Max King (rugby league)

Max King
Personal information
Full name Maxwell King[1]
Born (1997-05-04) 4 May 1997
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop, Lock

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– Gold Coast Titans 29 1 0 0 4
As of 4 March 2018
Source: [2]

Max King (born 4 May 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a propfor the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League.

Background

A West Maitland Wallaroo junior, King played for the North Sydney Bears Harold Matthews Cup side in 2013 and the Newcastle Knights SG Ball Cup side in 2015, before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans.[3][4] King's great-grandfather, Cec, played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs from 1945 to 1946, his grandfather, Johnny, was a seven-time premiership winner with the St George Dragons and his father, David, played for the Gold Coast Seagulls from 1991 to 1992.[5]

Playing career

Early career

In 2016 and 2017, King played for the Gold Coast Titans' NYC team.[6][7]

2017

In round 3 of the 2017 NRL season, King made his NRL debut for the Titans against the Parramatta Eels.[8][9]

2018

In round 9 of the 2018 season, King scored his first NRL try in the Titans' 18-32 loss to the Canberra Raiders at Canberra Stadium.[10]

References

  1. CRAIG KERRY1 Jun 2015, 8:48 p.m. (2015-06-01). "Hunter league quintet in NSW side for Australian titles | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  2. "Max King - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  3. NRL Digital Media. "SG BALL TEAMS ROUND 5". NSWRL. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  4. Josh Callinan18 Jan 2013, 4 a.m. (2013-01-18). "New King makes his mark in league big time". The Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  5. NRL Digital Media. "King Continues Family Tradition". Titans. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  6. "K". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  7. Tim Costello (2017-02-28). "Holden Cup Under 20's - 2017 Round 1 SQUADS". League Unlimited. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  8. "Updated team lists: Titans v Eels". NRL.com. 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  9. NRL Digital Media. "NRL LATE MAIL: Titans v Eels". Titans. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  10. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "NRL 2018 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
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