Will Slade (born 24 October 1983) is a former

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er who played for the

Geelong Football Club The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition, and are the 2022 ...

in the

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(AFL).

Early career

In round 19, 2002, Slade debuted for the Geelong Football Club. He played four senior games in his first year. Slade managed only 11 games between 2002 and 2005 due to chronic

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. Slade was delisted and redrafted in after the 2005 season. He played the first seven games of the 2006 season and had a big impact in the 2006 pre-season final. Slade was delisted again at the end of the 2006 season, and despite training with Hawthorn prior to the pre-season draft,Blues' boys in training
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* 1983 births Geelong Football Club players Living people People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne Oakleigh Chargers players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) {{AFL-bio-1980s-stub