Leo King
Geelong
AFL career
4 games8 goals
- Debut
- R6 1981 v MEL3 May 1981
- Most recent
- R9 1981 v FIT23 May 1981
Stats
Bio
A towering 198cm ruck-forward recruited from local club North Shore, Leo King endured a lengthy apprenticeship in the reserves—including a 1980 premiership—before finally cracking the senior side at age 25. His VFL career was brief but explosively memorable; he booted three goals on debut at the SCG and followed up with another three-goal haul the next week to help snatch a narrow victory over Hawthorn. However, King is often remembered for a heartbreaking moment in his third match against Carlton, where he marked close to goal in the dying minutes but missed the potential match-winning set shot in a five-point loss. He played just one further senior game before returning to the seconds to secure a second consecutive reserves flag, later carving out a successful tenure as a star player and coach with Werribee and Portland.
Profile
- Born
- 10 Sept 1955 (age 71y 41d)
- Height
- 198 cm
- Weight
- 85 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA towering 198cm ruck-forward recruited from local club North Shore, Leo King endured a lengthy apprenticeship in the reserves—including a 1980 premiership—before finally cracking the senior side at age 25. His VFL career was brief but explosively memorable; he booted three goals on debut at the SCG and followed up with another three-goal haul the next week to help snatch a narrow victory over Hawthorn. However, King is often remembered for a heartbreaking moment in his third match against Carlton, where he marked close to goal in the dying minutes but missed the potential match-winning set shot in a five-point loss. He played just one further senior game before returning to the seconds to secure a second consecutive reserves flag, later carving out a successful tenure as a star player and coach with Werribee and Portland.