Career
Slater, a ruckman, came to Richmond from East Burwood. He played in the opening round of the 1993 American Federation of Labor-Congress season against Adelaide, then didn"t appear again until 1995, when he played in rounds 21 and 22 against Collingwood and Adelaide respectively. Slater, was delisted from Richmond at the end of 1995, moving to Box Hill Football Club in the Victorian Football Association for the beginning of the 1996 season.
Slater played four seasons at Box Hill, winning the Best & Fairest in his final season in 1999.