Jimmy Bartel
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| Full name | James Ross Bartel | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | 8th overall, 2001 National Draft | ||
| Height / weight | 187 cm / 89 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Utility | ||
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| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2002–2016 | Geelong | 305 (202) | |
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| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2008 |
 Victoria
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2008.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
James 'Jimmy' 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 1⁄2 in) tall and weighing 86 kilograms (190 lb), Bartel is able to contribute as a midfielder, forward, or defender.
Bartel made his AFL debut in 2002, and has since garnered a long list of accolades and achievements. He is a triple premiership player, a Brownlow Medallist, Norm Smith Medallist, and a two-time All-Australian. Bartel is one of only two AFL players, along with Simon Black, to have won a Brownlow Medal, a Norm Smith Medal and to play over 300 AFL games.
James Bartel was born to Terry Bartel and Dianne Bennett in Geelong, Victoria. 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.
After beginning his junior football in Bell Park, Bartel left to attend St. Joseph's College, where his talent for sports became evident early. 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 Geelong Falcons team in the TAC Cup 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 AFL Under 18 Championships, with his performances in the championship games earning him end-of-year All-Australian honours and the Most Valuable Player award for Victoria Country. In addition, he was named in the TAC Cup Team of the Year, won a TAC Cup premiership medallion with the Geelong Falcons, and also claimed the best and fairest award while still only 16 years of age.
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