Syd Slater
 Arthur John Syd Slater QPM (16 December 1914 - 8 March 1994) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Slater came to the VFL from Gisborne in the Riddell District Football League. He started as a forward and kicked four goals on his Essendon debut in the opening round of the 1935 season against Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.