Jake King

King previously played for North Heidelberg in the Diamond Valley Football League{{cite web |title=Media street |date=16 August 2007 |website=The Age |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510183451/https://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/media-street/2007/08/15/1186857593485.html?page=fullpage |archive-date=10 May 2017 |url-status=live |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/media-street/2007/08/15/1186857593485.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1}} before moving to the Coburg Tigers in the VFL. He was a co-winner of Coburg's best and fairest award in 2006 before being selected by Richmond onto their rookie list with the 25th selection in the 2007 Rookie draft. He was temporarily elevated to their senior list in May 2007 along with Cameron Howat when Mark Coughlan and Carl Peterson were placed on the long-term injury list.[http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/print/0,22451,21453291-23211,00.html Rookies in the Tigers mix] After playing every game since his debut round 4 in the 2007 AFL season, he was promoted to the Richmond Tiger's senior list for the 2008 season.[http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,22627507-23210,00.html Krakouer punted]

King was a small, explosive forward who is recognised for his toughness and pace around the ball. His speed was fully displayed at the 2007 AFL Grand Final Sprint, which he won. When interviewed he expressed his surprise in the post race interviews by saying "I thought [Port Adelaide's Nathan] Krakouer would shit it in".{{Cite web |url=http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/naitanui-gets-chance-to-be-sprint-king-20090924-g4ik.html |title=Naitanui gets chance to be sprint king |access-date=3 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929193241/http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/naitanui-gets-chance-to-be-sprint-king-20090924-g4ik.html |archive-date=29 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}

In May 2009, King was implicated as being one of a group of players including Kane Johnson and Chris Newman to have asked Terry Wallace to step down as Richmond coach. This came as quite a shock to most of the public seeing that King isn't a regular senior player.{{Cite web |url=http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/touch-of-the-bard-at-punt-rd-20090520-bepc.html |title=Touch of the Bard at Punt Rd |access-date=3 February 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231004549/http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/touch-of-the-bard-at-punt-rd-20090520-bepc.html |archive-date=31 December 2012 |url-status=dead }} King later denied that he was involved in any discussions concerning Wallace's future at the club.Quayle, Emma (24 May 2009) [http://www.theage.com.au/news/rfnews/king-could-sue-over-role-in-coach-saga/2009/05/23/1242498972764.html King could sue over 'role' in coach saga]

In the 2011 pre-season King captained Richmond for two matches, against Carlton and Collingwood.{{cite news|last=Windley|first=Matt|title=Jake King to lead the Richmond Tigers|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/jake-king-to-lead-the-richmond-tigers/story-e6frf9jf-1226003943625|access-date=12 March 2011|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=10 February 2011}}

On 28 July 2014, King announced his retirement from AFL.{{Cite web |url=http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8881764 |title=Richmond's King retires |access-date=28 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728095324/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8881764 |archive-date=28 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}

On 5 July 2017, he and former team-mate Tyrone Vickery were arrested and questioned over extortion claims, with King being charged with offences including making threats to kill.{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=HSWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%2Fsport%2Fafl%2Fmore-news%2Fafl-player-and-former-player-under-police-investigation%2Fnews-story%2Fe9d3009db3127bd9b9c03c7c140c5cb1&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&BT=sport|title=Hardwick sad for former Tiger pair|website=Herald Sun}} (subscription required){{Cite web | url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/vic/a/36279714/afls-jake-king-on-threat-to-kill-charge/#page1 | title=AFL's Jake King on threat to kill charge amid extortion probe }}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He was placed on a 12-month good-behaviour bond and ordered to donate $5,000 to charity.{{cite web |last1=Younger |first1=Emma |title=Jake King, former Richmond player, avoids conviction for threatening to break man's legs |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-28/jake-king-avoids-conviction-for-serious-threats/9806468 |website=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=3 June 2023}}

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