For his efforts, Slater received the Wally Lewis Medal for Player of the Series, despite having only participated in two of the three Origin games and Queensland's overall series loss. Although Nicole is an artist by trade, and Billy is a footballer, their shared passions and interests such as their love of horses have never failed to bring them together. He had a brother Charlie Mitchell born in about 1956. Billy's career with the Storm led him and his childhood sweetheart Nicole to make their home in Melbourne's inner . Slater continued his brilliant form throughout 2005, topping the try scoring charts with 20 tries in 21 matches for the Storm. Billy Slater was so concussed from Canberra forward Sia Soliola's high shot that he couldn't remember playing in State of Origin III, according to a Melbourne medical report. 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Mrs Slater said although it was expensive to feed a rising professional football star, her son's dedication to his sport made all their sacrifices worth it. They bonded over riding horses and show jumping, but were nothing more than friends for almost a decade. 1x Rugby League World Cup Player of the Tournament: 1x Rugby League World Cup Top Try Scorer: This page was last edited on 9 February 2023, at 23:39. After an hour and a half of waiting in the freezing cold for the perfect time, he finally asked her. So I did', Billy says he knew 'something was there' with Nicole when they reconnected in their early twenties. It was Slater's first and he played at fullback in what was Melbourne's first grand final loss after succumbing 158 to a Broncos team in Melbourne player Scott Hill farewell NRL match before moving to the ESL. [48] Slater notched up his 100th NRL career try in Melbourne's 4010 victory over the Brisbane Broncos in the preliminary final at Etihad Stadium, becoming only the second Melbourne player to do so after Matt Geyer. var md = new Date(document.lastModified) Home > Sports > List > Rugby League > Profiles > Slater. [86] After the Storms' Round 10 match against the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the 1612 win at AAMI Park and following game 2 of the 2015 State of Origin series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Slater was ruled out of Origin Game 3 (the decider) and for the rest of the 2015 NRL season due to him having surgery on his troublesome injured shoulder (he originally injured in April, in Round 5). It wasn't until almost a decade later when Billy made the first romantic move. An established ambassador for Adidas, in 2012 Slater appeared as part of a promotional campaign[71] for their F50 adizero III boots alongside Dale Thomas of Aussie Rules and European football (soccer) player David Villa. Slater scored a try and was judged best on ground, earning the Clive Churchill Medal. Billy was a wonderful, amazing Man, Father, Brother, & Friend who touched the lives of everyone around him. [37][38] In September 2008; Slater narrowly missed out on the Dally M Medal, Player of the Year, finishing 2 points behind the Sea Eagles Matt Orford. [186], Slater was set to play in the opening game of the Origin series at the MCG; however, he withdrew from the Game 1 squad due to a hamstring injury, in what would have been his last Origin match in Melbourne. [28] Slater was part of the Melbourne Storm 2007 NRL Grand Final winning team at Fullback, defeating the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 348, which was later stripped from them for cheating the salary cap. Producing yet another outstanding performance, Slater led Queensland to an 1812 victory at Suncorp Stadium, thus avoiding a potential 30 series whitewash by New South Wales. Slater finished the 2012 NRL season with him scoring 16 tries in 21 matches for the Storm, which made him the highest fullback try scorer in the NRL with 140 tries, going past previous holder Rhys Wesser with 129. Subscribe and never miss an episode of The Billy Slater Podcast. Slater returned for the second game in Sydney which saw the return of Andrew Johns, who spearheaded a New South Wales victory. Text size. [176][180][181], Slater started the season, sitting out of the Round 1 game (to the Bulldogs in Perth) due to injury. They have two children, Tyla and Jake. document.write(" CITE THIS PAGE: "+ author + ", "" + document.title + "." Topend Sports Website, "+ published + ", "+ url + ", Accessed " + md.getDate()+" " + months[md.getMonth()] + " " + md.getFullYear()); Slater is the son of Ron Slater and Judy Slater. [44] Slater was also the competition's top tryscorer with 7 tries. of Twitter Followers 174K No. Slater scored three tries in Australia's 4616 win over England in the final and also acrobatically tapped the ball back infield setting up a try for teammate, Cameron Smith. But, according to Billy, the first words out of her mouth were, "No, no", "What do you mean 'No'?!" (Instagram) Billy popped the question when Nicole was "heavily pregnant" with their first child, 12-year-old daughter Tyler. Associated With He was joined by Brett Morris on Australia's national rugby team in 2009. Subscribe https://bit.ly/2lvA. Longtime member of Australia's rugby team. "He's a lovely kid. Slater was born in Nambour, Queensland, Australia on 18 June 1983. "I'm very grateful to the gods or to the universe or whatever . [14] Slater played 22 matches and scored 14 tries for the Storm in the 2004 NRL season. Ex-stepfather of actress Amanda Plummer. Search for: billy slater farm mornington peninsula. Slater started the year scoring 9 tries in 5 games, including 2 tries per game in the opening 4 rounds of the season. A tribute to Billy Slater (born 18 June 1983). Days after playing in the 2008 NRL Grand Final 400 defeat the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles,[40] Slater was named the Melbourne club's Player of the Year. Since retiring from the NRL in 2018, Billy has held a leadership role in the AFL St Kilda team, as well as a commentary role with Nine. The next year she was in Los Angeles taking acting classes. [49], In the next week, the Grand Final was won by the Melbourne Storm over the Parramatta Eels 2316. The Best of Billy Slater 161,641 views Mar 16, 2015 1K Dislike Share Save 13-aside 12.2K subscribers An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative fullback, he has. Billy knew something was there instantly. Father and child spend much of the time fishing and tripping over the Great Barrier Reef. "I've got lots of memorabilia, and lots of videos for him, we're just so proud. When his brother and sister-in-law died, Billy became the guardian of their son Jamie and vented his anger on him. "Not too many get to the level he has. Slater is both a painter of large-scale equestrian portraits and a breeder of outstanding thoroughbreds. [183][184], Slater also captained the Melbourne Storm for the first time in his NRL Career and during Cameron Smith's suspension absence, against the Manly Sea Eagles in the 424 loss during Round 11. [87][88] Slater's incumbent fullback position was filled by Greg Inglis for Queensland for game 3 of the Origin Decider,[89][90] while Cameron Munster who had a stellar year for the Storm filled his Fullback position for the Storm. [73] Slater played all three games of the 2013 State of Origin series in which Queensland extended their record for consecutive series victories to eight. William Slater (born 18 June 1983), is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. Slater amassed 190 NRL tries for the Melbourne Storm, which is the second most in an Australian first-grade career, behind Ken Irvine. Playing his first game in his home state of Queensland in over 1000 days[127] and since round 4 of the 2015 season (which was against the Cowboys at 1300SMILES Stadium in Townsville) in the NRL Indigenous Round and the Round 10 double-header at Suncorp Stadium; Slater continued his consistent form by producing an outstanding performance scoring a try, setting-up 2 tries, making 8 tackles, 16 runs (174 metres), 2 line-breaks and a line-break assist; despite the Storm narrowly losing 3638 to the Titans. [26], Slater had a quiet start to the 2007 season. Nicole and I just try to raise them to be good people with good values, so far, so good.'. He began playing rugby league football for the Brothers club in Innisfail, Queensland. (Instagram), 'He said if I made him a bread and butter pudding he'd propose. [110][111], Slater was set to return to action[112] in the Storm's trial match clash against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at North Hobart Oval in Hobart, Tasmania. [137][138] He was then recalled to the Queensland squad[139][140][141][142] along with Johnathan Thurston for game 2,[143][144] which resulted incumbent Australian Test Fullback Darius Boyd shifting to Centre[145] and Justin O'Neill dropped from the team. [8] From Rounds 48, Slater played in the centre position before moving back to fullback in Round 10 against the Brisbane Broncos in the Storms 3616 loss at Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre. The 35-year-old rugby league star played 16 seasons at fullback for the Melbourne Storm, as well as State of Origin for Queensland and 30 Tests for Australia. [170][171] The following week, he equaled the record of Bob Fulton and Jarryd Hayne in becoming the Tournament's Top Try-Scorer in Rugby League World Cup history by producing another outstanding performance and scoring his 13th World Cup try (his 24th Test-Career Try) in Australia's 526 win over France in Canberra. "Once he puts his mind to something, he does it. After a stellar dbut season saw him crowned Dally M Rookie of the Year (although the awards that year were cancelled in protest). Billy Slater is a former Australian rugby player for the Melbourne Storm of the National Rugby League. [74] Slater was the Storm's highest tryscorer in the 2013 NRL season with 18 tries in 24 matches. With the Kangaroos he was the 2008 World Cup's top try-scorer and player of the tournament and won the 2008 Golden Boot Award as the World player of the year. When he gets a spare minute from rugby league, he likes to head down the coast for a surf. Make snippets of Billy talking to create audio highlights to share with your friends or embed in related blog posts. Although Melbourne teammate Greg Inglis bought them back within 2 points with a try, a penalty try, courtesy of a Joel Monaghan infringement, ruled out any possible comeback. They were married in Cairns in November 2009[197] and have two children, a daughter, Tyla Rose and a son, Jake. (Instagram), 'We became pen pals while he served in the Vietnam War', Billy and Nicole share two children: a 12-year-old daughter, Tyler, and a 10-year-old son, Jake. [151], Playing his first NRL final series appearance since 2014 (despite missing the 2015 and 2016 play-offs due to shoulder injuries) and during the first week of the NRL play-offs final series; Slater played a key part in his side's 1816 win over the Parramatta Eels at AAMI Park, scoring a try (his 180th NRL career try) in the 2nd half of the game which resulted him drawing level to former Manly Sea Eagles player Steve Menzies as the game's all-time second-equal highest top try-scorer. [61] In Round 24 against the St George Illawarra Dragons at AAMI Park, Slater played his 200th NRL career match in the Storms 86 win. but they feel like my family . Slater scored in the last 10 minutes of Game 1 in the Queensland's 1612 win in Brisbane,[60] and scored in the last 15 minutes of Game 3 in QLD's 3424 series winning match in Brisbane. , updated According to the now 38-year-old Billy, it was a "great time in [his] life" the duo were friends, bonding over riding horses and show jumping. Discover Billy Slater's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. [84] He returned to action in round 8, producing a strong 80-minutes man-of-the-match performance against the Parramatta Eels, scoring 2 tries and producing a try-saving tackle on Semi Radradra. He returned to the field in Round 2, playing his 300th NRL Career game in the 810 loss the West Tigers at AAMI Park. "We've got a premiership to win," he said. RELATED: 'We became pen pals while he served in the Vietnam War'. [21] Slater was suspended for 2 matches. 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