Leo King

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Leo King
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-09-10) 10 September 1955 (age 65)
Original team(s) North Shore
Height 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1981 Geelong 4 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1981.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leo King (born 10 September 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Geelong

King, a local North Shore recruit, was a member of Geelong's 1980 reserves premiership team. [1] [2] A forward/ruckman, King had a short but eventful time in the seniors, all four of his games coming in the 1981 season. [3] He kicked three goals on his league debut, in round six against Melbourne, at the unfamiliar Sydney Cricket Ground. [3] [4] The following week he again kicked three, two in the final quarter, to help Geelong secure a narrow three point win over Hawthorn. [3] [5] His only appearance at his home ground, Kardinia Park, came in round eight, when Geelong went down to Carlton by five points. [3] King had a chance to put his team in front in the dying minutes when he marked 15 metres from goal, on a 45 degree angle, but missed his shot. [6] Geelong's round nine win over Fitzroy was King's final senior appearance. [3] He finished the year with another reserves premiership. [7]

Post VFL career

In 1982 he began playing for Werribee and won their best and fairest award that year. [8] [9] He played for them again in 1983, then switched to Geelong West in 1984. [10] From 1985 to 1988, then again in 1994, King was coach of Portland in the Western Border Football League. [11] He won the league's best and fairest award in 1985, a premiership year. [12] [13] In 1986, King steered Portland to a second successive premiership. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. ↑ "Reserves". Geelong Football Club. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Leo King". AFL Tables.
  4. ↑ Canberra Times , "Trend' unlikely to be altered", 3 May 1981, p. 23
  5. ↑ Canberra Times, "Three-point win puts Cats in finals race", 10 May 1981, p. 24
  6. ↑ Canberra Times, "Blues fight back to win", 17 May 1981, p. 23
  7. ↑ Canberra Times, "Cats romp home in second half", 27 September 1981, p. 7S
  8. ↑ The Age , "Port opens with fighting win", 4 April 1983, p. 22
  9. ↑ "1982 Best and Fairest- Leo King". Werribee Football Club.
  10. ↑ The Age , "Waverley to clear 4", 13 April 1984, p. 26
  11. ↑ "Honour Board". Portland Football Netball Cricket Club.
  12. ↑ "WBFL Medallists". Western Border Football League. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013.
  13. 1 2 "1985 premiership reunion". Spec.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
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