Ethan King

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Ethan King
Personal information
Born (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 22)
Playing information
Position Fullback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2024– Sydney Roosters 10000
Source: [1]
As of 14 July 2024

Ethan King (born 12 July 2002) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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Background

King played his junior rugby league for the Central Cape Suns in Weipa, Queensland. [2] [3] He attended Ipswich Grammar School and played for the North Ipswich Tigers before being signed by the Sydney Roosters. [4] [5]

King's father Andrew, and his uncles, Chris and Matt, are former professional rugby league players. [6]

Playing career

Early career

In January 2018, King was a member of Queensland's Under-16 Emerging Origin squad. [7] [8] Later that year he represented SEQ Green at the Under-16 State Championships. [9]

In 2019 and 2020, King played for the Ipswich Jets in the Mal Meninga Cup. [10] [11]

In 2021, King joined the Sydney Roosters, playing for their SG Ball Cup and Jersey Flegg Cup teams. [12] [13]

In 2022, after starting the season in Flegg, King moved up to the New South Wales Cup, playing for the North Sydney Bears. [14] In 2023, he played 17 games for the Roosters' NSW Cup team. [15]

2024

In Round 18 of the 2024 NRL season, he made his NRL debut, coming off the bench in a 42–12 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ethan King - Playing Career - RLP".
  2. ↑ "Western Cape Bulletin 11 April 2012". Issuu. 11 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "QPSRL 12 Years & Under results". QRL. 30 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Grammar tops GPS selections". Courier Mail. 31 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Under 15, Under 16, Under 18 Emerging Origin squads". QRL. 21 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ipswich Grammar's best sport stars revealed". Courier Mail. 17 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Under 15, Under 16, Under 18 Emerging Origin squads". QRL. 21 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Under 15 and Under 16 Boys Emerging Origin Camp". QRL. 15 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "SEQ clean sweep at State Junior Champs". QRL. 17 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "TEAMS: QRL U18 Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup - 2019 Round 1". LeagueUnlimited. 5 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "TEAMS: QRL U18 Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup - 2020 Round 1". LeagueUnlimited. 10 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "SG Ball 2021 Summer Squad". Sydney Roosters. 28 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "Pathways Results Round 13: Flegg Hit Half Century in Treble of Wins". Sydney Roosters. 7 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Jets claim the points against old-time rivals". Cronulla Sharks. 25 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "Pilot Medical Update: Round 23". Sydney Roosters. 7 August 2023.
  16. ↑ "NRL Late Mail: Round 18". Sydney Roosters. 7 July 2024.
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