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Bartel earns high praise

Jimmy Bartel is awarded for his efforts by senior coaches on Saturday night

4:23pm  Jun 4, 2013

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InvestiCAT: Jimmy Bartel

Looking for a bit extra? Jimmy Bartel reveals a little bit more in the Cats annual questionnaire

2:58pm  Apr 16, 2013

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Play the Geelong way

Jimmy Bartel spoke to 3AW about the Cats young potentials and the upcoming clash against Carlton

11:10am  Apr 11, 2013

Latest Player Video

My first game: Jimmy Bartel

8:12am  Jun 11, 2013

Bartel incident

8:34pm  Jul 8, 2012

2012 Mastermind (Rd5): Jimmy Bartel

4:20am  Apr 30, 2012

Senior Player List

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Jimmy
Bartel

Height
187 cm
DOB
04-12-1983
Weight
89 kg
Debut
2002
Games
2013
11
Career
236
Goals
2013
11
Career
159
2013 Dream Team Points
Total
1080
Avg
98
JimmyBartel

Player Bio

At a Glance

Junior Clubs: Bell Park
Clubs: Geelong
Debut: 2002
Recruited from: Geelong U18
Brownlow Votes: 104

Outlook

Played a swingman role for much of the 2012 season, spending time in the backline and up forward, which resulted in him averaging only 21 possessions a game, a far cry from the 28 he averaged when playing as a permanent midfielder in 2008. But the Geelong vice-captain was a consistent performer and finished sixth in the best and fairest. An outstanding big-game player, Bartel won the 2011 Norm Smith Medal for a brilliant performance in the Grand Final win over Collingwood.

Season by Season

Season by Season

  • Another brilliant campaign capped off with third flag and the Norm Smith medal
  • Played 24 games including all three finals
  • Finished third in B & F
  • Had 26 disposals and equaled career best with three goals
  • Gathered over 500 disposals for fifth straight season
  • Set a new career best with 26 goals (from 32 shots)
  • Equaled his career high with 13 marks vs Port Adel in rd 3
  • Kicked goals in 18 games
  • Played 200th game in rd 21 vs Adel
  • Had 20+ disposals in 16 games
  • Ranked 16th in the AFL in marks
  • Has now played 20 finals (2nd most in club history)
  • Again among the AFL elite players
  • Gathered at least 630 possessions for fourth straight year
  • Had 20+ disposals in 22 of 24 games he played
  • Averaged 32 possessions per game in his three finals
  • Had 32 in QF vs. St K; 35 in SF vs. Freo; 29 vs. Coll in PF
  • Had six games with 30+ disposals
  • Had a career best 47 hit outs
  • Ranked 12th in AFL in disposals, 16th in kicks and 18th in handballs
  • Laid 110 tackles, his fourth consecutive year exceeding the ton
  • Equaled career high with three goals in rd 12 win over Essendon
  • Awarded best on ground three times in Brownlow voting
  • Finished sixth in best & fairest
  • Won a second premiership and played in third grand final
  • Had amazing 16 tackles in GF win, equal highest in AFL history and a GF record
  • Finished third in best & fairest and was a nominee for the All Australian team
  • Set a career high with 41 disposals vs. Melbourne in rd 6
  • Had 25+ possessions in 16 of 24 games
  • Celebrated his 150th game in rd 18 win over Adelaide. Game marked his 100th win as a player
  • Kicked match winning point after the siren against Hawthorn in rd 17 at MCG
  • Was outstanding in PF vs. Coll with 32 possessions
  • Ranked 11th in AFL in possessions, 12th in kicks, 16th in marks and 7th in tackles
  • Member of NAB Cup premiership win

 

  • Another outstanding season from Jimmy saw him earn All Australians election for second straight year
  • Played in grand final and finished 3rd in Cats best & fairest
  • His 702 disposals were 2nd in the AFL and 15th highest of all time
  • Was 2nd in AFL in kicks with 382, 8th in handballs with 320 and 6th in tackles with 124
  • Played for Victoria against dream team in AFL hall of fame game
  • Had a career best 41 disposals vs. Adelaide in rd 14
  • Had 20 or more possessions in 24 of 25 games, and over 30 possessions 10 times

 

  • Took home his first premiership medal and won the Brownlow medal
  • Was named as best on ground in eight of his 20 home & away games and received 29 Brownlow votes
  • Finished runner up in club best & fairest for second straight year
  • Awarded All Australian honours for the first time
  • His 632 disposals were 5th highest in AFL, while he was 11th in kicks (341), 9th in handballs (291) and 6th in tackles (122)
  • Had 20 or more disposals in 21 of 23 games
  • Picked up 28 disposals and kicked two goals in grand final win over Port Adelaide
  • Averaged 29 disposals in three finals
  • Played his 100th game in rd 15 win over Collingwood
  • Matched career best with 12 tackles in rd 12 win over Brisbane

 

  • Played 21 games and was runner up in Cats best & fairest
  • Matched his career best with three goals vs. Melbourne in rd 6
  • Member of Cats NAB Cup grand final win

 

  • Played every game including both finals
  • Finished 7th in best & fairest
  • 50th AFL game came in rd 10 vs. Freo at Skilled Stadium
  • Had 30 possessions in elimination final win over Melbourne
  • Season best 32 disposals, 12 tackles and three goals came in win over Port in rd 16
  • Ranked 8th in AFL with 94 tackles

 

  • Played 16 games including the last 14 and finished 7th in best & fairest
  • Leading Cat in Brownlow voting with 13
  • Made finals debut and played all three finals
  • Had first 30+ possession game in rd 19 against Richmond, finishing with 35\
  • Finished with 33 possessions and eight tackles in finals win over Essendon
  • Averaged seven tackles per game in three finals
  • Played in Wizard Cup grand final vs. St Kilda

 

  • Played 13 games and kicked five goals
  • Had eight tackles in rd 19 win over Melbourne

 

  • Made his AFL debut in round one vs. Essendon at MCG
  • Played 11 senior games (4-7)
  • Won rising star nomination
  • First Brownlow votes (3) came in rd 5 vs. Freo with 28 possessions and five tackles
  • Member of Cats VFL premiership team

 

  • Captained Geelong Falcons in TAC Cup
  • Was named in TAC Cup team of the year
  • Selected in All Australian U18 team after playing with Vic Country at national

 

  • Member of Geelong Falcons TAC Cup premiership team
  • Won Falcons best & fairest
  • Was named in TAC Cup team of the year
  • Selected in All Australian U18 team after playing with Vic Country at national championship

 

Stats

By the numbers

  • 2013   Season Average
    Games Played 11
    • Kicks 14.1
    • Handballs 8.6
    • Disposals 22.7
    • Marks 5.4
    • Hit-Outs 0.5
    • Tackles 4.2
    • Goals 1.0
    • Dream Team 98.2

2013 Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 19 Gold Coast Suns Rd 10
Handballs 12 Western Bulldogs Rd 5
Disposals 30 Gold Coast Suns Rd 10
Marks 10 Richmond Rd 6
Hit-outs 2 Hawthorn Rd 1
Tackles 11 North Melbourne Rd 2
Goals 3 Gold Coast Suns Rd 10
Dream Team 138 Richmond Rd 6

2013 Season Breakdown

Rd Opponent Result K H D M HO FF FA T G B DT
1 Hawthorn W 86 - 93 14 8 22 8 2 0 0 1 0 1 89
2 North Melbourne W 112 - 108 10 9 19 1 0 4 0 11 1 0 105
3 Carlton W 119 - 103 15 10 25 4 0 1 2 4 0 0 88
4 Sydney Swans W 103 - 124 9 8 17 7 0 0 2 2 0 0 66
5 Western Bulldogs W 86 - 107 12 12 24 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 81
6 Richmond W 87 - 131 19 8 27 10 0 2 0 5 2 1 138
7 Essendon W 113 - 85 12 6 18 4 0 1 0 3 1 0 79
8 Collingwood L 102 - 96 18 5 23 8 1 1 1 5 2 0 119
9 Port Adelaide W 68 - 116 19 8 27 8 1 1 2 3 1 1 112
10 Gold Coast Suns W 123 - 71 19 11 30 5 0 1 1 2 3 1 119
11 GWS Giants W 98 - 157 8 10 18 1 1 2 0 7 1 0 84
13 Brisbane Lions - - - - - - - - - - -
14 Fremantle - - - - - - - - - - -
15 Hawthorn - - - - - - - - - - -
16 Melbourne - - - - - - - - - - -
17 Adelaide Crows - - - - - - - - - - -
18 St Kilda - - - - - - - - - - -
19 North Melbourne - - - - - - - - - - -
20 Port Adelaide - - - - - - - - - - -
21 West Coast Eagles - - - - - - - - - - -
22 Sydney Swans - - - - - - - - - - -
23 Brisbane Lions - - - - - - - - - - -
TOTAL W: 10 - L: 1 155 95 250 59 5 13 8 46 11 4 1080

By the numbers

  • Career Average
    Games Played 236
    • Kicks 13.0
    • Handballs 10.0
    • Disposals 22.9
    • Marks 5.5
    • Hit-Outs 0.6
    • Tackles 4.5
    • Goals 0.7
    • Dream Team 96.3

Career Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 25 Melbourne Rd 6, 2009
Handballs 22 Hawthorn Rd 17, 2008
Disposals 41 Melbourne Rd 6, 2009
Marks 13 Port Adelaide Rd 3, 2011
Hit-outs 10 Hawthorn Rd 17, 2009
Tackles 16 St Kilda Rd 26, 2009
Goals 3 Gold Coast Suns Rd 10, 2013
Dream Team 183 Port Adelaide Rd 16, 2005

Career Breakdown

Season Club K H D M HO FF FA T G B DT
2013 Geelong Cats 155 95 250 59 5 13 8 46 11 4 1080
2012 Geelong Cats 230 190 420 101 23 32 22 121 12 10 1928
2011 Geelong Cats 325 204 529 142 13 28 29 94 26 6 2301
2010 Geelong Cats 343 287 630 137 47 42 17 110 14 11 2587
2009 Geelong Cats 347 300 647 151 20 30 36 128 12 15 2635
2008 Geelong Cats 382 320 702 142 6 46 39 124 22 15 2790
2007 Geelong Cats 341 291 632 143 16 34 16 122 18 8 2640
2006 Geelong Cats 297 187 484 139 4 19 20 79 15 12 2063
2005 Geelong Cats 274 196 470 131 0 16 36 94 18 5 2004
2004 Geelong Cats 222 126 348 90 1 12 11 78 3 8 1506
2003 Geelong Cats 71 86 157 37 0 11 5 31 5 2 648
2002 Geelong Cats 71 69 140 29 0 10 10 26 3 2 542

Legend

K
Kicks
H
Handballs
D
Disposals
M
Marks
HO
Hit-outs
FF
Frees For
FA
Frees Against
T
Tackles
G
Goals
B
Behinds
DT
Dream Team

Milestones

AFL
Geelong: 225 games, 148 goals
NAB Cup
Geelong: 23 games, 12 goals
VFL
Geelong: 26 games, 12 goals
TAC Cup
Geelong Falcons: 35 games, 16 goals

Milestone Games

 

Milestone

versus

round

venue

result

AFL debut

Essendon

rd 1, 2002

MCG

L 50

Finals debut

Port Adelaide

QF, 2002

AAMI

L 55

50th game

Fremantle

rd 10, 2005

Skilled

L 9

100th game

Collingwood

rd 15, 2007

MCG

W 16

150th game

Adelaide

rd 18, 2009

Skilled

W 2

200th game

Adelaide

rd 21, 2011

AAMI

W 11

 

Draft History

Selected by Geelong with 8th pick in 2001 national draft

Vs. Opponents

James Bartel history vs. opponents 2002-2012

 

Opponent

Gms

Kicks

HB

Marks

Poss

Goals

Beh

HO

Tack

FF

FA

Adelaide

11

143

127

77

270

6

3

5

38

12

9

Brisbane

16

199

142

80

341

10

5

9

76

9

21

Carlton

11

132

109

64

241

6

4

9

38

9

12

Collingwood

16

220

164

103

384

8

9

11

60

20

15

Essendon

12

164

119

60

283

11

3

5

43

18

9

Fremantle

15

231

150

81

381

10

8

10

81

18

19

Gold Coast

3

42

22

16

64

2

0

0

10

1

4

GWS

1

19

13

7

32

0

2

4

1

7

2

Hawthorn

16

206

161

91

367

9

11

19

89

19

19

Melbourne

14

192

137

79

329

13

7

4

60

17

11

Nth Melb

15

195

169

89

364

15

6

1

57

17

14

Port Adel

15

186

120

77

306

14

7

4

65

22

18

Richmond

13

168

150

77

318

8

6

9

69

18

16

St Kilda

18

214

189

94

403

6

3

12

85

29

17

Sydney

15

181

128

77

309

9

6

12

85

23

18

West Coast

16

194

151

77

345

8

5

14

79

17

21

W- Bulldogs

18

217

205

95

422

13

9

2

71

21

13

 

Awards

AFL

Brownlow Medal 2007
Norm Smith medal 2011
All Australian 2007, 2008
All Australian nominee 2009
National Rising Star nomination 2002

Geelong

Runner up best & fairest 2006, 2007
Third best and fairest 2008, 2009, 2011
Most votes in the Brownlow Medal 2004, 2007

Premierships

TAC Cup 2000 (Geelong Falcons dft. Eastern Ranges)
VFL 2002 (Geelong dft. Port Melbourne)
NAB Cup 2006 (Geelong dft. Adelaide)
AFL 2007 (Geelong dft Port Adelaide)
NAB Cup 2009 (Geelong dft. Collingwood)
AFL 2009 (Geelong dft. St Kilda)
AFL 2011 (Geelong dft. Collingwood)

TAC Cup

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

Representative Honours

Victoria vs. Dream Team 2008
All Australian under 18 2000, 2001
Victoria Country under 18 2000, 2001