Suns draftee Ben King eyeing possible Round 1 showdown with twin brother Max and St Kilda

SUNS swingman Ben King has already marked Sunday, March 24 in the diary as he prepares for a possible 2019 showdown with twin brother Max.

SUNS swingman Ben King has already marked Sunday, March 24 in the diary as he prepares for a possible 2019 showdown with twin brother Max.

Taken by Gold Coast with pick no.6 in last week’s AFL Draft, teenage giant King could find himself squaring off against his brother – St Kilda’s no.4 selection - if the planets align in Round 1 next year.

Perhaps fatefully, the Suns and Saints will do battle in their season opener at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium in what could be a first for the King siblings.

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While key forward Max’s 2018 campaign was cut short by a knee reconstruction in April, Sandringham teammate Ben split his time between both ends of the park as the Dragons fought to fill the void left by his brother.

King twins Ben and Max after being drafted by Gold Coast and St Kilda respectively. Picture: AAP Image/Daniel Pockett

“(We’ve never played) against each other, we’ve always been on the same team so it would be interesting lining up on him,” 18-year-old Ben, a towering 202cm, said.

“It is a little bit weird (to be at different clubs) but we’ve kind of thought about it for a long time in the lead-up to the draft so we both got our head around the fact there’s a high likelihood we’ll be split up. We’re just both happy for each other to be at AFL clubs and we’ll get to see each other in the breaks and stuff so we’ll be fine.

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“I’ll definitely be aiming for a run in the top side next year but there is still a lot of time so a lot of hard work, putting on some size and getting as fit as possible before then.

Ben King at Suns training. Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

“I’m really not sure (where I might play), I guess wherever they need me but I think the plan is to train forward and back and just swap in between those groups so we’ll see where Stuey (Dew, coach) wants to play me.”

Having only visited the Coast for football reasons prior to being drafted, King said he was still coming to terms with life on the Glitter Strip.

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“It’s really warm so that’s definitely something I’m going to have to adjust to but everyone at the club has been amazing to us boys.

“They’re all really nice, everyone’s really driven at training so I’m just really stoked to be here.”