Ken Slattery is an Australian former rugby league player and coach.[1]
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A lock, Slattery was a product of rugby league in Canowindra, signed by the Parramatta Eels via Captain's Flat.[2]
Slattery competed with Parramatta from 1953 to 1957, ascending straight to the captaincy his first season. He was tried on the wing during Parramatta's 1954 campaign and scored a hat-trick of tries against Manly. In 1957, Slattery also served as Parramatta coach. He earned NSW and NSW Country representative honours during his career.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Conference On Failure". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 April 1954. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Football Flashes". Lachlander And Condobolin And Western Districts Recorder. 14 March 1952. p. 2 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "New Faces In Country Firsts". The Rugby League News. No. 32. 12 May 1951 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- Ken Slattery at Rugby League Project