‘I’d rather play against him’: Meet the De Konings, all 12 of them

Tom and Sam De Koning might be AFL hotshots now - but not so long ago they were merely the eighth and ninth of 10 siblings squeezed into home-made bunks in the annex of an onsite caravan at Torquay. | GregBaum

Tom and Sam De Koning stand out in a crowd now, but on term breaks and at weekends not so long ago they were merely the eighth and ninth of 10 siblings squeezed into home-made bunks in the annex of an onsite caravan at Torquay.

When the clan - now including four grandchildren - gathers, it is still most likely to be at or around the caravan. “In summer it’s doable,” said Terry. “The whole 10 of them are really good friends,” said Jackie. “In their different ways,” added Terry. They often talk like this, as a team. It must be the only way to sheepdog such a big and boisterous clan.

But Zac and Max still run around with the Torquay Tigers. Zoe, the youngest, is captain of Mt Eliza’s A-grade netball team. a ruckman. “He was a good coach. He taught him well,” Terry said. “Sam’s brain thinks, I’m an on-baller. I just happen to be 6′9″ now.”

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