Leo King
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Leo King | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 10 September 1955 | ||
Original team(s) | North Shore | ||
Height/Weight | 198 cm / 85 kg | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1981 | Geelong | 4 (8) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1981 season.
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Leo King (born 10 September 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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]
References
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- ↑ Canberra Times, "Trend' unlikely to be altered", 3 May 1981, p. 23
- ↑ Canberra Times, "Three-point win puts Cats in finals race", 10 May 1981, p. 24
- ↑ Canberra Times, "Blues fight back to win", 17 May 1981, p. 23
- ↑ Canberra Times, "Cats romp home in second half", 27 September 1981, p. 7S
- ↑ The Age, "Port opens with fighting win", 4 April 1983, p. 22
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- ↑ The Age, "Waverley to clear 4", 13 April 1984, p. 26
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- 1955 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Geelong Football Club players
- North Shore Football Club (GFL) players
- Werribee Football Club players
- Geelong West Football Club players
- Portland Football Club players
- Living people