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Jake King
	Jake King
Personal information
Full name	Jacob King
Date of birth	26 March 1984 (age 25)
Place of birth	Victoria
Recruited from	North Heidelberg / Coburg Tigers
Draft	24th overall, 2006 Rookie Draft; Richmond
Height/Weight	178cm / 78kg
Position(s)	Back Pocket
Club information
Current club	Richmond
Number	28
Playing career1
	1 Playing statistics to end of {{{statsend}}} season . ;

Jacob 'Jake' King (born 26 March 1984) is an Australian rules football player for the Richmond Football Club.

[edit] Career

King previously played for North Heidelberg in the Diamond Valley League^[1] before moving to the Coburg Tigers in the VFL. He was a co-winnner of Coburgs best and fairest award in 2006 before being selected by Richmond onto their rookie list with the 25th selection in the 2007 Rookie Draft. He was temporarily elevated to their senior list in May 2007 along with Cameron Howat when Mark Coughlan and Carl Peterson were placed on the long-term injury list.^[2] After playing every game since his debut round 4 in the 2007 AFL season, he was promoted to the Richmond Tiger's senior list for the 2008 season.^[3]

King is a small but explosive defender who often provides run and carry from the tiger defense. His speed was fully displayed at the 2007 AFL Grand Final Sprint, which he won.^[4]

In May 2009, King was implicated as being one of a group of players including Kane Johnson and Chris Newman to have asked Terry Wallace to step down as Richmond coach. This came as quite a shock to most of the public seeing that King isn't a regular senior player.^[5] King later denied that he was involved in any discussions concerning Wallace's future at the club.^[6]

[edit] References

^ Goal fest
^ Rookies in the Tigers mix
^ Krakouer punted
^ Naitanui gets chance to be sprint king
^ Touch of the Bard at Punt Rd
^ Quayle, Emma (24 May 2009) King could sue over 'role' in coach saga

[edit] External links

Jake King's statistics from AFL Tables

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[0] Goal fest

[1] Rookies in the Tigers mix

[2] Krakouer punted

[3] Naitanui gets chance to be sprint king

[4] Touch of the Bard at Punt Rd

[5] Quayle, Emma (24 May 2009) King could sue over 'role' in coach saga

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