Glen Bartlett (born 6 October 1964) was the chairman of the

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and a former

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er who played for the

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in the

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(VFL) and

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in the

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(WAFL).

Biography

Bartlett was used mostly as a key forward at East Perth. He joined West Coast for their inaugural VFL season in 1987 and won their 'Best Clubman' award after playing four games for the year. Despite this he was delisted and returned to East Perth with whom he kicked 69 goals in 1990 to win the

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. He received another chance to play in the VFL when he was recruited by the

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, but Bartlett refused to move from Perth. A trade was considered with

for a full-forward; however the Demons went for

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instead. Bartlett spent four years as captain of East Perth before retiring after achieving life membership at the age of 26. Bartlett represented his state in an interstate match against South Australia in 1990, kicking three goals from full-forward in the first half. Bartlett retired to concentrate on his law studies becoming a lawyer in 1996, a partner in the workplace relations team of Clayton Utz in 2000 founding the Perth practice. In 2008 Bartlett moved to Melbourne and was appointed Managing Partner of Clayton Utz Melbourne in late 2010 and served until 2013. He was appointed to the Melbourne Football Club board during the 2013 season, following Don McLardy's resignation. On 16 August 2013, Bartlett was named as the president of the Melbourne Football Club. In 2021 Bartlett stood down from his role as president of the Melbourne Football Club. The club went on to win its first premiership in 57 years under the new presidency of Kate Roffey

References

*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bartlett, Glen 1964 births Living people West Coast Eagles players East Perth Football Club players Melbourne Football Club administrators Australian rules footballers from Western Australia