George William Henry Bates (5 January 1914 – 1 April 1983)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood, Richmond and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

[2] Bates returned to his original club, Northcote, after just once season at Collingwood.

[3] He resumed his VFL career in 1937 and made 14 appearances that year, including a semi final.

[4] In September 1937, The Argus selected Bates in its team of 1937's first-year players.

This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1914 is a stub.