The boos for Billy Slater throughout the NRL grand final have been taken as a sign of respect by the retiring Melbourne fullback. Storm captain Cameron Smith did not hide his displeasure at ANZ Stadium fans who jeered Slater in his final game after Melbourne's 21-6 loss to Sydney Roosters, saying the 35-year-old deserved more respect. But the man himself took it as a compliment. "To be honest they probably do respect me, that's probably why they do it," he said.
"I am playing against their team. They probably see me as a threat. "That is what sport is about, you create a thick skin in this game. "I am not the only player who has been booed." Slater is considered the game's greatest fullback but he was clearly not the most popular after controversially escaping a shoulder-charge ban to draw the curtain on his 16-season career in the grand final.
Ya got bood because ya shouldn't of played ya had cry to save ya ass an get out of the suspension for ya shoulder charge that's why ya got bood ya fuckwit
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