Richmond help fulfil Nate Anderson’s dream [merged]

[one-eyed]

I wonder if the media will report that after a call to the club, Jakey flew to Perth to bring over the kid Nate (whom Jake is his favourite player) so Nate could be in the middle of the circle for the theme song.

Well done Jakey and the RFC.

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http://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/tigers-tough-man-jake-king-takes-out-four-year-old-tigers-news-photo/451359036

 

[tony_montana]

Poor little bloke - when you see the tragedy of a 4 y/o in that predicament, breaks the heart and brings back reality of what really matters.

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What's the story with the kid?

I know he's crook but how'd the club get involved?

[WilliamPowell]

What's the story with the kid?

I know he's crook but how'd the club get involved?

Will be full story about it tomorrow's HUN

But from what they are saying twitter jake king flew to Perth and bought the kid over for the weekend. Little tackers birthday tomorrow, Kingy is his favourite player.

Anyway Kingy spent the entire day with him. Bought him into the rooms after the game and put him in the circle to sing the song, then presented him with a birthday cake.

Cotch gave him the Stewart medal he won today.

It's been a terrible season and this footy club hasn't given me many reasons to be proud of them

But today with what they've done for that little boy and his family....well for that I am bloody proud of them today 

We'll done RFC  

[WilliamPowell]

Just read on 3AW that Nate's family contacted the club to see if they could a jumper signed by Kingy. Kingy came with the idea of going over to Perth and bringing the tacker over with his family. Club organised it with help from Virgin re the flights.

 

[one-eyed]

Birthday surprise: Jake’s happy to be King of the kids
Bruce Matthews
Herald-Sun
June 28, 2014 9:00PM

RICHMOND hardman Jake King didn’t mind the tagger tracking his every step.

Wherever King went, he made sure little cancer patient Nate Anderson was right beside him.

It was an incredible birthday surprise for the gravely ill fighter, who turns five Sunday, and counts himself as King’s number one fan.

Last week Nate’s nurse wrote to Richmond asking the Tigers for a signed jumper for her patient.

But King decided to go a step further, flying to Perth to surprise the youngster with a knock on the door.

Nate was stunned as his family were picked up for a whirlwind trip to Melbourne to watch Richmond beat St Kilda.

An emotional King said it was a fitting end to the day as Richmond players sang Happy Birthday to their young charge.

“The young fellow is going through a tough time; the family is struggling at the moment, and it is something you don’t wish upon anyone,” King said.

“It is something myself and the club were able to do. It is not going to solve the problem for the family, but it is one of those things that can make a massive difference to Nate.

“I was asked to sign a footy and do a live cross, and I wasn’t playing footy, so I thought we could go one better and I wanted to give him the jumper personally.

“He was in Perth and it is great that we were able to get him to come across here.

“The kid is four years old, you don’t wish that upon anyone.”

King said he was proud Richmond was able to help out for what was a very good cause.

“I guess that’s part of the power you hold as a professional athlete and as a football player, so if we get the chance it and help someone out, then you would do it every day of the week.”

Tigers media manager Simon Matthews said Nate couldn’t wipe the smile off his face. It was an uplifting end to the week for King after photos were revealed of him on Thursday with ex-bikie hard man Toby Mitchell.

King has been urged to end his association with Mitchell who posted on social media pictures of himself and other mates with the Tigers forward.

King has appeared with Mitchell at fight nights, including at Melbourne Pavilion in Flemington earlier this month.


Nate gets a birthday cake from Richmond captain Trent Cotchin for his 5th birthday. Picture: Michael Klein. Source: News Corp Australia


Nate and his parents with Jake King in the rooms. Picture: Michael Klein.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/birthday-surprise-jakes-happy-to-be-king-of-the-kids/story-fnelctok-1226970090599

[Hes My Hero]

Great thing that Jake and the club did to lift the spirits of this little fighter. That is a thing that needs to be applauded and acknowledged.
 



Shame on you Bruce Matthews for dragging the Toby Mitchell thing into it. No relevance whatsoever. Disgraceful !!
 

[WilliamPowell]

Great thing that Jake and the club did to lift the spirits of this little fighter. That is a thing that needs to be applauded and acknowledged.
 



Shame on you Bruce Matthews for dragging the Toby Mitchell thing into it. No relevance whatsoever. Disgraceful !!
 

 

Yep bloody gutless by Bruce Matthews and the HUN for bringing up the Mitchell stuff.

It was Nate's day and HE DESERVED better than those last few lines of that article

[Smokey]

I couldn't agree with you 2 guys more - it was a heartless, gutless and insensitive way to finish off an article that had nothing to do with King's association with Mitchell.  It was a fantastic gesture by the club and Jake, and that type of gutter reporting had no place in the article yet is so symptomatic of what's wrong with 'journalism' in this country in general.

So proud of the club and their role in this - if RFC get one thing consistently right it's their involvement in the community.  Well done to the club and I hope that young Nate had the best day of his life!!   

[lamington]

Great thing that Jake and the club did to lift the spirits of this little fighter. That is a thing that needs to be applauded and acknowledged.
 



Shame on you Bruce Matthews for dragging the Toby Mitchell thing into it. No relevance whatsoever. Disgraceful !!
 

 

Yep bloody gutless by Bruce Matthews and the HUN for bringing up the Mitchell stuff.

It was Nate's day and HE DESERVED better than those last few lines of that article

x100,000,000

[RFC_Official]

To be fair to the co-authors of the article, it was the HS editors who added in the extra lines, not the journos.

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Beautiful, tough kid.
Doesn't like cotchn. Lmao.

[Penelope]

To be fair to the co-authors of the article, it was the HS editors who added in the extra lines, not the journos.

then they are the pathetic ones and need to be told so.

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To be fair to the co-authors of the article, it was the HS editors who added in the extra lines, not the journos.

then they are the pathetic ones and need to be told so.

Lmaoo

Typical.

Shift the Blame.

Like the club, they're all in on it, otherwise they'd QUIT!