David King (Australian rules footballer)

David King (born 7 March 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He debuted for the Kangaroos in 1994 after being recruited from Port Melbourne Football Club at the age of 22. He went on to play 241 games and kicked 145 goals, winning premierships in 1996 and 1999.

David King
King with Fox Footy in April 2017
Personal information
Full name David King
Date of birth (1972-03-07) 7 March 1972
Original team(s) Port Melbourne
Draft 46th overall, 1993 AFL Draft
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder/Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1994–2004 North Melbourne 241 (145)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1997–1999 Victoria ? (?)
International team honours
2000–2001 Australia ? (?)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2004.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2001.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com
This article is about the former North Melbourne player. For the former Collingwood player, see David King (footballer, born 1985). For the New England Patriots player, see David King (punter).

He represented Victoria in State of Origin on more than one occasion, including in 1998. He is notable for holding a VFL/AFL record by playing in Preliminary Finals for seven consecutive years from his debut year in 1994 to 2000.

He was twice an AFL All-Australian and retired at the end of the 2004 season. He then joined the Richmond Football Club as an assistant coach in 2005.[1]

He is currently a commentator for Fox Footy and SEN 1116. King was awarded the Most Outstanding Television Special Comments award at the 2012 AFL Media Awards.[2]

On 19 February 2015, Australian media reported that King was being investigated by police about successful bets he made predicting the winner of the 2014 AFL Rising Star award. [3]




Statistics
[4]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1994 North Melbourne 34194111546622021210.20.68.13.511.61.11.1
1995 North Melbourne 3422852289031842210.40.210.44.114.51.91.0
1996 North Melbourne 34255228011539579310.20.111.24.615.83.21.2
1997 North Melbourne 3423853487342167230.30.215.13.218.32.91.0
1998 North Melbourne 342210123228640854280.50.514.63.918.52.51.3
1999 North Melbourne 3421882867436064210.40.413.63.517.13.01.0
2000 North Melbourne 3425271139910550492501.10.416.04.220.23.72.0
2001 North Melbourne 341919112919939064281.00.615.35.220.53.41.5
2002 North Melbourne 342222233088739570341.01.014.04.018.03.21.5
2003 North Melbourne 342126272865133799441.21.313.62.416.04.72.1
2004 North Melbourne 3422892716533694370.40.412.33.015.34.31.7
Career 241 145 124 3173 911 4084 746 338 0.6 0.5 13.2 3.8 16.9 3.1 1.4

References
  1. Ryan, Melissa (14 November 2004). "King is called upon for a mission to bring Tigers back to life".
  2. "AFL Media Award Winners". 19 September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012.
  3. Cowie, Tom (19 February 2015). "David King embroiled in police investigation over Rising Star bets: report".
  4. David King's player profile at AFL Tables
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