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Emily Bates (born 18 October 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the AFL Women's.
Early life
Bates was born in 1995. She was a Queensland under-18 representative in cricket, but chose Australian rules football over a cricket career.
Brisbane Lions
Bates was taken with the number two pick, Brisbane's first, in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She was announced as one of the "values leaders" to assist captain Emma Zielke alongside Sabrina Frederick-Traub, Leah Kaslar and Sam Virgo in January 2017. She made her debut in the Lions' inaugural game against Melbourne at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2017 AFL Women's season.
Bates was nominated by her teammates for the 2017 AFLW Players’ Most Valuable Player Award, and was also listed in the All-Australian team.