Gold Coast will stick with Ben King and are assured the important thing ahead can rediscover his deadly greatest following a goal-less month.
The 23-year-old has been a shadow of himself over the past 4 video games and was even subbed out in opposition to Port Adelaide three weeks in the past – former Suns coach Stuart Dew’s final match earlier than he was sacked.
King missed all the 2022 season after rupturing his ACL, however returned in excellent type with 33 targets from his first 14 video games this 12 months.
But he’s now within the worst hunch of his 71-game profession, having twice beforehand gone three-straight video games with out kicking a objective – in 2019 and 2021.
Interim Suns coach Steven King believes it’s only a matter of time earlier than the prized goal-kicker awakes from his slumber.
“You’re not going to just keep projecting forward all the time, you’re going to come up against some really good players. That’s part of Benny’s growth,” Steven King instructed reporters on Wednesday.
“He’s had some challenges already and faced some adversity which he’s overcome, and this is just another little bump in the road which is going to make him stronger and more resilient.
“He’ll get his approach via this and are available out the opposite aspect.
“We’ll back him in. We’ll give him some freedom to get up the ground and move up the ground and use his athleticism.
“I believe that is one thing he is obtained a bonus over most different individuals of his top and dimension.”
Gold Coast sit 14th on the ladder but remain a chance to play finals as they only sit a game-and-a-half outside of the top eight.
But the Suns host the Brisbane Lions on Saturday at Heritage Bank Stadium, having misplaced the misplaced the final 9 QClashes in opposition to their south-east Queensland rivals.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
