For the English footballer, see Billy Slater (footballer).
Billy Slater
Slater playing for the Melbourne Storm in 2008
Personal information
Full name
William
Slater[1]
Born
(1983-06-18) 18 June 1983 (age 40) Nambour, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height
178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight
88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Position
Fullback
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
2003–18
Melbourne Storm
323
190
0
0
760
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
2004–18
Queensland
31
12
0
0
48
2008–17
Australia
30
27
0
0
108
Coaching information
Representative
Years
Team
Gms
W
D
L
W%
2022–
Queensland
6
4
0
2
67
Source: [2][3]
William Slater (born 18 June 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. Slater is the current coach of the Queensland Maroons, whom he coached to victories in the 2022 and 2023 State of Origin series.
An Australian international and one-time captain of the Queensland State of Origin team, he played his entire club career in the National Rugby League (NRL) for the Melbourne Storm, with whom he played in seven NRL Grand Finals. Slater also set the club's record for most ever tries and NRL record for most ever tries by a fullback.
Slater amassed 190 NRL tries for the Melbourne Storm, which is the second most in an Australian first-grade career, behind Ken Irvine. Slater also won two premierships, the Clive Churchill Medal twice and the Dally M Medal with the Storm. With the Kangaroos he was the 2008 World Cup's top try-scorer and player of the tournament and won the 2008 Golden Boot Award as the World player of the year. Slater was also the winner of the television game show Australia's Greatest Athlete in 2009 and 2010.
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