Billy Slater to retire from State of Origin after 2018 series

Queensland star will follow other members of ‘Big Four’‘It’s been a great ride,’ says 34-year-old fullbackBilly Slater has announced he will join the rest of Queensland’s “Big Four” in retirement at the end of this year’s State of Origin series.Slater, who has played 29 times for the Maroons, will follow fellow greats Johnathan Thurston, Cooper Cronk and Cameron Smith in bowing out of representative football. Related: New South Wales to blood 11 new faces in State of Origin Game I Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian

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