Kevin Bartlett (Aussie Rules footballer)

Kevin Bartlett
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Charles Bartlett
Nickname(s)	KB, Hungry
Date of birth	(1947-03-06) 6 March 1947 (age 70)
Place of birth	Carlton, Victoria
Original team(s)	Richmond 4ths
Height / weight	175 cm / 71 kg
Position(s)	Rover / Half forward
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1965–1983	Richmond	403 (778)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
	Victoria	20 (32)
International team honours
1968	Australia
Coaching career³
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1988–1991	Richmond	88 (27–61–0)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983. ³ Coaching statistics correct as of 1991.
Career highlights
Club 5x VFL Premiership: 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1980 3x Championship of Australia Championship: 1969, 1973, 1974 5x Richmond Best & Fairest: 1967-1968, 1973-1974, 1977 Norm Smith Medal: 1980 4x Richmond leading Goal Kicker: 1974-1975, 1977, 1983 Richmond Captain: 1979 Third most VFL/AFL games Media Association Player of the Year: 1979 Australian Football Hall of Fame - Legend Status Richmond Team of The Century Richmond Hall of Fame - Immortal Status Richmond Best Individual Performance of the Century Representative 4x National Football Carnival Championship: 1969, 1972, 1975, 1980 National Football Carnival Championship (Captain): 1980 Victoria Captain
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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Representative

Kevin Charles Bartlett AM (born 6 March 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach who played in the Victorian Football League between 1965 and 1983 for the Richmond Football Club. He has played the third highest number of games in VFL/AFL history. He won five premierships with Richmond, and won their best and fairest medal five times.

Following his retirement as a player, Bartlett developed a successful career as a sports commentator and broadcaster on both television and radio. He was a member of the AFL's rules committee for many years until he retired on 4 March 2014. as well as the selection panel for the All-Australian Team and AFL Rising Star awards. On 1 September 1987 he was appointed coach of Richmond, but his sacking after four unsuccessful seasons led to Bartlett not returning to the club for the following 16 years.

Bartlett was a rover and goalkicker who was known as 'Hungry' due to his unwillingness to handball. He is known for great evasiveness and stamina, he could win a game off his own boot. A winner of five premierships with Richmond, he also won the Norm Smith Medal in 1980 after kicking seven goals in the Grand Final. With 403 games, only Michael Tuck of Hawthorn & Brent Harvey of North Melbourne have played more VFL/AFL games. Bartlett was renowned for his skill and concentration on the game and was instrumental in many Tiger wins.

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