Slade Griffin was born on 17 January 1991 and is a former New Zealand international rugby league footballer.
13 Facts About Slade Griffin
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Slade Griffin is currently the head coach of the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership.
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Slade Griffin previously played for the Melbourne Storm and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.
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Slade Griffin won the 2017 NRL Grand Final with Melbourne.
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Slade Griffin played 1 game for the New Zealand kiwis before suffering a career ending knee injury the following weekend.
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Slade Griffin played his junior rugby league for the Cobden-Kohinoor Keas, before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.
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From 2009 to 2011, Slade Griffin played for the Melbourne Storm's NYC team, scoring 13 tries in 46 appearances, before graduating to the Storm's New South Wales Cup team, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in 2012.
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In round 1 of the 2013 NRL season, Slade Griffin made his NRL debut for the Storm against the St George Illawarra Dragons.
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Slade Griffin went on to play 11 NRL games in his debut season.
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In March, Slade Griffin re-signed with the Storm on a 2-year contract until the end of 2016.
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In 2017, Slade Griffin was able to break into Melbourne's line-up more regularly, coming off the interchange bench in their 2017 NRL Grand Final win over the North Queensland Cowboys.
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Slade Griffin finished the season having played in 14 NRL matches.
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In July 2020, Slade Griffin was announced as the new coach of the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's team.