Jimmy Bartel

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James Bartel
Personal Info
Birth December 4, 1983 (age 23), Victoria, Australia
Recruited from Bell Park/Geelong Falcons
Height/Weight 186cm/87kg
Playing Career¹
Debut Round 1, 2002, Geelong Cats vs. Essendon Bombers, at Telstra Dome (Formerly Colonial Stadium)
Team(s) Geelong Cats - 64 games
¹ Statistics to end of season
Career Highlights
AFL

National Rising Star nomination 2002

Premierships
TAC Cup 2000 (Geelong Falcons) VFL 2002 (Geelong)

TAC Cup Team of the Year 2000, 2001
Geelong Falcons captain 2001
Geelong Falcons best & fairest 2000

Representative honours
All Australian under 18 2000, 2001
Victoria Country under 18 2000, 2001

James "Jimmy" Bartel (born December 4, 1983), is a professional Australian rules football player.

Bartel was selected with the 8th Pick in the 2001 AFL Draft by the Geelong Football Club, having been recruited from the Geelong Falcons TAC Cup team where he was selected in both the Under-18 All-Australian Team, and the TAC Cup Team of the Year for 2000 and 2001. He helped the team win the 2000 TAC Cup Grand Final, and won the team's Best and Fairest award.

In 2005, Bartel was nominated by the Australian Football League Player's Association for the Robert Rose Award, awarded to the player deemed by his peers to be the most courageous in the league.