Josh King (rugby league)

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Josh King
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Personal information
Full nameJoshua King[1]
Born (1995-02-12) 12 February 1995 (age 26)
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–21 Newcastle Knights 78 2 0 0 8
2022– Melbourne Storm 0 0 0 0 0
Total 78 2 0 0 8
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[]

  1. ^ a b "Updated team lists: Broncos v Knights". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Josh King - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. ^ "K". Nyc Database. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. ^ NRL. "VB NSW Cup Teams Rd 16". NSWRL. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  5. ^ NRL. "LATE MAIL: Broncos v Knights - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  6. ^ NewcastleKnights.com.au. "King extends tenure with Knights". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  9. ^ "The worst teams in NRL history". Sporting News.
  10. ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Knights: 2017 by the numbers". NRL.
  12. ^ "King secures contract extension". 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  13. ^ "2019 SEASON REVIEW NEWCASTLE KNIGHT". Nothing But League.
  14. ^ "King to swap Knights for Storm". Melbourne Storm. 17 August 2021.

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