Graeme Yeats

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Graeme Yeats
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-09-21) 21 September 1964 (age 59)
Original team(s) Prahran
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1984–1995 Melbourne 182 (45)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Graeme Yeats (born 21 September 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL/AFL.

A skilful and consistent defender/wingman, Yeats played 182 games with Melbourne, including 13 finals and the 1988 VFL Grand Final. He later played VFA/VFL football for Springvale. In the 1996 VFL Grand Final, his mark on the goal-line and subsequent goal from a tight angle with 47 seconds remaining was the winning goal in Springvale's 3-point premiership win against Frankston.[1]

Yeats later won a VFL premiership as coach with Sandringham. He then coached the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup Under 18's Competition. He stepped down from the role at the end of the 2013 season.

Statistics[edit]

[2]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1984 Melbourne 45 13 0 1 122 65 187 30 0.0 0.1 9.4 5.0 14.4 2.3 0
1985 Melbourne 8 10 1 2 74 39 113 10 0.1 0.2 7.4 3.9 11.3 1.0 0
1986 Melbourne 8 5 0 1 50 13 63 19 0.0 0.2 10.0 2.6 12.6 3.8 0
1987 Melbourne 8 23 8 13 320 92 412 92 30 0.3 0.6 13.9 4.0 17.9 4.0 1.3 3
1988 Melbourne 8 26 9 17 343 93 436 94 30 0.3 0.7 13.2 3.6 16.8 3.6 1.2 6
1989 Melbourne 8 16 8 11 174 57 231 46 16 0.5 0.7 10.9 3.6 14.4 2.9 1.0 0
1990 Melbourne 8 23 9 4 272 102 374 89 23 0.4 0.2 11.8 4.4 16.3 3.9 1.0 6
1991 Melbourne 8 15 4 1 181 60 241 47 20 0.3 0.1 12.1 4.0 16.1 3.1 1.3 1
1992 Melbourne 8 19 5 2 253 75 328 73 14 0.3 0.1 13.3 3.9 17.3 3.8 0.7 4
1993 Melbourne 8 7 1 0 65 24 89 17 4 0.1 0.0 9.3 3.4 12.7 2.4 0.6 0
1994 Melbourne 8 19 0 0 190 69 259 51 23 0.0 0.0 10.0 3.6 13.6 2.7 1.2 1
1995 Melbourne 8 6 0 0 21 7 28 7 4 0.0 0.0 3.5 1.2 4.7 1.2 0.7 0
Career 182 45 52 2065 696 2761 575 164 0.2 0.3 11.3 3.8 15.2 3.2 1.1 21

References[edit]

  1. ^ Adrian Dunn (23 September 1996). "Gotcha – with 47sec to go". Herald Sun. Melbourne, VIC.
  2. ^ "Graeme Yeats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 July 2020.

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