also listed in the All-Australian team. Brisbane signed Bates for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017. Brisbane signed Bates for the 2020 season during the trade and sign period in April 2019. Bates signed on with for 2 more years on 15 June 2021. In the 2022 season (January–April), Bates elevated her game to new heights and averaged nearly 22 disposals and six tackles a game, becoming the Lions' best player. She polled 21 votes in the best-and-fairest count and became the club's first league best-and-fairest recipient, the highest individual accolade in the sport. She also earned the Coaches Association Champion Player of the Year award and the Players Association Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, which made her the second player in the competition's history to win all three individual end-of-season awards. Statistics Updated to the end of round 8, S7 (2022). |- | 2017 || || 1 | 8 || 1 || 1 || 84 || 41 || 125 || 21 || 38 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 10.5 || 5.1 || 15.6 || 2.6 || 4.8 || 4 |- | 2018 || || 1 | 8 || 0 || 0 || 73 || bgcolor=CAE1FF | 66† || 139 || 18 || 37 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 9.1 || bgcolor=CAE1FF | 8.3† || 17.4 || 2.3 || 4.6 || 4 |- | 2019 || || 1 | 7 || 0 || 1 || 62 || 54 || 116 || 15 || 29 || 0.0 || 0.2 || 8.9 || 7.7 || 16.6 || 2.1 || 4.1 || 1 |- | 2020 || || 1 | 7 || 1 || 1 || 80 || 59 || 139 || 23 || 24 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 11.4 || 8.4 || 19.9 || 3.3 || 3.4 || 4 |- | bgcolor=F0E68C | 2021# || || 1 | 11 || 1 || 1 || 96 || 79 || 175 || 26 || 43 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 8.7 || 7.2 || 15.9 || 2.4 || 3.9 || 6 |- | 2022 || || 1 | 12 || 3 || 2 || 142 || 114 || 256 || 25 || 85 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 11.8 || 9.5 || 21.3 || 2.1 || 7.1 || bgcolor=98FB98 | 21± |- | S7 (2022) || || 1 | 8 || 2 || 1 || 88 || 53 ||