James Ross Bartel is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A utility, 1.87 m tall and weighing 89 kilograms (196 lb), Bartel contributed as a midfielder, forward, and defender.
Bartel in April 2018
Bartel playing for Geelong in September 2008
Bartel in round 19 of the 2011 AFL season
The Norm Smith Medal is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best on ground in the Grand Final of the Australian Football League (AFL). Prior to 1990, the competition was known as the Victorian Football League (VFL). It was first presented in the 1979 VFL Grand Final, and it was won by Wayne Harmes, playing in Carlton's premiership victory against Collingwood. The award is named in honour of Norm Smith, who won four VFL premierships as a player and six as coach for the Melbourne Football Club.
Nathan Buckley is one of just four players to have received the Norm Smith Medal as a member of the losing Grand Final team.
Chris Judd is the most recent player to receive the medal as a member of the losing Grand Final team, winning in 2005.
Luke Hodge is one of just four players to have won multiple Norm Smith Medals, winning in 2008 and 2014.
Paul Chapman is the only player to win the Norm Smith Medal on a countback, winning in 2009.
