Watch Tyson Slattery in action

Date of birth: 3/12/90
Height: 189cm
Weight: 81kg
Club: West Adelaide/Edwardstown

Bio: Slattery is a running defender who is good in one-on-one situations, in the air and on the ground. He represented South Australia at under-18 level in 2007 and 2008.

Jason McCartney says: We have a camp with the AIS/AFL Academy each December for guys who were close to getting a scholarship but didn't quite make it, and Tyson came to that. He struck me as a really impressive, good quality kid. He played off half-back and the wing during the championships and he carried the ball really well. He wins his own footy, but what really stands out his ability to run and carry and break the lines.

Stats:

Draft Camp highlights:
4th 3km time trial 10min 42sec
=5th shuttle run/beep test 14.3

In his own words

Strengths?
Shutting down the man, making the right decisions – whether to punch or mark, being in front.

Weaknesses?
My carnival hasn’t been the best, I expect better from myself. [I’ve been] learning off the other talented players. You’re playing against the best in the states and just learning the positions – where you should run to, when you should go, when you should stay. I’ll go back to my club and I reckon I’ll be a better player because of the carnival.

Which AFL team do you support?
I’m a Crows boy.

Which AFL player do you feel you most resemble?
(Essendon’s) Dustin Fletcher – he has a similar body structure. We don’t have much weight but he can take on the biggest players and the strongest players and do a good job on them. [There's also] Adam McPhee from Essendon, for his versatility. I see myself as a backman but I could also go up forward on a wing. [Then there's] Adam Hunter from West Coast. I believe all three of them are really versatile. We get moved around. When I go back to club football I’ll play up on a wing or forward line but when I come out to state, it’s backman and away you go.