Warwick Yates (born 24 April 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Warwick Yates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1951 | ||
| Original team(s) | Lorne | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1971–1973 | Geelong | 21 (0) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1980–1981 | Geelong West (VFA) | 22 (13–9–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1973. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Career
editYates, a ruckman from Lorne, played senior football at Geelong for three seasons.[1] He played 21 league games, 11 of which came in the 1971 VFL season.[2]
In 1974 he began playing for Geelong West in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and would go on and play over 200 games for the club.[3]
He was a member of Geelong West's 1975 premiership team and captained the club in the 1977 season.[4][5]
Yates won his only club best and fairest in 1979.[5] Geelong West made the grand final that year, which Yates missed after getting injured before the preliminary final.[6] It was reported that he broke "a leg while chopping firewood".[6]
Appointed captain-coach in 1980, Yates led the club to the Division 1 preliminary finals and had a strong individual season with an equal sixth placing in the J. J. Liston Trophy.[7] He remained captain-coach for the 1981 VFA season, but resigned early in the campaign.[8]
After Geelong West merged with St Peters, Yates coached the club for its inaugural season in 1989.[3]
References
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ "AFL Tables – Warwick Yates – Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Geelong West Football Club Greats – St Peters Football Club". Roosters.org.au. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ "Roosters unruffled". The Age. 22 September 1975. p. 27. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Geelong West Football Club – History & Honours Board". roosters.org.au. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ a b Fiddian, Marc (17 September 1979). "Roosters the wake-up boys". The Age. p. 26. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ Fiddian, Marc (2013). The VFA – A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877 – 1995. Melbourne Sports Books. p. 190 & 283.
- ^ Fiddian, Marc (24 April 1981). "Seven Roosters strike over pay". The Age. p. 22. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
External links
edit- Warwick Yates's playing statistics from AFL Tables