One of the key improvers in 2007, Henry Slattery showed hunger for the football and a desire to win at all costs.
Given pivotal roles on the likes of Daniel Kerr and Jimmy Bartel this season, Slattery showed his ability to curb the influence of some of the competition’s best midfielders.
Games – 20
Goals – 4
Kicks – 91
Marks – 55
Handballs – 96
Games – 8
Goals – 0
Kicks – 31
Marks – 30
Handballs – 44
Games – 4
Goals – 2
Kicks – 17
Marks – 7
Handballs – 17
What some of the Essendon fans had to say:
An injury free year allowed us to see what a valuable team player Henry is. His ability to shut down opponents allowed McVeigh to have more of an impact in the midfield and up forward. (Rod Ansell)
What a great asset. Henry has all the guts we need. Now we can give him the big jobs on opposition mid-fielders. (Jan Di Pietro)
Henry was one of the youngsters who took the next step this season. He didn't win a lot of the footy but was generally very reliable down back. (Samuel Wharton)
Big learning curve ahead of this young man being the defensive type midfielder. He shows potential but needs to work on his fitness to match the competition elite. (Ross Hutton)
A learning year for Henry in which we found out that he can also play mid-field which is a great string to his bow! Never shirks a contest and is hard as nails! (Mark Elze)
