| Emily Bates | |||
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 Bates playing for Brisbane in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Emily Bates | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Bacchus Marsh, Victoria[1] | ||
| Original team(s) | Yeronga South Brisbane (QAFLW) | ||
| Draft | No. 2, 2016 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2017, Brisbane vs. ‹See Tfd›Melbourne, at Casey Fields | ||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | ‹See Tfd›Hawthorn | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2022 (S7) | Brisbane | 66 (9) | |
| 2023– | ‹See Tfd›Hawthorn | 12 (3) | |
| Total | 78 (12) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017 | The Allies | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of week 3, 2024. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2017. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Emily Bates (born 18 October 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Brisbane Lions from 2017 to season 7. Bates was selected by the Western Bulldogs in the inaugural national women's draft in 2013, and represented them in the first three years of the exhibition games staged prior to the creation of the league. She represented Brisbane in 2016, the last year that the games were held, and was drafted by the club with the second selection in the 2016 AFL Women's draft prior to the inaugural AFL Women's season.
Bates won an AFL Women's premiership with Brisbane in 2021 and was awarded the league's highest individual accolade, the AFL Women's best and fairest, in season 6. She is also a three-time AFL Women's All-Australian, four-time Brisbane best and fairest winner and won the Hawthorn best and fairest award in 2023. Bates has served as Hawthorn captain since 2024.