Leo King

King, a local North 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 the 1981 season.^[3] He kicked three goals on his league debut, in round six against Melbourne, at the unfamiliar Sydney 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 over Hawthorn.^[3][5] His only appearance at his home ground, Kardinia Park, came in round eight, when Geelong went down to Carlton 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 over Fitzroy was King's final senior appearance.^[3] He finished the year with another reserves premiership.^[7]

In 1982 he began playing for Werribee and won their best and fairest award that year.^[8][9] He played for them again in 1983, then switched to Geelong West in 1984.^[10] From 1985 to 1988, then again in 1994, King was coach of Portland in the Western 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]