Arthur G Slattery - South Sydney Player Report

Lock

FG Player - 314

Slattery playeyed in the 1942 Third Grade premiership decider for South Sydney. He made a cameo in the 1943 and 1945 Reserve Grade premiership winning South Sydney squads.

Slattery is a South Junior who was a member of the 1938 U21 Preseidents Cup South Sydney representative team. In 1939 Slattery was graded and made his senior grade club and premiership debut in the 1939 Round 6 Third Grade clash against Balmain at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Two years later he stepped up into reserve grade in the 1941 Round 1 Reserve Grade clash against Eastern Suburbs at the Sports Ground. At the end of 1942 he made his first grade club debut in the 1942 end of season Tour clash against the Illawarra League in Wollongong. Finally he made his first grade premiership debut for South Sydney in the 1943 Round 5 clash against Western Suburbs at the Sports Ground.

Slattery is a light weight lock.

Slattery played 8 seasons with South Sydney between 1939 and 1946. He played 28 first grade club games for South Sydney, which included 21 first grade premiership games and 3 first grade cup games. Overall he played 97 senior grade career club games for South Sydney, which included 90 senior grade career premierships.

Slattery played his final first grade premiership game for South Sydney in the 1945 Round 14 clash against Balmain at the Sports Ground. He played his final first grade club game for South Sydney in the 1945 end of season tour clash against NSW North Coast in Grafton. He played his final senior grade club and premiership game for South Sydney in the 1946 Round 4 clash against Balmain at the Sports Ground.

Player Relatives
Grandson     - Slattery, Troy

Representative Qualification
NSW City

Date of Birth
Redfern - 12th April 1920 (Died - 1981)

Previous Clubs
none

Playing Career at South Sydney (1939-46)

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1942 Sep 20 Tour3 Woll v Illawarra       (22y 151d)
1943 May 22 Rd05  SSG  v Western Suburbs (23y  40d - Premiership)

First Grade
                           Premiership :                        City Cup :              State Championship :                            Tour
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1942     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   1   1   -   1   -      -    3
1943     2   2   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   2   2   -   1   -      -    3 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1944     6   6   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   -   1      -    2
1945    13  13   -   4   -      -   12 :                                 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   2   2   -   2   -      -    6
1946     -   -   -   -   -      -    -
 
TOTAL   21  21   -   4   -      -   12 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   3   3   -   1   -      -    3 :   4   4   -   3   1      -   11

SS Cup   3   3   -   1   -      -    3
SS FG   28  28   -   6   1      -   20 

South Sydney Senior Grade Debut
1939 May 20 Rd06  SCG  v Balmain         (Third Grade)
1941 Apr 19 Rd01  SSG  v Eastern Suburbs (Reserve Grade)

Lower Grades                                                             : Juniors
                         Reserve Grade :                     Third Grade :            (U21) Presidents Cup
Year     M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1938     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
1939     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   8   8   -   -   -      -    -
1940     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :  12  12   -   4   -      -   12
1941     1   1   -   -   -      -    - :  13  13   -   4   -      -   12
1942     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :  12  12   -   5   -      -   15
1943     1   1   -   1   -      -    3 :  10  10   -   6   -      -   18
1944     9   9   -   4   -      -   12 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1945     1   1   -   2   -      -    6 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1946     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   2   2   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL   12  12   -   7    -     -   21 :  57  57   -  19   -      -   57 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - 

South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
                           Premiership :                             Cup :                     All Matches
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
CAREER  90  90   -  30   -      -   90 :   3   3   -   1   -      -    3 :  97  97   -  34   1      -  104

Short Form
                    Short-Game Matches
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1943     -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1946     -   -   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL    -   -   -   -   -      -    -

SS SF    -   -   -   -   -      -    -

Captaincy Record at South Sydney


      Lower Grades
Year       RG(  W- D-L      %) :   3G(  W- D-L      %)
1942                           :    5(  4- 0-1    80%)

TOTAL                          :    5(  4- 0-1    80%)

SS CAREER   5(  4- 0-1    80%)

Suspension Record at South Sydney

Year       Grade v           Wk CHARGE
never

Representative Honours at South Sydney

Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match         T  G/A  FG
none

After Leaving South Sydney

After leaving South Sydney Slattery became one of Parramatta's inaugural players.

Subsequent Clubs                           First Grade
                                       M  T   G FG  Pt
Parramatta                 (1947-49)  34  2   1  -   8    

First Class Playing Career (1942-49)

                              M   T   G  FG  Pts
Total FG Premiership         55   6   1   -   20
Total FG Cup                  3   1   -   -    3
Total FG Club Tour            4   3   1   -   11

Total Internationals          -   -   -   -    -
Total State                   -   -   -   -    -
Total Other Representative    -   -   -   -    -

TOTAL FIRST CLASS            62  10   2   -   34

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