Jimmy Bartel

Jimmy Bartel
Bartel in April 2018
Personal information
Full name James Ross Bartel
Date of birth (1983-12-04) 4 December 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s)

Bell Park (GFL)

Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)
Draft 8th overall, 2001 National Draft
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s) Utility
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2002–2016 Geelong 305 (202)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2008 Victoria 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2008.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Ross Bartel (born 4 December 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A utility, 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in) tall and weighing 89 kilograms (196 lb), Bartel contributed as a midfielder, forward, and defender.

Bartel made his AFL debut in 2002 and has garnered a long list of accolades and achievements. He is a triple premiership player, a Brownlow Medalist, Norm Smith Medalist, and a two-time All-Australian. Bartel is one of only three AFL players, along with Simon Black and Dustin Martin to have won a Brownlow Medal, a Norm Smith Medal and played over 300 AFL games.