Henry Slattery

Henry Slattery
Personal information
Full name	Henry Slattery
Date of birth	(1986-01-22) 22 January 1986 (age 37)
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)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2012.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Henry Slattery (born 22 January 1986) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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 in what was Matthew Lloyd's 200th AFL game. ^[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 South Australian National Football League (SANFL). ^[4]

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, ^[5] 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. ^[6]

Slattery completed a Bachelor of Agricultural Science from the University of Melbourne in late 2010, and also undertook a short course in Wine Appreciation and Making at Armadale Cellars in 2011. In recognition of his success in juggling football and study commitments, Slattery was awarded the AFL Players Association's Education and Training Excellence Award in 2011. ^[7]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of 2012 season. ^{[8] [9]}

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
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	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

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. Twomey, Callum (31 March 2015). "Thirty-four present and former Bombers cleared of all drug charges". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
6. Travis King (12 January 2016). "Guilty: court bans the Essendon 34 for 2016". Australian Football League. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
7. "Heppell and Slattery win AFLPA Awards". essendonfc.com.au. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
8. "Henry Slattery statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
9. "Henry Slattery of the Essendon Bombers Career AFL Stats" . Retrieved 8 October 2012.

External links

• Henry Slattery's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Henry Slattery at AustralianFootball.com