Josh King (rugby league)

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.

Josh King
Personal information
Full nameJoshua King[1]
Born (1995-02-12) 12 February 1995
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–21 Newcastle Knights 78 2 0 0 8
2022– Melbourne Storm 8 1 0 0 4
Total 86 3 0 0 12
As of 12 September 2021
Source: [2]

King previously played for the Newcastle Knights.

Background

King was born in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. He was educated at Singleton High School.

King played his junior rugby league for the Singleton Greyhounds as well as junior representatives for 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]

2022

Round 1 of the 2022 NRL season, King made his club debut for the Melbourne Storm against Wests Tigers which ended in a win at Bankwest Stadium. He had his club debut jersey (cap number 219) presented to him by former Melbourne Storm player Robbie Kearns.

References
  1. "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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