![]() ![]() Is it too late in the season to reinvent De Koning’s role as a key defender, however? Weitering doesn’t touch the footy enough.” “Matthew Scarlett didn’t always play on the best forward. He can take the bigger key forward and allow Weitering to do what the best have done. “But to your point, he’s too good to not be in the side. “He may eventually be the ruck-forward that they have played him as, but right now they don’t need him there. “You see what his brother has done and they have the same physical attributes. With Sam De Koning having a breakout year as a key defender at the Cats in 2022, Kane Cornes sees this move as a “no-brainer”, adding that Matthew Lloyd suggested the move on Footy Classified on Monday night. He’s an AFL player, but how do you get more out of Weitering is my discussion because I don’t think he’s having as much influence on games as he should.” You’re not going to be hung out to dry and isolated. “Could you play De Koning at centre half-back? Put him at centre half-back with the support of Weitering and McGovern because the intercept defenders just roam where the ball is likely to go. You’ve got Lewis Young down there who is playing some pretty good footy and you’ve got Weitering riding shotgun with him. “Do they get enough out of Jacob Weitering? I think he could be a Jake Lever type if you freed him up. “Then we see Tom De Koning is not even in the team and you start thinking – okay, how do they get more out of what they’ve got? I look at Carlton and everyone tells me it’s going to be Mitch McGovern and Adam Saad rates very highly when the ball hits the deck,” King told SEN Breakfast. “I think one of the most important positions on the field is your intercepting defender. With the Blues already using Young as their back-up ruck out of defence, this would seemingly still allow De Koning to relieve Pittonet while also filling a key post. ![]() Could the Blues revitalise his fledgling career by moving him into a key defensive post in a similar vein to his brother Sam at Geelong?ĭavid King believes De Koning could hold up alongside Lewis Young as Carlton’s key defensive pillars, with the flow-on effect of freeing up star Jacob Weitering to roam and play more of an intercepting role. ![]()
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