{"id":128266,"date":"2025-09-08T17:48:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T17:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/128266\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T17:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T17:48:11","slug":"canterbury-bulldogs-player-max-king-moves-out-of-home-after-mould-infestation-illness-ahead-of-nrl-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/128266\/","title":{"rendered":"Canterbury Bulldogs player Max King moves out of home after mould infestation illness ahead of NRL finals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Max King has had good reason for feeling below his best over the past six weeks and it is not just Canterbury’s worrying late-season form that has left the front-rower under the weather.<\/p>\n

King has been living with a mould infestation at home that he is glad to have finally eradicated in the lead-up to Friday’s qualification final at Melbourne.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old said he felt as if he had been hit with a six-week bout of flu, with the mould infestation also impacting his wife, Christy, who is six months pregnant with their second child, and son, Hercules.<\/p>\n

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As if preparing for the challenge of a wounded Melbourne was not enough, King has spent the lead-up to this weekend’s finals clash packing up his life and moving into a new place.<\/p>\n

“It was going on for six or seven weeks. I was sick, my missus was sick and my son’s been sick,” King told AAP. “It was relentless and it wasn’t getting any better.<\/p>\n

“Someone suggested mould and when I read into it, I knew that’s what it was.<\/p>\n

“My symptoms were flu-like, coughing, sweats, going hot and cold, just feeling crook.<\/p>\n

“We had a bit of mould in the tiles and with all this rain we’ve had in Sydney, we’d also had a bit of leakage in the roof.<\/p>\n

“We moved out and the next morning, we felt better. We had removalists the other day and it’s a busy time, so the club has been great at helping us out.”<\/p>\n

With his home life on the up, King’s attention now turns to the Bulldogs’ form.<\/p>\n

Canterbury began 2025 as red-hot favourites to claim the minor premiership but have limped into the finals in third spot and with just two wins from their past six outings.<\/p>\n

They are expected to be undermanned against the Storm, with Bronson Xerri (concussion) sidelined and concerns over the fitness of starting wing duo Marcelo Montoya and Jacob Kiraz.<\/p>\n

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Montoya was spotted on crutches at Belmore on Monday, while Kiraz was still in a moon boot.<\/p>\n

The Bulldogs can take solace from their most recent outing against Melbourne, when, if not for the errant goal kicking of Stephen Crichton, Canterbury could well have won.<\/p>\n

“I thought that Melbourne played well and for us, we probably missed a few opportunities out there,” King said.<\/p>\n

“We probably need to take more advantage of opportunities and the Storm give you nothing. They’re a hard team to score against.<\/p>\n

“When you get a chance in a game against them, you really have to ice it.”<\/p>\n

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