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Key Facts

Full name
Arthur Slater

Known as
Syd Slater

Born
16 December 1914

Died
8 March 1994 (aged 79)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 132d
Last game: 30y 175d

Height and weight
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 75 kg

Senior clubs
Essendon; North Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Essendon: 9, 16
North Melbourne: 2, 23

Recruited from
Essendon (1940)

Syd Slater

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
EssendonV/AFL1935-193933140.4239%0.00—0.000
North MelbourneV/AFL1940-194539270.6933%———0
V/AFL1935-194572410.5736%0.00—0.000
Total1935-194572410.5736%0.00—0.000

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 4,244th player to appear, 3,305th most games played, 2,382nd most goals kickedEssendon: 485th player to appear, 445th most games played, 381st most goals kickedNorth Melbourne: 269th player to appear, 336th most games played, 213th most goals kicked

Syd Slater played his early football with Essendon as a forward before converting to defence. He was physically very strong and did not mind throwing his weight around. During his time with the Dons he alternated quite frequently between seniors and seconds, and he won a best and fairest award in the latter grade in 1938. After 33 VFL games and 14 goals with Essendon from 1935 to 1939 he moved to North Melbourne where he endured a similarly up and down existence, playing just 39 senior games in six seasons. After the war he rounded off his playing career with a stint at VFA side Brunswick.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.