King came into the St Kilda senior side after making his way up from the thirds but couldn't establish himself in the VFL.
A rover, he played briefly in Western Australia with Swan Districts before joining Oakleigh in the Victorian Football Association. He played his best football at Oakleigh, winning two Association best and fairest awards: the first division's J. J. Liston Trophy in 1975,[1] and then the second division's J. Field Trophy in 1977, when he polled a record 67 votes.[2] he also placed second by a single vote for the Liston Trophy in 1976,[3] and third in 1970.[4] He transferred to first division team Caulfield in 1978,[5] and placed third for the Liston Trophy again in 1980.[6]
Overall, King played 139 VFA games; 85 with Oakleigh and 54 with Caulfield.[7]
King's father Robert played for VFA club Brighton[7] while his son, Clinton King, was an AFL player at three separate clubs.
^"Former VFA champion Derek King dies at age 65". Moorabbin Kingston Leader. Victoria: Herald Sun. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
Derek King's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
Piesse, K. (2010) The Bears Uncensored, Cricketbooks.com.au: Melbourne. ISBN9780646528793
January 01, 1970
derek, king, australian, footballer, derek, king, september, 1948, april, 2014, australian, rules, footballer, played, kilda, victorian, football, league, during, late, 1960s, derek, kingpersonal, informationfull, namederek, john, edward, kingdate, birth, 1948. Derek King 7 September 1948 28 April 2014 was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League VFL during the late 1960s Derek KingPersonal informationFull nameDerek John Edward KingDate of birth 1948 09 07 7 September 1948Date of death28 April 2014 2014 04 28 aged 65 Height170 cm 5 ft 7 in Weight67 kg 148 lb Position s RoverPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1967 1969St Kilda11 5 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1969 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com King came into the St Kilda senior side after making his way up from the thirds but couldn t establish himself in the VFL A rover he played briefly in Western Australia with Swan Districts before joining Oakleigh in the Victorian Football Association He played his best football at Oakleigh winning two Association best and fairest awards the first division s J J Liston Trophy in 1975 1 and then the second division s J Field Trophy in 1977 when he polled a record 67 votes 2 he also placed second by a single vote for the Liston Trophy in 1976 3 and third in 1970 4 He transferred to first division team Caulfield in 1978 5 and placed third for the Liston Trophy again in 1980 6 Overall King played 139 VFA games 85 with Oakleigh and 54 with Caulfield 7 King s father Robert played for VFA club Brighton 7 while his son Clinton King was an AFL player at three separate clubs He died from cancer on 28 April 2014 aged 65 8 References edit Ken Piesse 28 August 1975 King Derek The Age Melbourne VIC p 28 Marc Fiddian 1 September 1977 Bill runs away with Liston The Age Melbourne VIC p 26 Marc Fiddian 26 August 1976 Hibbert wins Liston The Age Melbourne VIC p 32 Cook takes VFA award The Sun News Pictorial Melbourne VIC 27 August 1970 p 62 Marc Fiddian 19 May 1978 Wharton walks out on Dogs The Age Melbourne VIC p 22 Marc Fiddian 28 August 1980 Port s Allender wins Liston The Age Melbourne VIC pp 28 27 a b Piesse p 99 Former VFA champion Derek King dies at age 65 Moorabbin Kingston Leader Victoria Herald Sun 29 April 2014 Retrieved 30 April 2014 Derek King s playing statistics from AFL Tables Holmesby Russell and Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers 7th ed Melbourne Bas Publishing Piesse K 2010 The Bears Uncensored Cricketbooks com au Melbourne ISBN 9780646528793 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Derek King Australian footballer amp oldid 1153577744, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
