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Full name | Joshua King [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | 2 December 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Lock, Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [2] As of 4 May 2024 |
Josh King (born 2 December 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop or lock forward for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).
King previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.
King was born in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. He was educated at Singleton High School.
King played his junior rugby league for the Singleton Greyhounds as well as junior representatives for the Newcastle Knights.
In 2014 and 2015, King played for the Newcastle Knights' NRL Under-20s team, [3] before graduating to their NSW Cup team late in 2015. [4]
In round 7 of the 2016 NRL season, King made his NRL debut for Newcastle against the Brisbane Broncos. [1] [5] King juggled his playing and training commitments with an apprenticeship as an electrician, working in a coal mine near Singleton. He would complete his apprenticeship during his time at the Knights. [6]
On 28 July, he extended his contract with Newcastle until the end of 2018. [7] [8] He finished his debut season with 12 appearances as the club finished last on the table and claimed the Wooden Spoon. [9] [10]
In 2017, King was unable to break into the Knights' NRL side for the first 8 rounds, but went on to play 15 NRL matches for the season as the club finished bottom of the table for a third straight year. [11] [12]
In March 2018, King re-signed with the Knights on a two-year contract until the end of 2020. [13]
King played 13 games for Newcastle in the 2019 NRL season as the club missed the finals finishing in 11th place on the table. [14]
In August, after playing over 70 games for the Knights, King signed a 2-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2022. [15]
In round 1 of the 2022 NRL season, King made his club debut for the Melbourne Storm against Wests Tigers which ended in a win at Bankwest Stadium. He had his club debut jersey (cap number 219) presented to him by former Melbourne Storm player Robbie Kearns. King would be the only Melbourne Storm player to play every game in 2022, celebrating his 100th NRL game in round 23. He also made his senior representative debut when he was selected for the Australian Prime Minister's XIII against the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister's XIII in September. [16]
A hard-working forward, [6] King transformed from a bench player playing limited minutes into an almost 80-minute player at Melbourne, missing only one match during the 2023 NRL season only when ordered to take a week off by coach Craig Bellamy. [6] King would be acting captain for the Storm during their round 27 match against the Brisbane Broncos, playing his 50th match for the club during the 2023 NRL finals series. [6] King played in Melbourne's 2023 preliminary final loss against Penrith. [17]
Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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2016 | Newcastle Knights | 12 | ||
2017 | 15 | |||
2018 | 13 | |||
2019 | 13 | |||
2020 | 7 | 1 | 4 | |
2021 | 18 | 1 | 4 | |
2022 | Melbourne Storm | 25 | 1 | 4 |
2023 | 26 | 3 | 12 | |
Totals | 129 | 6 | 24 |
*stats correct as of the end of the 2023 season
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