Jimmy Bartel
Australian rules footballer
James 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 89 kilograms (196 lb), Bartel contributed as a midfielder, forward, and defender.
Bartel made his AFL 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 All-Australian. Bartel is one of only three AFL players, along with Simon Black and Dustin Martin to have won a Brownlow Medal, a Norm Smith Medal and played over 300 AFL games.
Early life
Bartel was born to Terry Bartel and Dianne Bennett in Geelong, Victoria. He spent much of his childhood in suburban 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 at the Bell Park Football Club, Bartel attended the renowned Geelong footballing school St. Joseph's College, where his talent for sports became evident.
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