Sam De Koning is enjoying life down back.

Geelong has named its 26 man squad to take on Gold Coast in the AAMI Community Series on Monday night at Metricon Stadium.

It’ll be the Cats’ final pre-season hit out before facing Essendon at the MCG on Saturday, March 19 in the opening round of the 2022 AFL season.

Cats fans will get their second look at Tyson Stengle after his four goal showing against Richmond at GMHBA Stadium three weeks ago, while 21-year-old Sam De Koning will have another chance to stake his claim for Round 1 after he was named in the starting 18 alongside Zach Guthrie and Mark Blicavs on the last line of defence.   

First bounce is at 7:40. Tickets are available here, or you can watch the game live on Kayo.

Team as Selected: 

Backs: Zach Guthrie, Mark Blicavs, Sam De Koning
Half-backs: Zach Tuohy, Jake Kolodjashnij, Jed Bews
Centre: Brad Close, Cam Guthrie, Issac Smith 
Half-forwards: Shaun Higgins, Esava Ratugolea, Tyson Stengle
Forwards: Jeremy Cameron, Tom Hawkins, Max Holmes
Followers: Rhys Stanley, Patrick Dangerfield, Brandan Parfitt
Interchange: Tom Atkins, Shannon Neale, Nick Stevens, Luke Dahlhaus, Francis Evans, Quinton Narkle, Joel Selwood, Cooper Stephens

Emergencies: Mitch Knevitt, Cooper Whyte, Oliver Dempsey, Paul Tsapatolis