Mark Slater (Australian footballer) explained
| Mark Slater |
| Fullname: | Mark Jonathan Slater |
| Birth Date: | 1951 7, df=y |
| Height: | 180 cm |
| Weight: | 71 kg |
| Statsend: | 1970 |
| Years1: | 1969–1970 |
| Club1: | Collingwood |
| Games Goals1: | 2 (0) |
Mark Jonathan Slater (11 July 1951 – 3 August 2024) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Aged just 17, Slater made his VFL debut in Collingwood's round 10 win over Geelong at Victoria Park in the 1969 season.[2] His second and final appearance for Collingwood came in the opening round of the 1970 VFL season, against Footscray at Western Oval.[2]
After leaving Collingwood, Slater joined Preston in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) for the 1971 season, playing at least 17 games and kicking 21 goals.[3] He moved to in 1974, playing in the club's Division 2 premiership that year before leaving at the end of the 1976 season.[4] [5]
Slater captain-coached Bundoora to the 1981 Diamond Valley Football League Division 2 premiership. He won the Division 2's best and fairest award that year.[6]
Slater died on 3 August 2024, at the age of 73.[7]
Notes and References
- Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
- Web site: Mark Slater. AFL Tables.
- Web site: Amy . Paul . The Bullants are wearing black armbands today after the death of former player Mark Slater, who also played league football with Collingwood and was prominent with Bundoora at local level. . Twitter . CODE Sports . 11 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811085841/https://archive.md/82LBN . 11 August 2024 . 11 August 2024.
- Web site: Vale Mark Slater . Collingwood Football Club . 16 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240815133543/https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/1628021/vale-mark-slater . 15 August 2024 . 14 August 2024.
- Web site: Slater, Mark Jonathon . The VFA Project . 11 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240216213942/http://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Slater,_Mark_Jonathon.php . 16 February 2024.
- Web site: Division 2. Northern Football League.
- Web site: Mark Slater . Deaths and Funeral Notices Australia . 11 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811093908/https://www.deathsandfunerals.com.au/notice/mark-slater/624839 . 11 August 2024.
