Jake King

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Jake King

Personal information

Full name

Jacob King

Date of Birth

March 26, 1984 (age 24)

Place of Birth

Victoria

Recruited from

North Heidelberg / Coburg Tigers

Draft

24^th overall, 2002 Rookie Draft
Richmond Tigers

Height/Weight

174cm / 74kg

Position

Back Pocket

Club information

Current club

Richmond

Number

69 mat

Playing Career¹

Years

Club

Games (Goals)

2007-
Total

Richmond

23 (4)
23 (4)

¹ Club statistics to end of round 4 2008 season

² Representative statistics to end of {{{repstatsend}}}

Career highlights

Jacob 'Jake' King (born March 26, 1984) is an Australian rules football player for the Richmond Football Club. He is one of the shortest players in the AFL but is known for his strength and quickness.

King previously played for North Heidelberg in the Diamond Valley League and was recruited from the Coburg Tigers in the VFL. He was picked up by Richmond on their rookie list prior to the start of the 2007 AFL season. Before King was drafted by Richmond he did a pre season training with Essendon He won the 2007 AFL Grand Final Sprint which was ran at half-time of the game. When interviewed he expressed his surprise in the post race interviews by saying "I thought Krakouer would shit it in".

After playing every game since round 4 in the 2007 AFL season, he was promoted to the Richmond Tiger's senior list for the 2008 season. He kicked his first goal against Adelaide at AAMI Stadium in Round 9.