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Title: Hard work pays dividends for King
Post by: richmondrules on November 19, 2007, 08:08:33 PM

Hard work pays dividends for King

5:38 PM Mon 19 November, 2007 | Back

By Ben Broad

for richmondfc.com.au
news detail

RICHMOND young gun Jake King is tackling pre-season training not only with the confidence he can mix it with the big boys at AFL level, but with the assurance of a spot on the senior list.

King was upgraded to the Tigers' senior list last month following a superb debut season in 2007, and he is eager to continue his rise to prominence next year.

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http://www.richmondfc.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=6301&newsId=53356

Title: Re: Hard work pays dividends for King
Post by: mightytiges on November 19, 2007, 09:58:06 PM

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"I still work my backside off as much as I can – whether it's doing extras or anything like that, and I'll just keep doing that."

Onya Kingy. Good to hear  :thumbsup. His greatest threat is complacency and 2nd year blues. Let's hope Kingy can keep on improving.

Title: Re: Hard work pays dividends for King
Post by: Hellenic Tiger on November 19, 2007, 10:40:36 PM

Love the kid has poise, skill and  a nice touch of typical Richmond back pocket mongrel about him.  :thumbsup

Title: Re: Hard work pays dividends for King
Post by: torch on November 20, 2007, 12:28:27 AM

need more tough players like King!

Title: Re: Hard work pays dividends for King
Post by: Francois Jackson on November 20, 2007, 08:43:51 AM

Quote from: torch on November 20, 2007, 12:28:27 AM

need more tough players like King!

can u imagine if we had a team built around players olike king and richo who try their gutz out.

we would be playing finals every year. unfortuantely our team is littered with soft footballers