Eric Sladden

Eric Sladden

Personal information
Full name	Eric Roy Sladden
Born	(1936-10-31)31 October 1936 Ourimbah, New South Wales, Australia
Died	7 February 2016(2016-02-07) (aged 79) North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1956–61 South Sydney 82 56 0 0 168 1962–67 North Sydney 84 24 0 0 72 Total 166 80 0 0 240
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Eric Sladden was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played for South Sydney and North Sydney in the NSWRL premiership as a winger.

Playing career

Sladden made his first grade debut for South Sydney in 1956. In 1957, Sladden scored five tries in a match against Parramatta at Cumberland Oval. Sladden holds this record with other Souths legends including Harold Horder and John Graves. After a successful spell at Souths, Sladden joined North Sydney and spent six seasons with the club including being a member of two finals campaigns, the first being in 1964 when Norths reached the finals for the first time in a number of years before losing to Balmain and in 1965 when the club finished second on the table only to bow out in consecutive finals matches. Sladden retired at the end of 1967.