Josh King (rugby league)
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Full name | Joshua King[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | 12 February 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 12 September 2021 Source: [2] |
Josh King (born 12 February 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop and lock for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL.
Background[]
King was born in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia.
He played his junior rugby league for the Singleton Greyhounds, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.
Playing career[]
Early career[]
In 2014 and 2015, King played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team,[3] before graduating to their New South Wales Cup team late in 2015.[4]
2016[]
In round 7 of the 2016 NRL season, King made his NRL debut for Newcastle against the Brisbane Broncos.[1][5] On 28 July, he extended his contract with Newcastle until the end of 2018.[6][7] He finished his debut season with 12 appearances as the club finished last on the table and claimed the Wooden Spoon.[8][9]
2017[]
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.[10][11]
2018[]
In March, King re-signed with the Knights on a two-year contract until the end of 2020.[12]
2019[]
King played 13 games for Newcastle in the 2019 NRL season as the club missed the finals finishing in 11th place on the table.[13]
2021[]
In August, after playing over 70 games for the Knights, King signed a 2-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2022.[14]
References[]
- ^ a b "Updated team lists: Broncos v Knights". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Josh King - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "K". Nyc Database. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ NRL. "VB NSW Cup Teams Rd 16". NSWRL. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ NRL. "LATE MAIL: Broncos v Knights - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ NewcastleKnights.com.au. "King extends tenure with Knights". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "The worst teams in NRL history". Sporting News.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Knights: 2017 by the numbers". NRL.
- ^ "King secures contract extension". 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "2019 SEASON REVIEW NEWCASTLE KNIGHT". Nothing But League.
- ^ "King to swap Knights for Storm". Melbourne Storm. 17 August 2021.
External links[]
- 1995 births
- Australian rugby league players
- Newcastle Knights players
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league locks
- Living people
- Rugby league players from New South Wales