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