Stuart King
St Kilda
AFL career
43 games14 goals
- Debut
- R2 1931 v GEE9 May 1931
- Most recent
- R12 1933 v HAW15 July 1933
Coaching career
11 games2 wins9 losses0 draws
- First
- R8 1932 v COL25 June 1932
- Most recent
- R18 1932 v CAR3 Sept 1932
Stats
Bio
An elite all-round sportsman and qualified lawyer, Stuart King was a mature-age recruit from University Blacks who had already played Sheffield Shield cricket for Victoria before joining St Kilda. A versatile and dashing defender capable of pinch-hitting in the ruck, he was renowned for his immediate leadership impact, most famously carrying the ball out of defence to secure victory for a depleted 15-man Saints lineup against North Melbourne in 1933. His authority was such that he was appointed club captain in just his second season and served as caretaker coach following Charlie Hardy's resignation, though his VFL tenure ended prematurely after three years due to internal club turmoil. King returned to his legal practice before enlisting in the RAAF, tragically losing his life in an aircraft crash off the Queensland coast during World War II.
Profile
- Full name
- Stuart P. King
- Born
- 22 Apr 1906
- Died
- 28 Feb 1943 (aged 36y 312d)
- Birthplace
- Ararat, VIC
- Deathplace
- Frankland Islands, QLD
- Height
- 184 cm
- Weight
- 86 kg
Teams
Coaching
- St Kilda (Senior Coach)193211 games (W2 L9 D0), 18.2%
Honours
- St Kilda captain1932
Bio
1 revisionAn elite all-round sportsman and qualified lawyer, Stuart King was a mature-age recruit from University Blacks who had already played Sheffield Shield cricket for Victoria before joining St Kilda. A versatile and dashing defender capable of pinch-hitting in the ruck, he was renowned for his immediate leadership impact, most famously carrying the ball out of defence to secure victory for a depleted 15-man Saints lineup against North Melbourne in 1933. His authority was such that he was appointed club captain in just his second season and served as caretaker coach following Charlie Hardy's resignation, though his VFL tenure ended prematurely after three years due to internal club turmoil. King returned to his legal practice before enlisting in the RAAF, tragically losing his life in an aircraft crash off the Queensland coast during World War II.