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'''Mark Slater''' (born 11 July 1951) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}</ref>
'''Mark Jonathan Slater''' (11 July 1951 – 3 August 2024) was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}</ref>


Aged just 17, Slater made his VFL debut in Collingwood's round 10 win over [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] at [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]] in the [[1969 VFL season|1969 season]].<ref name=AFLTables>{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/M/Mark_Slater.html| title=Mark Slater| publisher=AFL Tables}}</ref> His second and final appearance for Collingwood came in the opening round of the [[1970 VFL season]], against [[Western Bulldogs|Footscray]] at [[Western Oval]].<ref name=AFLTables/>
Aged just 17, Slater made his VFL debut in Collingwood's round 10 win over [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] at [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]] in the [[1969 VFL season|1969 season]].<ref name=AFLTables>{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/M/Mark_Slater.html| title=Mark Slater| publisher=AFL Tables}}</ref> His second and final appearance for Collingwood came in the opening round of the [[1970 VFL season]], against [[Western Bulldogs|Footscray]] at [[Western Oval]].<ref name=AFLTables/>

After leaving Collingwood, Slater joined [[Northern Bullants|Preston]] in the [[Victorian Football Association]] (VFA) for the [[1971 VFA season|1971 season]], playing at least 17 games and kicking 21 goals.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Amy |first1=Paul |title=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. |url=https://x.com/PaulAmy375/status/1822493676330963224 |website=Twitter |publisher=CODE Sports |access-date=11 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811085841/https://archive.md/82LBN |archive-date=11 August 2024 |date=11 August 2024}}</ref> He moved to {{VFL Cob}} in [[1974 VFA season|1974]], playing in the club's Division 2 premiership that year before leaving at the end of the [[1976 VFA season|1976 season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vale Mark Slater |url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/1628021/vale-mark-slater |publisher=Collingwood Football Club |access-date=16 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815133543/https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/1628021/vale-mark-slater |archive-date=15 August 2024 |date=14 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="vfa">{{cite web |title=Slater, Mark Jonathon |url=https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Slater,_Mark_Jonathon.php |publisher=The VFA Project |access-date=11 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216213942/http://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Slater,_Mark_Jonathon.php |archive-date=16 February 2024}}</ref>


Slater captain-coached [[Bundoora Football Club|Bundoora]] to the 1981 [[Northern Football League (Australia)|Diamond Valley Football League]] Division 2 premiership. He won the Division 2's [[best and fairest]] award that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.org.au/index.php?id=67| title=Division 2| publisher=Northern Football League}}</ref>
Slater captain-coached [[Bundoora Football Club|Bundoora]] to the 1981 [[Northern Football League (Australia)|Diamond Valley Football League]] Division 2 premiership. He won the Division 2's [[best and fairest]] award that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.org.au/index.php?id=67| title=Division 2| publisher=Northern Football League}}</ref>

Slater died on 3 August 2024, at the age of 73.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Slater |url=https://www.deathsandfunerals.com.au/notice/mark-slater/624839 |publisher=Deaths and Funeral Notices Australia |access-date=11 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811093908/https://www.deathsandfunerals.com.au/notice/mark-slater/624839 |archive-date=11 August 2024}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 11:55, 16 August 2024

Mark Slater
Personal information
Full name Mark Jonathan Slater[1]
Date of birth (1951-07-11)11 July 1951
Date of death 3 August 2024(2024-08-03) (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)
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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Slater, Mark Jonathon". The VFA Project. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. ^ a b "Mark Slater". AFL Tables.
  4. ^ Amy, Paul (11 August 2024). "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. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Vale Mark Slater". Collingwood Football Club. 14 August 2024. Archived from the original on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Division 2". Northern Football League.
  7. ^ "Mark Slater". Deaths and Funeral Notices Australia. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
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