Kevin Kingston
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| Kingston in 2008 | ||||||
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| Full name | Kevin Kingston | |||||
| Born | May 17, 1983  Babinda, Australia |
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| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | |||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2005–2008 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2009 | Parramatta Eels | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2010– | Penrith Panthers | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Total | 128 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 | |
| Source: NRL Stats | ||||||
Kevin Kingston (born 17 May 1983) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. He has previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Parramatta Eels. Kingston primarily plays at hooker.
He played in the Eels 2009 NRL Grand Final loss to Melbourne Storm. The Storm have since been stripped of the premiership as a result of salary cap breaches.
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[edit] Biography
Kevin is married to Melissa MacKinnon and they now have had a son Billy together and a little girl Keelee (sp?)
[edit] Early career
Kevin Kingston played junior football for the Nerang Roosters and also previously played for the Newtown Jets.[citation needed]
[edit] 2005
Kingston made his first grade debut for Cronulla v Newcastle Knights at Toyota Park, 2005.
[edit] 2006–2008
From 2006 through 2008, Kingston was a regular part of the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks side at hooker or off the bench. This is where he mastered his trademark 'bumming tackle' usually tackling from behind.[citation needed]
[edit] 2009
Kingston was signed by the Parramatta Eels for the 2009 season. As of Round 11 he has become a regular part of the Eels squad coming off the bench to replace Matt Keating. Kingston was a major contributor in the Eels late-season streak that saw them make it to the grand final. Kingston will not be resigned by the Eels in 2010 due to salary cap restrictions. Kingston signed with the Penrith Panthers on October 20, 2009 on a one year contract.[1]
[edit] 2010
In 2010 Kingston made 24 appearances for the club scoring 6 times. He was an important part of the Panthers finishing second. He extended his stay with the club signing until 2013 along with Travis Burns. [2].
[edit] 2011
Kingston is still Penrith's first choice Hooker. In round 4 though, Kingston was selected to play Half-Back by coach Matthew Elliot while Luke Walsh was out with a shoulder injury. Kingston returned to Hooker in the Round 5 Heritage Round thrashing over the Canberra Raiders 36-10.
[edit] Career statistics
- First Grade Record: 105 appearances scoring 12 tries
[edit] References
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,26127539-23214,00.html
[edit] External links
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