Stanley Lancelot Yates (6 June 1900 – 28 December 1980) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Stan Yates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Yates in 1918 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Stanley Lancelot Yates | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 28 December 1980 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Anchor Stars | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1918 | Collingwood | 8 (6) | |
| 1925 | Richmond | 5 (0) | |
| Total | 13 (6) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Stan continued his football career at Northcote FC and finally as playing Captain Coach ad Fairfield FC, taking them to a premiership in 1926. Stan's nephew is Ken Turner, who played in Collingwood's 1958 Premiership team and Ken's son Jamie Turner was part of the 1990 Collingwood premiership team. Another nephew of Stan's is Graeme Yallop an Australian cricket captain.
Stan normally played as a ruckman, one of the original Collingwood 6 footers!
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 978. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links edit
- Stan Yates's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Stan Yates's profile at Collingwood Forever
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