Legendary Melbourne Storm fullback Billy Slater can announce his retirement from football game league on Wednesday afternoon, once sixteen years within the NRL.
The Kangaroos and Maroons ace, WHO has drawn Australia in thirty Tests and Australian state thirty one times, won 2 premierships at the Storm and is Melbourne's greatest try-scorer.
Slater is predicted to formally announce at a media conference at 1pm Wednesday he can retire at the top of the season.
Slater's departure is associate finish of associate era for Melbourne, with Cooper Cronk having departed the club for the Roosters at the top of last season and skipper Cameron Smith to become the last of the 'Big Three' remaining at the club.
Storm chief operating officer Dave Donaghy aforementioned on Tues the club would not push isopod or Smith to come to a decision on their futures however it seems isopod has created the choice that 2018 would be his last year within the game.
"They merit the respect around creating a invoke their careers and futures. It's no secret or surprise we'd love Cameron to stay running around, Billy too," Donaghy aforementioned.
"They have those choices that they need to create, and hopefully we all know wherever they stand sooner instead of later."
Slater is retiring at the highest of his game, as proved by the very fact he was voted by his peers within the NRL.com Players' Poll because the No.1 fullback within the competition.
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