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George Bates (Australian footballer)

George Bates (Australian footballer)

Australian rules footballer

George William Henry Bates (5 January 1914 – 1 April 1983)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood, Richmond and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

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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.[3]

He resumed his VFL career in 1937 and made 14 appearances that year, including a semi final.[4]

After two more seasons with Richmond, Bates made his way to South Melbourne in 1940.[4]

1937 Best First-Year Players

In September 1937, The Argus selected Bates in its team of 1937's first-year players.[5]

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  1. [1]
    "George Bates". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. [2]
    Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. [3]
    "George Bates – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  4. [4]
    AFL Tables: George Bates
  5. [5]
    Football Season's Many Good Recruits, The Argus, (Tuesday, 7 September 1937), p.14.


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