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Jake King (born 26 March 1984) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). ==Career== King previously played for North Heidelberg in the Diamond Valley Football League〔(Goal fest )〕 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.〔(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.〔(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 (Adelaide's Nathan ) Krakouer would shit it in".〔(Naitanui gets chance to be sprint king )〕 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.〔(Touch of the Bard at Punt Rd )〕 King later denied that he was involved in any discussions concerning Wallace's future at the club.〔Quayle, Emma (24 May 2009) (King could sue over 'role' in coach saga )〕 In the 2011 pre-season King captained Richmond for two matches, against Carlton and Collingwood. On the 28th of July, 2014, King announced his retirement from AFL.〔http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8881764〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jake King」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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