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Emily Bates

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A Lion since the inception of the AFLW, Emily Bates is a key member of Brisbane’s AFLW engine room. A professional through and through, Bates’ work ethic, consistency, and resilience throughout 2022 was rewarded with a career-best season and the AFLW Best & Fairest Award, the W medal. Bates became the second-ever player to make a clean sweep of AFLW Player Honours, awarded the W Medal, the AFL Coaches Association’s Champion Player Award, and the AFL Players’ Association’s MVP Award. The 26-year-old also claimed her third All Australian honour, and her third Club Best & Fairest title.

Emily Bates

A Lion since the inception of the AFLW, Emily Bates is a key member of Brisbane’s AFLW engine room. A professional through and through, Bates’ work ethic, consistency, and resilience throughout 2022 was rewarded with a career-best season and the AFLW Best & Fairest Award, the W medal. Bates became the second-ever player to make a clean sweep of AFLW Player Honours, awarded the W Medal, the AFL Coaches Association’s Champion Player Award, and the AFL Players’ Association’s MVP Award. The 26-year-old also claimed her third All Australian honour, and her third Club Best & Fairest title.

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Honours

Team and player honours

Player Honours
AFLW Premiership Player
Years award won:
2021
Player Honours
W Award Medallist
Years award won:
2022
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All Australian
Years award won:
2017, 2018, 2022
Player Honours
Best & Fairest
Years award won:
2017, 2020, 2022
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AFL Coaches' Association Champion Player
Years award won:
2022
Player Honours
AFL Players' Association MVP
Years award won:
2022

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Latest Player Videos

  • 04:46

    Bates: We've Worked So Hard For This Moment

    Watch Brisbanes press conference with Emily Bates ahead of the AFLW Grand Final.

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  • 05:13

    Bates: "The grass is green where you water it"

    Emily Bates announced in her acceptance speech for winning the Lions AFLW Best and Fairest that she will be staying at the club for another couple of years.

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  • 00:50

    Best & Fairest: Emily Bates

    Emily Bates finishes off the awards season with another best and fairest winning the Brisbane Lions top award.

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  • Best finals player: Emily Bates

    Emily Bates was the best player in our finals series for 2022.

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  • 10:39

    Emily Bates Crowned Lion Queen

    Emily Bates capped off an incredible season by winning the AFLW Best and Fairest Award as her coach Craig Starcevich went wild with his celebration 'shoey'

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  • 03:11

    Bates finds out she's the 2022 AFLCA AFLW Champion Player

    Emily Bates thought she was a part of a prank on her teammates, little does she know she's actually about to find out she's been voted the AFLCA AFLW Champion Player for 2022.

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  • 02:03

    'Everyone knew Emily Bates': How inaugural Lion became feared and revered

    Fellow 50-gamer Ally Anderson reflects on Emily Bates' contribution to AFLW and Queensland footy

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  • 00:45

    Emily Bates 50 Games

    Emily Bates make AFLW history to be one of the first AFLW players to hit 50 AFLW games.

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  • 07:03

    Bates: Little Changes Make a Big Difference

    Emily Bates changed small things in her off-season to really hit the ground running this season, and now she's seen her game go to another level.

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  • 00:56

    AFLW Round 5 MVP: Emily Bates

    Emily Bates has been consistent all year and has finally got the fans vote for MVP for round 5, presented by Bond University.

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  • 01:12

    Bates: Ready to Bring the Pressure

    The pressure was hot across the ground in our round 5 win over the Pies, but Batesy says our teams willingness to bring the heat early and play to the wind is what got us over the line.

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  • 01:49

    Bates: 'Skin cancer has changed the way I play'

    Brisbane AFLW star Emily Bates on her battle with skin cancer

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  • 03:55

    AFLW: Stronger and Fitter

    AFL Reporter, Michael Whiting, once again jumped on the track to run with our AFLW team in their first time trial for the season.

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  • 02:25

    AFLW Highlights: Lions v GWS

    See the highlights from our round 7 game against GWS.

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  • 03:46

    Bates: Ready for a big game

    Emily Bates will be looking forward to a big grand final this weekend against the Bulldogs.

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  • AFLW Trade Wrap

    AFLW Senior Coach Craig Starcevich wraps up the 2017 Trade Period and gives Lions fans an insight into their 2 new players.

Latest Player News

  1. Prelim Pain the Glue That Kept Lions Together

    Emily Bates say Brisbane's ability to stay together after last season's preliminary final loss to Melbourne helped galvanise the group.

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  2. Beyond The Mark With Lions AFLW

    Style Magazine spoke to Ally, Orla & Batesy about life on and off the field and how they’re inspiring other young women to chase their goals.

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  3. Lifestyle Changes that Have Bates in Career Form

    Emily Bates is having a career year and she's put it down to simple switches in her lifestyle.

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  4. Bates Steps Up in 2022

    2022 Vice-Captain Emily Bates caught up with the Roar Deal on the Lions' leadership and the upcoming AFLW season.

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We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land the Yuggera and Turrbal people and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.