Jim Bartel

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Sep 21, 2002
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Geelong champion Jimmy Bartel will miss at least two months of AFL football after scans revealed a torn medial ligament in a knee.

Bartel, 31, will on Thursday go under the knife to repair the damage, the Cats said in a statement today.

The Brownlow medallist suffered the tear in a collision with Gold Coast's Michael Rischitelli in the Cats' win over the Suns at Simonds Stadium on Sunday.
 

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Great career Jimmy. Best of luck in your future endeavors.
 

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Four year contract on the table from franchise 3 Gold Coast Suns.

Bartel is done, stick a fork in him. He has been a solid contributor for the Cats, but all careers come to an end.
 
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He's obviously a couple of years past his prime, and will miss a significant chunk of this season, but if fit, I still think he's got another couple of seasons of good footy in him yet.

He's missed just 6 of the past 75 games Geelong have played (start of 2012-present), so he's been remarkably durable in the latter stages of his career, and both of his injuries this year have been caused by collisions, so it's not a case of his body failing him or chronic/repetitive strains or sprains (eg. Paul Chapman and his hamstrings) causing him to appear "done". He'll bounce back.
 

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Sep 22, 2000
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One serious injury away from retirement one would think.
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So he's just like ANY player 30 or over
 
Sad to see a long term injury but some talk like he is dead, i would back him to play again this year from what i read, has a good footy brain, was never speedy

Wish him a speedy recovery, great player
 

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