[2] The twins worked their way through the junior ranks before both being selected to represent the Sandringham Dragons in the TAC Cup while also attending Haileybury.

[4] Ben's draft stocks rose in his final year of junior football when his twin brother's ACL injury[5] allowed him to play as the key forward for the Victoria Metro team at the U18 National Championships.

[6] His junior football came to an end in mid-September 2018 when Sandringham fell to Dandenong in the TAC Cup preliminary final.

In round 19 of the 2019 season, he earned a nomination for the 2019 AFL Rising Star after a four goal performance while playing on highly experienced Essendon defender Cale Hooker.

[10] King rejected offers to return to Victoria in October 2019 by signing a two-year extension with the Suns.