Ken Slattery | |
Position: | Lock |
Club1: | Parramatta Eels |
Year1start: | 1953 |
Year1end: | 57 |
Appearances1: | 57 |
Tries1: | 13 |
Points1: | 39 |
Coachteam1: | Parramatta Eels |
Coachyear1start: | 1957 |
Coachgames1: | 18 |
Coachwins1: | 2 |
Coachdraws1: | 0 |
Coachlosses1: | 16 |
Ken Slattery is an Australian former rugby league player and coach.[1]
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]