Blues lose exciting ruck prospect for start of season – AFL

CARLTON will be without promising ruckman Tom De Koning throughout the early stages of the club’s upcoming campaign, with the youngster suffering a low-level stress reaction to his back since returning to pre-season training.
Earmarked as the natural successor to the recently retired Matthew Kreuzer in Carlton’s ruck division, the 21-year-old enjoyed a breakout campaign last season and featured in seven of the club’s final eight games.
However, having been expected to compete with Marc Pittonet…

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