Warwick Yates (born 24 April 1951) is a former

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er who played with

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

in the

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(VFL).

Career

Yates, a ruckman from Lorne, played senior football at Geelong for three seasons. He played 21 league games, 11 of which came in the

1971 VFL season The 1971 VFL season was the 75th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 3 April until 25 September, and comprised a 22 ...

. In 1974 he began playing for

Geelong West Geelong West is a commercial and residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. When Geelong was founded, the area was known as Kildare but its name was changed to Geelong West in 1875. The main street is Pakington Street. At the 2016 c ...

in the

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(VFA) and would go on and play over 200 games for the club. He was a member of Geelong West's 1975 premiership team and captained the club in the 1977 season. Yates won his only club

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in 1979. Geelong West made the grand final that year, which Yates missed after getting injured before the preliminary final. It was reported that he broke "a leg while chopping firewood". Appointed captain-coach in 1980, Yates led the club to the Division 1

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s and had a strong individual season with an equal sixth placing in the

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. He remained captain-coach for the

1981 VFA season The 1981 Victorian Football Association season was the 100th season of the top division of the Australian rules football competition, and the 21st season of second division competition. The Division 1 premiership was won by the Port Melbourne F ...

, but resigned early in the campaign. After Geelong West merged with St Peters, Yates coached the club for its inaugural season in 1989.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yates, Warwick 1951 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club players Geelong West Football Club players Geelong West Football Club coaches Living people