Wayne Slattery Explained

Wayne Slattery
Birth Date:1960 10, df=yes
Originalteam:South Adelaide (SANFL)
Debutdate:27 March 1982
Debutteam:St Kilda
Debutopponent:Hawthorn
Debutstadium:Moorabbin Oval
Height:173 cm
Weight:73 kg
Statsend:1982
Years1:1977-81 & 1983-86
Club1:South Adelaide
Games Goals1:170 (230)
Years2:1982
Club2:St Kilda
Games Goals2:11 (12)
Years3:1987-88
Club3:North Adelaide
Games Goals3:19 (19)
Games Goalstotal:200 (261)

Wayne Slattery is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for South Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Slattery debuted with South Adelaide in 1977 as a sixteen-year-old[1] and played in the 1979 SANFL Grand Final, which South Adelaide lost to Port Adelaide Football Club. VFL club St Kilda recruited him for the 1982 season but injuries restricted Slattery to 11 games.

Slattery returned to South Adelaide in 1983, and left at the end of 1986, having played a total of 170 SANFL games for the club.[1]

He transferred to the North Adelaide Football Club in 1987 and was a member of their premiership team that year. He retired after the 1988 pre-season cup, having played 19 games for the club.[2]

Slattery's son Tyson Slattery played for Australian Football League (AFL) club Essendon.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Panthers Past. www.safc.com.au. South Adelaide Football Club. 17 August 2018. 8 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Past Players. www.nafc.com.au. North Adelaide Football Club. 8 August 2020.