Adam Slater Explained

Adam Slater
Fullname:Adam Slater
Birth Date:29 October 1973
Birth Place:Burwood, Victoria
Originalteam:East Burwood
Height:200 cm
Weight:101 kg
Position:Ruckman/Full Back/Full Forward
Statsend:2011
Years1:1993–1995
Club1:Richmond
Games Goals1:3 (1)
Years2:1992–1995
Club2:Richmond (Reserves)
Games Goals2:73 (50)
Years3:1996–1999
Club3:Box Hill
Games Goals3:65 (56)
Years4:2000–2006
Club4:East Burwood
Games Goals4:124 (?)
Years5:2007–2009
Club5:Knox
Games Goals5:36 (120)
Years6:2010–2011
Club6:Forest Hill
Games Goals6:27 (88)

Adam Slater (born 29 October 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Slater, a ruckman, went to Richmond in 1992 from East Burwood.[1] He played in the opening round of the 1993 AFL season against Adelaide, then didn't appear again until 1995, when he played in rounds 21 and 22 against Collingwood and Adelaide respectively.[2]

Slater, was delisted from Richmond at the end of 1995, moving to Box Hill Football Club in the Victorian Football Association for the beginning of the 1996 season. Slater played four seasons at Box Hill, winning the Best & Fairest in his final season in 1999.

In 2000, Slater moved back to his junior club East Burwood and was a member of their premiership team that year, when they defeated Vermont at Waverley Park in the grand final. He won the Best & Fairest at East Burwood four times (2000, 2001, 2002 & 2005) and was made a life member of the club in 2006. In 2005, Slater finished 3rd on the Trophy Town Goal Kickers list kicking 59 goals.

Slater was named at number 10 in the EFL top 10 players of the last 15 years (2000-2015).http://efl.org.au/efls-top-10-players/

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  2. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/A/Adam_Slater.html AFL Tables: Adam Slater