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| Jake King | |||
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 Jake King | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jacob King | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Victoria | ||
| Original team | North Heidelberg / Coburg Tigers | ||
| Draft | 24th overall, 2006 Rookie Draft Richmond | ||
| Height/Weight | 178cm / 78 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Back pocket/Half Forward Flank | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Richmond | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2007 | Richmond | 78 (48) | |
| International team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011 | Australia | 0 | |
| 1 Playing statistics to end of Round 7 2012 season . | |||
Jacob 'Jake' King (born 26 March 1984) is an Australian rules football player for the Richmond Football Club.
King previously played for North Heidelberg in the Diamond Valley Football League[1] before moving to the Coburg Tigers in the VFL. He was a co-winner 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. When interviewed he expressed his surprise in the post race interviews by saying "I thought [Port Adelaide's Nathan] Krakouer would shit it in".[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]
In the 2011 pre-season King captained Richmond for two matches, against Carlton and Collingwood.[7]
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