Billy Slater Joins St Kilda In Off-Field Role

"He will add great value."


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Retired Melbourne Storm rugby league great Billy Slater is switching codes and joining St Kilda AFL club to work in a leadership development role.

The Storm superstar, who retired after their NRL grand final loss earlier this month, will link with the Saints in a newly-created position.

Former Collingwood AFL skipper Nick Maxwell performs a similar role at the Storm.

Regarded as one of the NRL's greatest players and one of the key leaders of Storm's revered culture, Slater will work closely with all AFL players, coaches and high-performance staff at the Saints.

The part-time position will see the 35-year-old play a mentoring role with the club's leaders, while also sharing his experiences in relation to professionalism, training standards and match-day performance across the whole playing group.

St Kilda general manager of football Simon Lethlean said Slater's appointment was a major coup for the club.

"Billy's sporting resume is second to none, and he will add great value to our club," Lethlean said.

"He's been an impressive leader in his own right, but he's also been a key member of a culture that is highly respected across all sports.

"Over the course of the season, we identified that there was an opportunity to strengthen our leadership and development programs, and we think Billy can play an important role in that.

"He will work closely with our current leaders as well as our emerging leaders to help them develop their leadership capacity and optimise their professionalism and performance."

Slater is expected to the begin the part-time role early in the pre-season.

- AAP

Triple M Newsroom

10 October 2018

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