| Jimmy Bartel | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | James Bartel | |
| Date of birth | 4 December 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Victoria, Australia | |
| Recruited from | Geelong Falcons | |
| Draft | 8th overall, 2001 Geelong |
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| Height/Weight | 187 cm / 86 kg | |
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Geelong | |
| Number | 3 | |
| Playing career1 | ||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) |
| 2002 – | Geelong | 151 (93) |
| State team honours | ||
| 2008 |  Victoria |
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1 Playing statistics to end of round 19, 2009 season . |
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Jimmy Bartel (born James Bartel on 4 December 1983) is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A midfielder at 1.87 m (6 ft 11⁄2 in) and 86 kilograms (190 lb), Bartel is a Brownlow Medallist, two-time All-Australian, and was part of the Cats' AFL premiership-winning teams in 2007 and 2009. He has also been selected to the Victorian state team, and has achieved premiership success at every playing level in his career to date.
Although he showed considerable promise as a junior cricketer, Bartel turned his focus toward football and debuted in the TAC Cup as a bottom-aged player. There, he became a standout performer in the junior league, winning a National Championship, TAC Cup premiership medallion, a state Most Valuable Player award, and twice gaining selection in both the All-Australian and TAC Cup Team of the Year sides. After entering his name into the 2001 AFL Draft, Bartel was drafted by Geelong with the eighth overall pick. Since making his AFL debut in 2001, Bartel has played in a VFL premiership, two NAB Cup-winning sides, and Geelong's 2007 AFL premiership-winning team.
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Early life
James Bartel was born to Terry Bartel and Dianne Bennett in Geelong, Victoria. Bartel spent much of his childhood in Herne Hill without his father. When his parents divorced while he was just 1-years old, Bartel's mother was left to raise him and his two elder sisters, Olivia and Emma, by herself.[1]
After beginning his junior football in Bell Park, Bartel left to attend the famous St. Joseph's College, where his talent for sports became evident early on.[2] 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.[2] 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 National 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.[2]
Entering his second year with the Falcons, Bartel was rewarded with the team captaincy for the season.[2] 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 All-Australian honours and gain selection in the TAC Cup Team of the Year for the second consecutive season.[2]
AFL Career
2002 – 2006: Bright beginnings
Bartel was drafted by the Geelong Football Club with their first selection, and the eighth overall draft pick, in the 2001 AFL Draft.[2] After making his debut in the opening round of the 2002 AFL premiership season, Bartel went on play in 11 out of a possible 22 senior games over the course of the year.[3] After gathering 21 disposals in Round 4, Bartel was awarded an AFL Rising Star nomination.[2] 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.[2] In helping the Cats defeat Port Melbourne by 22 points, Bartel saw the club secure its first major piece of silverware since 1982.[4]
Despite an impressive debut season, Bartel struggled to maintain his spot within the team during the 2003 AFL season, 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.[3] After just two senior appearances to begin the 2004 AFL season, 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.[5] 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 Brisbane, 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.[3] His performances during the second half of the season, during which he averaged 29 disposals and 5 tackles a game,[3] also saw him recognised as the highest-polling Geelong player—with 13 votes in total—during the 2004 Brownlow Medal count.
Bartel continued to build on his reputation as a tough, courageous midfielder during the 2005 AFL season, earning his first nomination for the AFLPA Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player in the league.[5] Averaging 19.6 disposals a game, Bartel again helped Geelong qualify for the season-ending finals series, where they met Sydney 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.
2007 – present: Brownlow boy
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).[3] After helping the Cats claim the McClelland Trophy, he was again nominated for the AFLPA Robert Rose Award as the game's most courageous player,[6] and was also rewarded with his first All-Australian jumper.[7]
Bartel's standout season continued when he was awarded the prestigious Brownlow Medal, winning with 29 votes—the highest amount 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 best on ground performances.[8] Despite missing the final two games of the regular season with burst appendix,[8] 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.[8] In addition, the pair combined with teammate Joel Corey to set another AFL record for most votes ever polled by three players of the same club, at 61 votes.[8]
Capping off a finals series in which he had averaged 29 disposals, 5 marks, 5 tackles, and a goal a game,[3] Bartel won his first premiership medallion when he helped Geelong claim the 2007 AFL Premiership. Bartel's 28 disposals, 5 marks, 5 tackles, and 2 goals in the 2007 AFL Grand Final helped the Cats claim an AFL-record 119 point victory over Port Adelaide.[3]
Bartel didn't drop off the pace at all in the 2008 season. He had a relatively quiet start to the season for his standards, but by mid-season he seemed to have hit full throttle and was close to best on ground for a number of weeks consecutively. After 21 rounds, Bartel was second in the competition in disposals (589) behind teammate Joel Corey and is one of the favourites for the Brownlow medal, yet again.
Statistics
- Statistics are correct as of 30 June 2009 (Round 13)[3]
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Disposals | Kicks | Handballs | Marks | Tackles | Goals | Behinds |
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| 2009 | Geelong | 3 | 13 | 26.8 | 15.4 | 11.5 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | Geelong | 3 | 25 | 28.1 | 15.3 | 12.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| 2007 | Geelong | 3 | 23 | 27.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| 2006 | Geelong | 3 | 21 | 23.0 | 14.1 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 2005 | Geelong | 3 | 24 | 19.6 | 11.4 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | Geelong | 3 | 16 | 21.8 | 13.9 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| 2003 | Geelong | 3 | 13 | 12.1 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | Geelong | 3 | 11 | 12.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Career Averages | 22.5 | 12.7 | 9.9 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | |||
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Disposals | Kicks | Handballs | Marks | Tackles | Goals | Behinds |
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| 2009 | Geelong | 3 | 13 | 349 | 200 | 149 | 86 | 73 | 8 | 8 |
| 2008 | Geelong | 3 | 25 | 702 | 382 | 320 | 142 | 124 | 22 | 15 |
| 2007 | Geelong | 3 | 23 | 632 | 341 | 291 | 143 | 122 | 18 | 8 |
| 2006 | Geelong | 3 | 21 | 484 | 297 | 187 | 139 | 79 | 15 | 12 |
| 2005 | Geelong | 3 | 24 | 470 | 274 | 196 | 131 | 94 | 18 | 5 |
| 2004 | Geelong | 3 | 16 | 348 | 222 | 126 | 90 | 78 | 3 | 8 |
| 2003 | Geelong | 3 | 13 | 157 | 71 | 86 | 37 | 31 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | Geelong | 3 | 11 | 140 | 71 | 69 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 2 |
| Career Totals | 146 | 3282 | 1858 | 1424 | 797 | 628 | 92 | 60 | ||
Honours
| Brownlow Medal votes | |
| Season | Votes |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | — |
| 2004 | 13 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 29 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| Total | 66 |
| Key: | |
| Green / Bold = Won | |
- Team
- AFL Premiership (Geelong): 2007, 2009
- AFL McClelland Trophy (Geelong): 2007, 2008
- NAB Cup (Geelong): 2006, 2009
- VFL Premiership (Geelong): 2002
- Individual
- Brownlow Medal: 2007
- All-Australian: 2007, 2008
- 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
- Inducted into the Geelong Football Club Hall of Fame: 2009
- 2nd in Carji Greeves Medal: 2006, 2007
- 3rd in AFLPA Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player: 2007
- Most Geelong votes in the Brownlow Medal: 2004, 2007
Personal life
Although his father kept in regular contact and maintained a stable relationship with Jimmy and his sisters throughout their childhood, an incident during Bartel's 21st Birthday caused ties to be severed.[1] Accusing his father of being an aggressive and heavy drinker, Bartel was forced to take a stand, and has since severed all contact with him.[1] In the aftermath of Bartel's victory in the 2007 Brownlow Medal count, the family's issues were spotlighted throughout the media, after an interview with Terry Bartel by the Herald Sun revealed his plea for reconciliation with his children.[1]
Off the field, Bartel holds a part-time job within the Geelong Football Club's social welfare department.[2] He studied Social Work at Deakin University[9], and is now completing a degree in business and law through Open University.[10]
Growing up, Bartel was a supporter of the Richmond Football Club.[11] Bartel lives in the Geelong suburb of Newtown with teammate Ryan Gamble.
See also
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d Edmund, S, "Jimmy Bartel's father wants to bury past" heraldsun.com.au, 26 September 2007, accessed 26 September 2007
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Heenan, M, "James Bartel Documentary" The Cattery, 6 March 2003, accessed 6 October 2007
- ^ a b c d e f g h FootyWire "Jimmy Bartel Statistics", footywire.com, accessed 30 July 2008
- ^ O'Brien, B "Cats crop ready for harvest" afl.com.au, 20 January 2008, accessed 30 July 2008
- ^ a b Gullan, S, "Humble lad Bartel tried his hardest" Herald Sun Newspaper, 26 September 2007, accessed 6 October 2007
- ^ "AFL players decide on competition's best" afl.com.au, 19 September 2007, accessed 19 September 2007
- ^ "Geelong dominates All-Australian team with nine selected", heraldsun.com.au, 18 September 2007, accessed 18 September 2007
- ^ a b c d "Jimmy Bartel wins the Brownlow Medal", heraldsun.com.au, 25 September 2007, accessed 25 September 2007
- ^ "Jimmy comes of Age"
- ^ Connolly, R "Brownlow mettle", The Age Newspaper, 2 June 2007, accessed 8 August 2008
- ^ Leach, F "Bartel Wins Rising Star Nomination", afl.com.au, 23 April 2002, accessed 8 August 2008
External links
- Jimmy Bartel's statistics from AFL Tables
- Jimmy Bartel profile on the Official AFL Website of the Geelong Football Club
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| Preceded by Adam Goodes |
Brownlow Medallist 2007 |
Succeeded by Adam Cooney |
| Preceded by Nathan Deakes |
Geelong Advertiser Bendigo Bank Sports Star of the Year Award 2007 |
Succeeded by Cadel Evans |
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