Stuart balanced his football with his other sport cricket. He represented Victoria at both sports and was a member of the Victorian Cricket team, which scored a world record 1107 against NSW at the MCG in 1926/27. He made only 7 in that great total but was a regular middle order batsman in that great team.
Unfortunately Stuart became involved in one of the many internal disputes at the StKilda Football club and as a result left the club at the end of 1933. Too often the Saints have been torn apart by internal wrangling. This particular dispute was simply known as the StKilda internal dispute of 1933. It claimed several players and committee.
On 30 March 1942 shortly before his 36th birthday Stuart King enlisted in the RAAF. He was killed in a flying battle over New Guinea on 28 Feb 1943. He had not turned 37. There ended the life of one of Victoria’s best all round sportsman of the era. He left a wife of several years Kathleen. They had two children.
Stuart King played in 1933 a famous year for the Saints. In Round 5 in a game against North Melbourne the Saints took a fearful battering. Only 16 men could take the field after half time and the side finished the game with only 15 men.
The Saints hung on to win by 14 points. After the game officials struck a badge for each player. This badge is the origin of the crest all players now wear proudly on their jumpers. Stuart King played that game and in a frantic last quarter he was running out of defence bouncing the ball only to look up to find not one St Kilda player in the forward line. He held the ball up and was able to lead his men to a famous victory.
