Mark Slater (Australian footballer)
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| Mark Slater | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mark Jonathan Slater[1] | ||
| Born | 11 July 1951 | ||
| Died | 3 August 2024 (aged 73) | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1969–1970 | Collingwood | 2 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Mark Jonathan Slater (11 July 1951 – 3 August 2024) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Aged just 17, Slater made his VFL debut in Collingwood's round 10 win over Geelong at Victoria Park in the 1969 season.[3] His second and final appearance for Collingwood came in the opening round of the 1970 VFL season, against Footscray at Western Oval.[3]
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.[4] He moved to Coburg in 1974, playing in the club's Division 2 premiership that year before leaving at the end of the 1976 season.[5][1]
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]
