Australian rules footballer
| George Bates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Bates during his Richmond career | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | George William Henry Bates | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Abbotsford, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 1 April 1983(1983-04-01) (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Geelong West, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Northcote (VFA) | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1933 | Collingwood | 01 (0) | |
| 1937–1939 | Richmond | 26 (4) | |
| 1940 | South Melbourne | 03 (0) | |
| Total | 30 (4) | ||
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
George William Henry Bates (5 January 1914 – 1 April 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood, Richmond and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Bates returned to his original club, Northcote, after just once season at Collingwood. He was a centre half-back in Northcote's 1934 premiership team and had a starring role in another premiership two years later.
He resumed his VFL career in 1937 and made 14 appearances that year, including a semi final.
After two more seasons with Richmond, Bates made his way to South Melbourne in 1940.
1937 Best First-Year Players
In September 1937, The Argus selected Bates in its team of 1937's first-year players.
| Best First-Year Players (1937) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Backs | Bernie Treweek (Fitzroy) |
Reg Henderson (Richmond) |
Lawrence Morgan (Fitzroy) |
| H/Backs | Gordon Waters (Hawthorn) |
Bill Cahill (Essendon) |
Eddie Morcom (North Melbourne) |
| Centre Line | Ted Buckley (Melbourne) |
George Bates (Richmond) |
Jack Kelly (St Kilda) |
| H/Forwards | Col Williamson (St Kilda) |
Ray Watts (Essendon) |
Don Dilks (Footscray) |
| Forwards | Lou Sleeth (Richmond) |
Sel Murray (North Melbourne) |
Charlie Pierce (Hawthorn) |
| Rucks/Rover | Reg Garvin (St Kilda) |
Sandy Patterson (South Melbourne) |
Des Fothergill (Collingwood) |
| Second Ruck | Lawrence Morgan | Col Williamson | Lou Sleeth |
References
- "George Bates". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- "George Bates – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ AFL Tables: George Bates
- Football Season's Many Good Recruits, The Argus, (Tuesday, 7 September 1937), p.14.
 | This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1914 is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |