Matt King

Former Casino (NSW) junior, the brother of first graders Chris (P’matta) and Andrew King (four clubs, including Manly), has become something of a cult hero with Storm fans. Matt King’s unwieldy hairstyle, which earned him the nickname ‘Sideshow Bob’ after one of the popular Simpson characters, was often prominent in crossing the tryline in 2004. That year he represented Country Origin after just 11 games with Melbourne but rep honours came quickly the following year. King played in all three matches in NSW’s State of Origin win in 2005, crossing for a hat-trick of tries in the deciding match of the series in Brisbane, and was a try-scorer on debut for Australia in the shock 38-28 loss to NZ in Sydney at the end of the year. King appeared in all six Tests (v NZ, GB and France) at the end of the year. However, following NSW’s loss in the 2006 Origin series and Melbourne’s loss in the grand final, King surrendered his wing position after three appearances against NZ (the one-off Test in May and two Tri-Nations Tests) to accommodate the good from of Brisbane pair Justin Hodges and Brent Tate.

Career Statistics

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International
Test Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	2005-07	10	2	-				-	8	8	2	0	80.00%
Overall	2005-2007	10	2	0				0	8	8	2	0	80.00%
Representative
Australia - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
NSW Country	2004-05, 2012	3	-	-				-	-	1	2	0	33.33%
New South Wales	2005-07	9	6	-				-	24	4	5	0	44.44%
Overall	2004-2012	12	6	0				0	24	5	7	0	41.67%
Club Career
Australian League Matches - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Melbourne	NRL 2003	4	1	-				-	4	3	1	0	75.00%
Melbourne	NRL 2004	20	15	-				-	60	10	10	0	50.00%
Melbourne	NRL 2005	23	14	-				-	56	13	10	0	56.52%
Melbourne	NRL 2006	21	10	-				-	40	18	3	0	85.71%
Melbourne	NRL 2007	23	20	1	/	1	100.00%	-	82	20	3	0	86.96%
South Sydney	NRL 2012	20	3	-				-	12	13	7	0	65.00%
South Sydney	NRL 2013	?	-	-				-	-
Overall	2003-2012	111	63	1	/	1	100.00%	0	254	77	34	0	69.37%
Australian League Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Melbourne	2003-07	91	60	1	/	1	100.00%	-	242	64	27	0	70.33%
South Sydney	2012	20	3	-				-	12	13	7	0	65.00%
Overall	2003-2012	111	63	1	/	1	100.00%	0	254	77	34	0	69.37%
Australian Finals Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Melbourne	2003-07	12	9	-				-	36	8	4	0	66.67%
South Sydney	2012	1	-	-				-	-	0	1	0	0.00%
Overall	2003-2012	13	9	0				0	36	8	5	0	61.54%
English League Career - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Warrington	Super League XIII 2008	26	11	-				-	44	12	14	0	46.15%
Warrington	Challenge Cup 2008	2	-	-				-	-	1	1	0	50.00%
Warrington	Super League XIV 2009	21	9	-				-	36	10	11	0	47.62%
Warrington	Challenge Cup 2009	5	4	-				-	16	5	0	0	100.00%
Warrington	Super League XV 2010	26	19	-				-	76	18	8	0	69.23%
Warrington	Challenge Cup 2010	5	1	-				-	4	5	0	0	100.00%
Warrington	Super League XVI 2011	18	19	-				-	76	15	3	0	83.33%
Warrington	Challenge Cup 2011	3	3	-				-	12	2	1	0	66.67%
Overall	2008-2011	106	66	0				0	264	68	38	0	64.15%
English League Career - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Warrington	2008-11	106	66	-				-	264	68	38	0	64.15%
Overall	2008-2011	106	66	0				0	264	68	38	0	64.15%

Last modified: Sun, 12 May 2013 17:10:42 +1000 (Sydney time)