Graeme Yeats
Melbourne
AFL career
182 games45 goals
- Debut
- R8 1984 v FIT19 May 1984
- Most recent
- R21 1995 v ADE25 Aug 1995
Stats
1995 | MEL | 6 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18 |
1994 | MEL | 19 | 10.0 | 3.6 | 13.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49 |
1993 | MEL | 7 | 9.3 | 3.4 | 12.7 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 45 |
1992 | MEL | 19 | 13.3 | 3.9 | 17.3 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 61 |
1991 | MEL | 15 | 12.1 | 4.0 | 16.1 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 60 |
1990 | MEL | 23 | 11.8 | 4.4 | 16.3 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 61 |
1989 | MEL | 16 | 10.9 | 3.6 | 14.4 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 54 |
1988 | MEL | 26 | 13.2 | 3.6 | 16.8 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 62 |
1987 | MEL | 23 | 13.9 | 4.0 | 17.9 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 68 |
1986 | MEL | 5 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 12.6 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | - | 0.0 | 0.2 | - |
1985 | MEL | 10 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 11.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | - | 0.1 | 0.2 | - |
1984 | MEL | 13 | 9.4 | 5.0 | 14.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.5 | - | 0.0 | 0.1 | - |
Bio
Recruited from Prahran, Graeme Yeats was a model of consistency for the Melbourne Football Club during their resurgence in the late 1980s. After working his way through the Under 19s, he made an immediate impact at senior level, winning the Demons' Best First Year Player award in 1984. While he began his career providing run and carry along the wing, Yeats eventually found his niche as a dependable small defender. He became a key cog in John Northey’s backline, famously featuring in the 1988 Grand Final side, where his neat distribution and ability to read the play made him one of the team's most trusted ball users.
A durable servant of the club, Yeats played 182 games over 12 seasons, rarely grabbing headlines but always performing his role with discipline. His on-field journey didn't end with his AFL retirement in 1995; he famously crossed to the VFA, where he kicked the winning goal for Springvale in the 1996 Grand Final just a year after leaving the top level. Following his playing days, Yeats cemented his status as a significant figure in Victorian football development, carving out a successful long-term tenure as coach of the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup, helping nurture the next generation of AFL talent.
Profile
- Born
- 21 Sept 1964 (age 62y 30d)
- Height
- 179 cm
- Weight
- 78 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Prahran, Graeme Yeats was a model of consistency for the Melbourne Football Club during their resurgence in the late 1980s. After working his way through the Under 19s, he made an immediate impact at senior level, winning the Demons' Best First Year Player award in 1984. While he began his career providing run and carry along the wing, Yeats eventually found his niche as a dependable small defender. He became a key cog in John Northey’s backline, famously featuring in the 1988 Grand Final side, where his neat distribution and ability to read the play made him one of the team's most trusted ball users.
A durable servant of the club, Yeats played 182 games over 12 seasons, rarely grabbing headlines but always performing his role with discipline. His on-field journey didn't end with his AFL retirement in 1995; he famously crossed to the VFA, where he kicked the winning goal for Springvale in the 1996 Grand Final just a year after leaving the top level. Following his playing days, Yeats cemented his status as a significant figure in Victorian football development, carving out a successful long-term tenure as coach of the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup, helping nurture the next generation of AFL talent.