Laurie Slack

Laurie Slack (17 March 1915 – 5 February 1991)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Laurie Slack
Personal information
Full name Laurie Slack
Date of birth 17 March 1915
Date of death 5 February 1991(1991-02-05) (aged 75)
Original team(s) East Geelong
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Position(s) Wing
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1935–1940 Geelong 77 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Slack was a wingman, from East Geelong, who spent six seasons in the VFL.[2] He was a member of Geelong's 1937 premiership team and had 15 kicks and seven marks in the grand final.[3] Earlier in the season Slack missed four games through suspension for attempted striking, ending a four-year run where no Geelong player had fronted the tribunal.[4] He remained a regular member of the side until 1940, when he was picked just once.[5]

References
  1. Slack, Lawrence. "Genealogy". ancestry.com. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. "1937 VFL Grand Final: Geelong vs. Collingwood". Australian Football.
  4. Launceston Examiner,"Gossip Of Clubs And Players", 30 July 1937, p. 10
  5. "AFL Tables: Laurie Slack". afltables.com.


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