Laurie Slack | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Laurence Gordon Slack | ||
Date of birth | 17 March 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Bacchus Marsh, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 5 February 1991 | (aged 75)||
Original team(s) | East Geelong | ||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Wing | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1935–1940 | Geelong | 77 (11) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Laurence Gordon Slack (17 March 1915 – 5 February 1991)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Slack was a wingman, from East Geelong, who spent six seasons in the VFL.[2] He was a member of Geelong's 1937 premiership team and had 15 kicks and seven marks in the grand final.[3] Earlier in the season Slack missed four games through suspension for attempted striking, ending a four-year run where no Geelong player had fronted the tribunal.[4] He remained a regular member of the side until 1940, when he was picked just once.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Slack, Lawrence. "Genealogy". ancestry.com. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ "1937 VFL Grand Final: Geelong vs. Collingwood". Australian Football.
- ^ Launceston Examiner,"Gossip Of Clubs And Players", 30 July 1937, p. 10
- ^ "AFL Tables: Laurie Slack". afltables.com.
External links
[edit]- Laurie Slack's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Laurie Slack at AustralianFootball.com