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Jeremy Marshall-King

Jeremy Marshall-King

NZ & Maori international rugby league footballer


Jeremy Marshall-King (born 2 December 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL) and New Zealand at international level.

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He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Wests Tigers in the NRL and represented the Māori All Stars.

Background

Marshall-King was born in Whakatāne, New Zealand. He is of Māori descent. He moved to Sydney, Australia at a young age played junior rugby league for All Saints Toongabbie, before being signed by the Wests Tigers.


Marshall-King is the younger brother of New Zealand international Benji Marshall.[2]

Playing career

Early career

In 2014 and 2015, Marshall-King played for the Wests Tigers' NYC team,[3] before graduating to their Intrust Super Premiership NSW team in 2016.[4]

Wests Tigers 2017

In round 26 of the 2017 NRL season, Marshall-King made his NRL debut for the Tigers against the New Zealand Warriors.[5][6] He spent the majority of 2017 playing for the Tigers in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW competition, making 19 appearances in a side that finished last on the table.[7][8] In November, he signed a two-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs starting in 2018.[9]

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2018-2022

In round 1 of the 2018 season, Marshall-King made his club debut for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs against the Melbourne Storm, coming off the bench at hooker in the Bulldogs' 18–36 loss at Perth Stadium.[10] In round 3, he earned the starting spot at five-eighth.[11]

Marshall-King played 23 games for Canterbury in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 12th on the table.[12][13] He made twenty appearances for Canterbury in the 2020 NRL season. The club finished in 15th place on the table, only avoiding the wooden spoon by for and against.[14] Marshall-King made a total of nine appearances for Canterbury in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished last and claimed their sixth wooden spoon.[15]

Dolphins 2023-present

Marshall-King (second from left) with other Dolphins in 2024

Marshall-King signed a two-year deal with the newly admitted Dolphins.[16] In round 1 of the 2023 NRL season, he made his club debut for the Dolphins as hooker in their inaugural game in the national competition, when they pulled off a major upset defeating the Sydney Roosters 28–18 at Suncorp Stadium.[17] In total, Marshall-King played fifteen games and scored two tries for the Dolphins in 2023.


References

  1. Dollin, Shawn; Ferguson, Andrew. "Jeremy Marshall-King - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. Jackson, Glenn (13 May 2013). "Benji's little brother could kick on to future greatness". Retrieved 3 September 2017 via The Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. "M – 18TH MAN". 18thman.com. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  4. Media, NRL Digital (1 March 2016). "TEAMS | Intrust Super Premiership Rd 1". nswrl.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. "Updated team lists: Wests Tigers v Warriors". NRL.com. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  6. Media, NRL Digital. "Late Changes: NRL Round 26 vs. Warriors". Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  7. "SEASON REVIEW - Wests Tigers". nswrl.com.au. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  8. "Official Intrust Super Premiership profile of Jeremy Marshall-King for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NSW Cup". New South Wales Rugby League. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  9. Safi, Adam (5 November 2017). "Bulldogs secure Jeremy Marshall-King". zerotackle.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  10. Dollin, Shawn; Ferguson, Andrew. "NRL 2018 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  11. Dollin, Shawn; Ferguson, Andrew. "NRL 2018 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  12. Lutton, Phil (5 September 2019). "Spoons of wood, high hopes and chances lost... the final round storylines". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  13. McDonald, Margie (1 September 2019). "The Dean Pay way: 'Unashamedly' old school". NRL.com. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  14. "Dogs confirm EIGHT-man clean-out in first glimpse of Barrett era". foxsports.com.au. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  15. Mole, The (30 September 2021). "Canterbury Bulldogs set to sign Rabbitohs star Braidon Burns, Storm prop Max King for 2022 NRL season". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  16. O'Loughlin, Liam (2 June 2022). "Dolphins land first key spine signing as Jeremy Marshall-King inks two-year deal". sportingnews.com. Retrieved 10 June 2023.



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