Jeremy Marshall-King
Personal information
Full nameJeremy Marshall-King
Born (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 28)
Whakatāne, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
Playing information
PositionHooker, Five-eighth, Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 Wests Tigers 1 0 0 0 0
2018–22 Canterbury Bulldogs 99 10 0 0 40
2023– Dolphins 17 3 0 0 12
Total 117 13 0 0 52
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021 Māori All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
2022– New Zealand 2 2 0 0 8
Source: [1]
As of 17 March 2024

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.

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

Marshall-King in 2016

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.

Further information: 2023 Dolphins season

Further information: List of Dolphins (NRL) players

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.
  17. ^ "'I don't want to take the gloss off... but': Kenty's warning for Dolphins after historic first-up win". foxsports.com.au. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.

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