John Yeates

For the New Zealand academic and botanist, see John Stuart Yeates.

John Yeates
Personal information
Date of birth	(1938-08-30) 30 August 1938 (age 86)
Original team(s)	West Gambier
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1959–1965	Geelong	86 (76)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1965.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Yeates (born 30 August 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

His son Mark played at Geelong in the 1980s and became famous for his part in the 1989 VFL Grand Final.

Football

Geelong's captain in 1961 and 1962,^[1] Yeates was a member of their premiership side in 1963 and kicked two goals in the grand final.

On 6 July 1963 he was a member of the Geelong team that were comprehensively and unexpectedly beaten by Fitzroy, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.

He later played and coached West Gambier Football Club in the Western Border Football League.^[2]

See also

• 1963 Miracle Match

References

1. "Geelong Honour Roll". Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
2. "North with find Coleraine much improved". The Age. 19 July 1974. p. 29.

External links

• John Yeates's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• John Yeates at AustralianFootball.com