| Leo King | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | (1955-09-10)10 September 1955 (age 69) | ||
| Original team(s) | North Shore | ||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1981 | Geelong | 4 (8) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1981. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Leo King (born 10 September 1955) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played withGeelong in theVictorian Football League (VFL).
King, a localNorth Shore recruit, was a member of Geelong's 1980 reserves premiership team.[1][2] A forward/ruckman, King had a short but eventful time in the seniors, all four of his games coming in the1981 season.[3] He kicked three goals on his league debut, in round six againstMelbourne, at the unfamiliarSydney Cricket Ground.[3][4] The following week he again kicked three, two in the final quarter, to help Geelong secure a narrow three point win overHawthorn.[3][5] His only appearance at his home ground,Kardinia Park, came in round eight, when Geelong went down toCarlton by five points.[3] King had a chance to put his team in front in the dying minutes when he marked 15 metres from goal, on a 45 degree angle, but missed his shot.[6] Geelong's round nine win overFitzroy was King's final senior appearance.[3] He finished the year with another reserves premiership.[7]
In 1982 he began playing forWerribee and won theirbest and fairest award that year.[8][9] He played for them again in 1983, then switched toGeelong West in 1984.[10] From 1985 to 1988, then again in 1994, King was coach ofPortland in theWestern Border Football League.[11] He won the league's best and fairest award in 1985, a premiership year.[12][13] In 1986, King steered Portland to a second successive premiership.[13]