James Ross Bartel (born 4 December 1983) is a former

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er who played for the

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in the

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(AFL). A

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, tall and weighing , Bartel contributed as a

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, and defender. Bartel made his

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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

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. Bartel is one of only two AFL players, along with

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, to have won a Brownlow Medal, a Norm Smith Medal and played over 300 AFL games.

Early life

James Bartel was born to Terry Bartel and Dianne Bennett in

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. He spent much of his childhood in Herne Hill without his father. When his parents divorced while he was just one year old, Bartel's mother was left to raise him and his two elder sisters, Olivia and Emma, by herself.Edmund, S
"Jimmy Bartel's father wants to bury past"
heraldsun.com.au, 26 September 2007, accessed 26 September 2007 After beginning his junior football in

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, Bartel left to attend St. Joseph's College, where his talent for sports became evident early.Heenan, M
"James Bartel Documentary"
The Cattery, 6 March 2003, accessed 6 October 2007 Bartel displayed initial promise as a cricketer, representing the 'Joeys' in 1st XI cricket as a 16-year-old, and winning the school's batting awards in both 2000 and 2001. This led to selection in the state under-17 team, before a switch in focus toward football instead saw Bartel selected to play for the

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team in the

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competition. Although his age made him ineligible for the 2000 AFL Draft, Bartel garnered an impressive array of accolades and honours as a bottom-aged player. Bartel won mid-year State honours for Victoria Country in the

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, with his performances in the championship games earning him end-of-year

honours and the

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award for Victoria Country. In addition, he was named in the TAC Cup Team of the Year, won a

premiership medallion with the Geelong Falcons, and also claimed the

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award while still only 16 years of age. Entering his second year with the Falcons, Bartel was rewarded with the team captaincy for the season. Bartel again won mid-year state honours for Victoria Country, and was additionally awarded the state captaincy. Although failing to repeat his previous success as national champion with Victoria Country, Bartel's individual performances saw him earn

honours and gain selection in the

Team of the Year for the second consecutive season.

AFL career

Early career (2002–2006)

Bartel was drafted by the

with their first selection, and the eighth overall draft pick, in the

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. After making his debut in the opening round of the 2002 AFL premiership season, which was a heavy defeat to

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, Bartel went on to play in 11 out of a possible 22 senior games over the course of the year.FootyWir
"Jimmy Bartel Statistics"
footywire.com, accessed 30 July 2008 After gathering 21 disposals in round 4, Bartel was awarded an

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nomination. Having been dropped back to the club's VFL team to play out the second half of the season, Bartel went on to play a key part in helping a young Geelong reserves side capture the 2002 VFL Premiership. In helping the Cats defeat

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by 22 points, Bartel saw the club secure its first major piece of silverware since 1982. Despite an impressive debut season, Bartel struggled to maintain his spot within the team during the

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, featuring in only 13 senior games. Averaging just 12 disposals a game, Bartel was unable to help the Cats qualify for the finals series for the third successive season. After just two senior appearances to begin the

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, Bartel was again dropped back to the VFL and instructed by coaching staff to work on particular aspects of his game. Despite compiling a series of impressive games in the VFL, Bartel was deliberately made to work hard over a two-month period before earning a round 10 recall into the senior side.Gullan, S
"Humble lad Bartel tried his hardest"
Herald Sun Newspaper, 26 September 2007, accessed 6 October 2007 Bartel's re-introduction to the senior team coincided with Geelong winning ten out of their final twelve games and securing a top four spot ahead of the finals series. Although Geelong were eliminated in the preliminary final by reigning premiers

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, Bartel's averages of 22 disposals and 5 tackles a game over the course of the season had seen him secure his position within the team's midfield rotation. His performances during the second half of the season, during which he averaged 29 disposals and 5 tackles a game, also saw him recognised as the highest-polling Geelong player—with 13 votes in total—during the 2004

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count. Bartel continued to build on his reputation as a tough, courageous midfielder during the

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, earning his first nomination for the AFLPA Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player in the league. Averaging 19.6 disposals a game, Bartel again helped Geelong qualify for the season-ending finals series, where they met

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in the semi-finals. After developing a slim lead for much of the game, Geelong struggled to maintain their advantage during the final minutes of the match. Bartel was restricted to just 9 disposals as the Swans eventually won through to the preliminary finals, defeating Geelong by 3 points.

Geelong dynasty, Brownlow Medal and Norm Smith Medal (2007–2011)

During the 2007 season, Bartel established himself as one of the premier ball-winning midfielders in the competition, averaging over 27 disposals per game—the second highest possession average in the league—and finishing amongst the top 10 within the league for total disposals (632), total handballs (291), total tackles (122), and tackles per game (5.3). After helping the Cats claim the

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, he was again nominated for the AFLPA Robert Rose Award as the game's most courageous player, and was also rewarded with his first

jumper. Bartel's standout season continued when he was awarded the prestigious

, winning with 29 votes—the highest number of votes ever by a Geelong medalist, and the third highest ever by any player under the current polling system—in a season that included eight

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performances."Jimmy Bartel wins the Brownlow Medal"
heraldsun.com.au, 25 September 2007, accessed 25 September 2007 Despite missing the final two games of the regular season due to a burst appendix, Bartel also set an AFL record alongside teammate Gary Ablett, Jr., for polling the most combined votes ever by two players of the same club. In addition, the pair combined with teammate

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to set another AFL record for most votes ever polled by three players of the same club, at 61 votes. He capped off a fine season by winning his first premiership medallion when he helped

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claim the 2007 AFL Premiership. Bartel's 28 disposals, 5 marks, 5 tackles, and 2 goals in the

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helped the Cats claim an AFL-record 119-point victory over

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. Another outstanding season for Bartel in

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saw him earn All-Australian honours for the second straight season. Bartel had 20 or more possessions in the 24 of 25 games that he played which included 3 finals, Bartel also had his best career game for possessions during the season, in round 14 when he picked up 41 possessions against

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Bartel would finish the season second in disposals with 702, also finishing second in kicks with 382. Geelong would have another dominant season finishing first on the ladder four wins ahead of second they would once again make the Grand Final, but would fall short losing to

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by 26 points. Bartel also took part in the special one-off event that pitted the interstate stars of the league against the Victoria stars of the league it was Victoria vs. Dream Team the AFL created the one-off event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Australian rules football. Bartel picked up 19 possessions as the Victoria team won by 17 points. Bartel played his 150th game in

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, round 18 against Adelaide this game also marked his 100th win as a player, Bartel also equaled his career high for disposals when he had 41 possessions against

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in round 6. In round 17, Geelong was facing Hawthorn, and the game was tied 98-98 Bartel would take a mark just as the siren sounded, he would go on to kick a point resulting in Geelong winning by one point 99–98. Geelong would finish the season second on the ladder two wins behind first. Bartel was outstanding in the Preliminary final against Collingwood, he picked up 32 possessions and helped Geelong defeat Collingwood to make their third straight Grand Final. Bartel would have spectacular defensive game in the Grand Final with 16 tackles which are equal highest in AFL history and a Grand Final record. Geelong would go on to win the Grand Final by 12 points this being Bartel's second premiership. Bartel had another strong season in

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, picking up 630 possessions at the end of the season for the fourth year straight and laying 110 tackles for the fourth consecutive year. Once again Geelong would finish second on the ladder one win behind Collingwood. Bartel averaged 32 possessions during the three finals that Geelong played. Geelong was eliminated in the preliminary final when they lost by 41 points to Collingwood. In 2011 Bartel played his 200th game in round 21 against Adelaide, also kicked a career-high 26 goals in the season from only 32 shots and once again had over 500 possessions in the season. Geelong would once again finish second, one win behind Collingwood. Geelong would make the Grand Final and beat Collingwood by 38 points. Bartel had a spectacular performance picking up 26 possessions and kicking three goals; this resulted in Bartel being the best player on the ground and winning the

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award and also his Third Premiership.

Changing roles, injuries and continued individual success (2012–2015)

Bartel played most of the

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with a stress fracture in his foot, despite this, he still had 20+ possessions in most of those games, which helped him produce his eighth straight 400+ possession season. Geelong finished sixth on the ladder which resulted in them playing an elimination final against seventh Fremantle despite 26 possessions from Bartel Geelong would lose by 16 points. In 2013 Bartel would put together another solid season even though he moved from his usual Forward/Midfield role into the backline, specifically across half back. Bartel would gather 558 possessions for the season, the fifth time he has had over 550 in a season; his best possession game was in a win over the

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in round 23 when he had 35 possessions. Geelong would finish second on the ladder one win behind Hawthorn. Bartel played all 24 games of the season including three finals; Geelong would be eliminated in preliminary final losing to Hawthorn by 5 points, and Bartel Became Geelong's finals games record holder, having now played in 24 finals matches. Bartel started the

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by playing his 250th game in round 1 with a win over Adelaide Bartel would have 21 possessions and a career-best four goals in the game. Bartel would continue his goal kicking throughout the season as he kicked a goal in 18 of the 23 games he played in, resulting in a career-best 27 goals for the season and also being Geelong's second leading goal kicker for the season. Geelong would finish third on the ladder on the same wins and losses as second and first but were behind in percentage. Bartel would play in both finals as Geelong were eliminated in the semifinals losing by 6 points to

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. Bartel would only play 11 out of 23 games in the

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, due to an injury sustained in round 3 against

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. Bartel went off in the first quarter and was later revealed to have a torn medial ligament in his left knee; Bartel was sidelined for three months this is the first time in Bartel's career that he had been sidelined by a serious injury. Bartel returned in round 15 having a career best game picking up 41 possessions in a heavy defeat to North Melbourne. Bartel would go on to play the final eight games of the season. Owing to the injury, Bartel's tackle count and disposal count was at an all-time low at the end of the season with only 43 tackles and 259 disposals. Geelong finished tenth and missed the finals.

Veteran status and retirement (2016)

In the off season, Geelong began revamping their team, as many of their veterans were over 30, and a new wave of younger talent was coming in; Bartel was 31 years old, and the six players out of contract were

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, Jimmy Bartel, Steve Johnson,

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and James Kelly. Five of these players played in Geelong's four grand final appearances, including the three premiership victories. Stokes was the only one who didn't play in all four, as he missed the 2009 Grand Final. Geelong decided to delist Steve Johnson, James Kelly, and Matthew Stokes while limiting Corey Enright, Andrew Mackie and Jimmy Bartel all to 1-year contract extensions. In round 19, 2016, Bartel played his 300th game, picking up 25 possessions and kicking one goal in a 25-point win over the

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. At the conclusion of the season, he announced his retirement from the AFL. In December 2018, Bartel joined the board of directors of the

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Statistics

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Honours

*Team **

AFL Premiership This page is a complete chronological listing of VFL/AFL premiers. The Australian Football League (AFL), known as the Victorian Football League (VFL) until 1990, is the elite national competition in men's Australian rules football. The inaugur ...

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) : 2007, 2009, 2011 **

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): 2007, 2008 **

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(

): 2006, 2009 ** VFL Premiership (

): 2002 *Individual **

: 2007 **

: 2007, 2008 **

: 2011 **Victorian Team representative honours in AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match: 2008 **''Geelong Advertiser Bendigo Bank'' Sports Star of the Year Award: 2007 **Sports Performer of the Year Award: 2007 **''TCM'' AFL Performers of the Year Award: 2007 *Other achievements **Geelong F.C. Vice-Captain: 2012-13 **Inducted into the Geelong Football Club Hall of Fame: 2009 **Second in Carji Greeves Medal: 2006, 2007 **Third in AFLPA Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player: 2007 **Most Geelong votes in the Brownlow Medal: 2004, 2007 *TAC Cup **

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U/18 (2000, 2001) **

Team of the Year (2000, 2001) **

Premiership (2000) ** Vic Country

Award (2000) ** Vic Country U/18 (2000, 2001) ** Vic Country U/18 Captain (2001) **

Captain (2001) **

Best & Fairest (2000) ** Runner-Up

Best & Fairest (2001)

Personal life

Bartel has publicly discussed the domestic violence perpetrated by his father during his early life. Bartel's father kept intermittent contact with Jimmy and his sisters throughout their childhood, but Jimmy severed ties with him after his 21st birthday following a violent incident involving his father, sister, and newborn nephew. Bartel accused his father of being an aggressive and heavy drinker, and was forced to take a stand, severing all contact with his father until his death in 2010. In the aftermath of Bartel's victory in the

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count, the family's issues were spotlighted throughout the media, after an interview with Terry Bartel by the ''

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'' revealed his plea for reconciliation with his children. Off the field, Bartel holds a part-time job within the Geelong Football Club's social welfare department. He studied Social Work at

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, and is now completing a degree in business and law through Open University. Growing up, Bartel was a supporter of the

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. Bartel's cousin

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is a professional

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punter for the

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. Josh previously had a semi-professional career with the

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. Bartel began dating Nadia Coppolino in 2008, and married her on the Bellarine Peninsula in 2014. Nadia runs an online clothing store called The Connection with her sister and is also the creative director of her own brand, Henne. The couple welcomed their first child on 27 November 2015. They welcomed their second son on 17 October 2018. The couple announced their separation in August 2019 after it was revealed that Jimmy was in a long-term relationship with another woman, Lauren Mand. Their divorce was finalised in August 2021. He has been in a relationship with Amelia Shepperd since July 2021. On October 1st 2022, Bartel announced on his instagram that he and Amelia are expecting a baby girl.

Domestic violence campaign

Bartel grew up being raised by a single parent (his mother) and his two sisters while his father was distant. Bartel's father was also a heavy drinker and physically abused Bartel's mother. In 2016, Bartel grew out his facial hair for a full AFL season in order to raise money for domestic violence. He continued to raise money to support related causes when he shaved the beard in October of 2016.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bartel, James 1983 births All-Australians (AFL) Brownlow Medal winners Geelong Football Club players Geelong Football Club Premiership players Living people Australian rules footballers from Geelong Geelong Falcons players St Joseph's Football Club players Norm Smith Medal winners Deakin University alumni Three-time VFL/AFL Premiership players