Henry Slattery

Henry Slattery
Personal information
Full name Henry Slattery
Date of birth (1986-01-22) 22 January 1986
Original team(s) West Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft No. 46, 2004 National Draft, Essendon
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2005–2012 Essendon 96 (12)
2013–2014 Port Adelaide (SANFL) 21 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2014.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Henry Slattery is a professional football player in the Australian Football League, most recently playing for the Essendon Football Club.

Slattery was recruited by Essendon with selection 46 in the 2004 AFL Draft. He had previously played for West Adelaide in the SANFL. He made his debut in 2005 against St Kilda, kicking a goal.[1] His first three seasons were limited by hip and knee injuries before he cemented his place in the Essendon starting team, often as a small, lock-down defender or defensive midfielder.[2]

At the end of the 2012 AFL season, Slattery decided to leave Essendon in search of greater opportunities at AFL level, after playing in only 2 games for the year, nominating South Australia as his preferred destination.[3] He was not selected in the 2012 AFL Draft, but was recruited by the Port Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL.[4]

Slattery has a Bachelor of Agricultural Science degree from the University of Melbourne.[5]

Slattery, along with 33 other Essendon players, was found guilty of using a banned performance enhancing substance, thymosin beta-4, as part of Essendon's sports supplements program during the 2012 season. He and his team-mates were initially found not guilty in March 2015 by the AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal,[6] but a guilty verdict was returned in January 2016 after an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency. He was suspended for two years which, with backdating, ended in November 2016; as a result, he served approximately fourteen months of his suspension and missed the entire 2016 season, during which time he had intended to coach Nuriootpa Rovers Football Club in the Barossa Light & Gawler Football League.[7]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of 2012 season.[8][9]
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2005 Essendon 34 4 2 0 17 17 34 7 6 0.5 0.0 4.2 4.2 8.5 1.8 1.5
2006 Essendon 20 8 0 1 31 44 75 30 16 0.0 0.1 3.9 5.5 9.4 3.8 2.0
2007 Essendon 20 20 4 3 91 96 187 55 78 0.2 0.2 4.6 4.8 9.4 2.8 3.9
2008 Essendon 20 20 3 2 105 118 223 59 74 0.2 0.1 5.2 5.9 11.2 3.0 3.7
2009 Essendon 20 21 2 3 135 145 280 76 80 0.1 0.1 6.4 6.9 13.3 3.6 3.8
2010 Essendon 20 13 1 1 72 68 140 38 54 0.1 0.1 5.5 5.2 10.8 2.9 4.2
2011 Essendon 20 8 0 1 48 33 81 19 34 0.0 0.1 6.0 4.1 10.1 2.4 4.2
2012 Essendon 20 2 0 0 5 4 9 0 2 0.0 0.0 2.5 2.0 4.5 0.0 1.0
Career 96 12 11 504 525 1029 284 344 0.1 0.1 5.2 5.5 10.7 3.0 2.6
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles

References

  1. ↑ Bombers ignite to down Saints
  2. ↑ Slick Slattery's sizing them up
  3. ↑ Henry Slattery has played his last game at Essendon
  4. ↑ Schultz, Duane (7 February 2013). "Port Adelaide Magpies recruit Henry Slattery faces nervous wait as ASADA-AFL probe into former club Essendon". The Advertiser. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  5. ↑ Evans, Heath. "Education and Training Award nominees". AFL Players Association. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  6. ↑ Twomey, Callum (March 31, 2015). "Thirty-four present and former Bombers cleared of all drug charges". AFL.com.au. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  7. ↑ Travis King (12 January 2016). "Guilty: court bans the Essendon 34 for 2016". Australian Football League. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Henry Slattery statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Henry Slattery of the Essendon Bombers Career AFL Stats". Retrieved 8 October 2012.
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