I didn't want to make the decision any earlier, I wanted to sit on it for a while to make the right decision. Billy Slater has announced he will retire from representative football after this years State of Origin series. Rugby Australia braced for complex contract talks with... Israel Folau prepares for first match since his anti-gay... 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It’s still a fair while away from game one next week and we’ve got training this afternoon.”. Billy Slater with his children Jake and Tyla during his 300th NRL match. The highlight of the game was Michael Robertson’s (L) hat trick tries that made him the first player to score three tries since Steve Renouf in 1997. "This time last year I was nearly in tears because we didn't have him in the team and now he gets to go out on his terms.". He has been a phenomenon for Queensland.". Panthers into NRL Grand Final with 17 wins in a row, Meninga joins Bennett in Qld Origin boost, Souths' high error rate not proving costly, Code-hopper Caslick suffers fractured spine, Storm blow Raiders away, advance to Grand Final, Storm's Smith plays down Suncorp farewell. When asked what his legacy would be, Queensland coach Kevin Maroons stepped in to enunciate what it exactly was. BILLY SLATER ANNOUNCES NRL RETIREMENT By Will Evans on August 8, 2018 • ( 0). Published: 22:27 EDT, 28 May 2018 | Updated: 00:51 EDT, 29 May 2018. The winning goal was scored by Johnathan Thurston (R), who was awarded the Clive Churchill medal. In first NRL final that ended in a draw, North Queensland claimed victory over Brisbane 17-16 in golden point extra time. By 2003, he was making his debut in a stunning arrival for the Storm, scoring a try on the wing as the Melbourne side came from 22-0 down against Cronulla to prevail 36-32. "Two years ago I nearly had to finish due to a shoulder injury and that would have really sunk me," Slater said. I said to the boys this morning, it would have really sunk me. Posted Wed Wednesday 8 Aug August 2018 at 3:09am Wed Wednesday 8 … Parramatta Eels were trailing 24-0 at high time and did everything to fight back but fell short. Knights won the final 30-24. In the opening moments of the game, Sattler suffered a double fracture of his jaw after being punched by Manly’s John Bucknall. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. ", "This game has given me everything, I am forever in debt to it. In Round 1 of the 2003 NRL season, Slater made his first grade NRL debut for the Melbourne Storm against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Remondis Stadium. Both the teams were tied at 16-all and in the final moment of the game Johns ran down a narrow blind side and slipped a pass to winger Darren Albert who successfully scored, giving the Knights a 22-16 win over Manly. … Maroons coach Kevin Walters admitted he was “a little bit shocked” by Slater’s decision but conceded “he can’t keep playing forever”. "I wasn't ready to finish then and now my body is still allowing me to play at this standard ... but I would hate to get halfway through a year and lose that and want to put my body on the line 100 per cent. "For 16 year he's been in Melbourne. Billy the Kid captured league fans' hearts. Slater thanked his parents, coaches, the Melbourne Storm, teammates and family in an emotional address. Your support, guidance and care has been instrumental. But now he might have to tackle him. The 35-year-old said while he felt he physically could have played on he was certain he was making the right decision. Injuries would foreshadow the closing of his career, when Slater was rubbed out midway through the rest of the 2015 season with a shoulder injury that would bedevil him for the next few years. © AAP: Hamish Blair A member of the Storm's "Big Three" — including Cameron Smith and Cooper Cronk — Slater scooped up two NRL premierships, a Dally M Medal and two Clive Churchill Medals during his Melbourne tenure. Melbourne legend Billy Slater is leaving rugby league on his own terms - as the game's best fullback. However, Inglis was determined that the Slater announcement wouldn’t deviate the Maroons from their preparation for next Wednesday’s series opener. 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