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Jake King
Personal information
Full name	Jacob King
Date of birth	26 March 1984 (1984-03-26) (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
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2007-	Richmond	30 (4)
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 and was recruited from the Coburg Tigers in the VFL. He was picked up by Richmond on their rookie list prior to the start of the 2007 AFL season.

King is an 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. When interviewed he expressed his surprise in the post race interviews by saying "I thought [Port Adelaide's Nathan] Krakouer would shit it in".

After playing every game since round 4 in the 2007 AFL season, he was promoted to the Richmond Tiger's senior list for the 2008 season. He kicked his first goal against Adelaide at AAMI Stadium in Round 9.

During the week following round 7 2009, Jake is believed to have been 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.

[edit] External links

• Jake King's statistics from AFL Tables

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