Clint Bartram
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Clinton "Clint" Bartram is an Australian rules football
er in the Australian Football League
. Currently playing for the Melbourne Football Club
, Bartram was recruited from the Geelong Falcons
after growing up in Leopold
. Bartram was recruited by Melbourne at pick 60 in the 2005 AFL National Draft.
Bartram is a small (181cm), running midfield player who was used as a tagger in the 2006 season. He made his debut in round one of the 2006 season against Carlton and kicked a goal in his first match. He then went on to play all 22 home and away matches although did not play a part in the finals series due to an ankle injury suffered in the round 22 loss to Adelaide.
Bartram received a NAB Rising Star nomination for his efforts in 2006 and finished 5th in voting for the award behind Port Adelaide's Danyle Pearce
, Richmond's Andrew Raines
, Collingwood's Heath Shaw
and Carlton's Marc Murphy
.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
. Currently playing for the Melbourne Football Club
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
, Bartram was recruited from the Geelong Falcons
Geelong Falcons
The Geelong Falcons are a junior Australian rules football representative club in the TAC Cup competition, Victoria, Australia.The club takes in talented junior players from the Geelong, Colac and Warrnambool regions in order to groom them for AFL selection...
after growing up in Leopold
Leopold
-Literature:* Aldo Leopold , American author, ecologist, forester, and environmentalist* Jan Hendrik Leopold , Dutch poet and classicist-Crime:* Nathan Leopold Jr , convicted of the kidnap and murder of Bobby Franks-Music:...
. Bartram was recruited by Melbourne at pick 60 in the 2005 AFL National Draft.
Bartram is a small (181cm), running midfield player who was used as a tagger in the 2006 season. He made his debut in round one of the 2006 season against Carlton and kicked a goal in his first match. He then went on to play all 22 home and away matches although did not play a part in the finals series due to an ankle injury suffered in the round 22 loss to Adelaide.
Bartram received a NAB Rising Star nomination for his efforts in 2006 and finished 5th in voting for the award behind Port Adelaide's Danyle Pearce
Danyle Pearce
Danyle Pearce is a professional Australian rules footballer playing with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.- Early life :...
, Richmond's Andrew Raines
Andrew Raines
Andrew Raines is an Australian rules footballer, with the Brisbane Lions Football Club. He is the son of Geoff Raines, a premiership centreman who played for Richmond, Collingwood, Essendon and Brisbane....
, Collingwood's Heath Shaw
Heath Shaw
Heath Shaw is an Australian rules footballer playing for Collingwood in the Australian Football League-AFL career:...
and Carlton's Marc Murphy
Marc Murphy
Marc Murphy is an Australian rules footballer, recruited at number one in the 2005 AFL Draft by the Carlton Football Club.-Early life and junior career:...
.