching better heights?

There are concerns but I don’t think Carlton would have any issues getting a late first rounder at best

With Geelong getting a few younger players in last year, I can see us going after him (which is not a surprise given family connection)

Will be interesting to see how things progress for the remainder of the season with him but I feel there won’t be much change to what he is now.
Is that a concern for the future to who ever end up with him?

 

[Testekill]

4 years is a decent length contract for a ruck that has played 50 games in 9 years

Wild to give a journeyman ruck that long.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

He's the Kmart version of Jackson.

Don't really understand the hype.

At 24 he's starting to enter his prime, but can't ever see him being anything other than a "good" player.

He's certainly no Dean Cox.

The best thing about kmart is that it's cheap. That's what makes it worth it

 

[Anzacday]

Wild to give a journeyman ruck that long.

Spreading his salary is all they’re doing (imo).
Seems their cap is stuffed.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Spreading his salary is all they’re doing (imo).
Seems their cap is stuffed.

If they're that hard up for cap that they need to spread Pittonets money out over over 4 years then holding on to TDK is the least of their worries.

 

[Warhorse]

A deal has probably already been agreed to imo

 

[ItsAllAboutMe]

Is in that tricky spot where he is not quite a Ruckman and not good enough as a forward, and with Harry McKay

10

Harry Mckay

Age

28

Ht

200cm

Wt

106kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.9

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

2.4

2star

M

5.5

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.4

5star

D

6.6

1star

K

4.6

2star

HB

2.0

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.4

2star

G

1.4

5star

D

8.8

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

2.0

2star

M

4.4

4star

T

0.8

3star

G

2.0

5star

as our 2nd forward there was always going to be limited opportunities for a player like TDK. I had hoped he would become like Tim English but it just doesn't seem to be tracking that way and doesn't have the tank and at 24 he should have built it by now.

 

[Footy Smarts]

His confidence looks completely shot. Surely nobody is throwing $600k+ at him.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

His confidence looks completely shot. Surely nobody is throwing $600k+ at him.

Will be at Geelong next year.

 

[Shadow89]

The question now is has his worth stayed the same based on projected output, or has his worth plummeted on the back of a bit of a nothing year so far?

Always thought a end of 1st round pick coming into this year, but looking more like a mid 2nd the way he's going right now.

Maybe a pick in the 20-25 range, but couldn't see much more than that.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

The question now is has his worth stayed the same based on projected output, or has his worth plummeted on the back of a bit of a nothing year so far?

Always thought a end of 1st round pick coming into this year, but looking more like a mid 2nd the way he's going right now.

Maybe a pick in the 20-25 range, but couldn't see much more than that.

It'll be a F2

 

[Shadow89]

It'll be a F2

Even with the Camporeale twins next year?

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Even with the Camporeale twins next year?

Yep. What I'm hearing at the moment.

 

[Turbocat]

If i was Carlton id be looking at more than just letting Tom go...they have some issues.

Right now Tdek is not worth more than he was originally drafted at. Honestly looks a little lost

 

[Pure_Ownage]

It'll be a F2

Unless carlton expect us to miss the finals next year i doubt they take that they would want an earlier r2. Maybe a future r2 + r3 with a r4 coming back (or something similar) would be right. Id be less inclined to pay a r1 for him now than i was a few months ago.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Unless carlton expect us to miss the finals next year i doubt they take that they would want an earlier r2. Maybe a future r2 + r3 with a r4 coming back (or something similar) would be right. Id be less inclined to pay a r1 for him now than i was a few months ago.

I would say with retirements they would expect us to miss finals

 

[Warhorse]

He's just not that good. A Future R2 is about right. I hope he is on a small salary.

 

[Turbocat]

I would say with retirements they would expect us to miss finals

Other clubs have been saying that for a long time... but sooner or later they will be correct.