Following the awarding of the Dally M Medal, there was commentary about Slater's progress. He had a great height of 5 ft and 9 inches or 176 cm and a weight of 14st 0lb or 89kgs which was perfect for the sport. but they feel like my family . Slater scored a try in Melbourne's 144 premiership victory over Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, where Slater was bitten in the ear by James Graham during a scuffle. Billy was the youngest of two sons. Billy's family includes his father, Ron Slater; a former footy player and coach and mother named Judy Slater. [118][119] The following week, he started at Fullback in the Storm's 2214 win over the West Tigers playing 80 minutes at Leichhardt Oval, which was his first full-game and away game. Browse for Billy Slater interviews, guest appearances, and call-ins. [174][175] He then played in Australia's semi-final game against Fiji, scoring 2 tries (which resulted him breaking the all-time World Cup Try-Scoring Record; scoring his 16th World Cup try, as well as his 27th Test try) in the 526 win at Suncorp Stadium, guiding the Australians to the World Cup Grand Final. He's got breeding horses and his house is almost built so [his wife] Nicole and the kids have been having fun with that," his mother Judy Slater added. var months = new Array ("January","February","March","April","May","June","July", Funerals & Memorials. It wasn't until almost a decade later when Billy made the first romantic move. [176][177][178][179] Playing Fullback in the World Cup Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium, Slater featured in Australia's 60 win over England, playing an important role and producing another fine performance in the green-and-gold jersey. [153][154][155][156][157], On 27 September leading into the Grand Final; Slater was awarded the Fullback of the Year Award at the NRL Dally M Awards Event. About midway through the second half of the World Cup final Slater, who had set up Australia's first two tries, made a grave misjudgement, Slater threw a wild pass back in field after attempting to go the short side from a kick return and it was snapped up by Benji Marshall for a gift four-pointer. I suppose it always has and always will," Billy tells 9Honey. [113][114] However, coach Craig Bellamy opted to rest him for the opening 2 rounds of the 2017 season[115] and Slater had to wait until round 3 to returning to action. [56] Slater played in 22 matches and scored 10 tries in the Storms drama filled 2010 NRL season. RELATED: 'We became pen pals while he served in the Vietnam War'. On Popular Bio, He is one of the successful Rugby Player. [17] Slater was dumped from the Queensland side for the deciding third game in Brisbane which led to outrage from some Maroons fans. Billy Slater was surprised to be offered the Maroons role "When this position got put in front of me, I sort of didn't really know how to react. Well not every sport, as there is a list of unusual sports, extinct sports and newly created sports. Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 37 years old? Trusted information source for millions of people worldwide. "When you love someone, it feels right. [53], For the 2010 Anzac Test, Slater was selected to play for Australia at fullback in their 128 victory against New Zealand at AAMI Park. 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 for the Melbourne Storm, with whom he played in seven NRL Grand Finals. [185], Slater announced his intentions to retire from representative football after the 2018 State of Origin series and was yet to make a decision on playing only at the club level in 2019. "It was cool watching him as a little kid playing footy. 'Moving away from the kids' close-knit group of friends was a challenge,' he confessed. 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