Blues famous person might snub $1.7m rival be offering after secret assembly

Carlton’s self assurance that Tom De Koning might stay with the membership has grown after the famous person ruckman organised a non-public assembly with incoming leader Graham Wright closing week.

Nine AFL reporter Sam McClure believes as not too long ago as a fortnight in the past, many inside the membership have been resigned to the truth that the 25-year-old would leave in loose company, with St Kilda providing him a mammoth $1.7m, seven-year deal.

However, this assembly with the person who will formally be working the membership from October has senior figures excited that he would possibly simply keep.

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“On Friday, before leaving for Perth, Tom De Koning actually asked for a meeting with incoming chief executive Graham Wright,” McClure advised Nine’s Footy Classified.

“In that meeting, Tom De Koning essentially asked Wright ‘OK, if I am going to stay at this football club, what is going to change?’.

“Senior Carlton other people walked clear of wisdom of that assembly, together with a few of his senior teammates, pondering ‘we concept this man was once long past, but when he is in search of those types of conferences possibly there is a likelihood he remains’.”

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Matthew Lloyd believes the Blues would be overjoyed to keep him, saying he might now be their most important player.

“I will perceive him asking questions of the membership ahead of he indicators and I believe this is a just right signal as a result of everybody within the trade was once announcing he is almost definitely going to go away,” Lloyd said.

“To me, he is as regards to their absolute best participant. They’ve were given numerous guys who’re stagnating.

“I wouldn’t have said (he was their most important player) six weeks ago, but right now he is as important as anyone at Carlton.”

De Koning would possibly simply be main Carlton’s absolute best and fairest to this point in 2025, averaging 20 disposals and 29 hit-outs consistent with sport.