New Melbourne coach Steven King told the Demons that he was the coach they were “screaming out for” during their hunt for Simon Goodwin’s replacement, and said he’d take pride in helping Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver return to the top of their game.

The experienced former assistant, who worked at St Kilda, Western Bulldogs, Gold Coast and Geelong (where he will continue until the Cats’ season ends), convinced Melbourne he could revive a club that once appeared on the cusp of a dynasty.

King, who played 240 games as a ruckman, beat a shortlisted field of five candidates, including ex-Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley, James Kelly, Brendon Lade and Daniel Giansiracusa, after missing out on West Coast’s job 12 months ago.

Goodwin led the Dees to a drought-busting AFL flag in 2021, w

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