{"id":312179,"date":"2023-06-28T00:37:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T00:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=312179"},"modified":"2023-06-28T03:59:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T03:59:01","slug":"bartels-emotional-tribute-to-mum-in-hall-of-fame-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=312179","title":{"rendered":"Bartel's emotional tribute to mum in Hall of Fame speech"},"content":{"rendered":"

Geelong<\/a> legend Jimmy Bartel<\/a> used his Hall of Fame inductee speech to give an emotional thank you to his mum Dianne for her support in the junior years of his career.<\/p>\n

Bartel was one of seven football identities inducted into the Australian Football<\/a> Hall of Fame in a ceremony in Melbourne on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

"Mum, you always say it doesn't need awards for you and I to have this bond, but my fondest memories are all those hours in the car criss-crossing Victoria, listening to your horrible taste in music doing the trivia, talking about school, talking about everything," he said during his speech.<\/p>\n

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"That's what football was for me. Those hours and moments with you."<\/p>\n

Bartel's father was an alcoholic who physically abused his mum\ufeff. He grew a beard for the entirety of the 2016 AFL season to raise money for domestic violence.<\/p>\n

\"Jimmy<\/p>\n

Bartel played 305 games for the Cats in a career that spanned 15 seasons from 2002-2016. He won three premierships in 2007, 2009 and 2011. In the last of those he also also won the Norm Smith Medal for best on ground.<\/p>\n

He was named in the All-Australian team of 2007 and 2008, and was also the Brownlow Medallist of 2007.<\/p>\n

Bartel was inducted alongside former Geelong teammate Corey Enright, SANFL legends Micahel Aish and Tom Leahy, four-time Hawks premiership player Sam Mitchell, former Port Adelaide coach Mark Williams, and legendary commentator Bruce McAvaney.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Williams, who himself played 377 games of top-level football across South Australia, Victoria and Queensland, coached Port Adelaide for 12 seasons through the 2000s, including the Power's premiership in 2004.<\/p>\n

Williams also used his acceptance speech to push the AFL to better-support Indigenous players in their journey towards the AFL, and continue it once they arrive.<\/p>\n

"I love the fact the game brings my mates in the Aboriginal world, the multicultural world an opportunity to play and show what they can do," he said.<\/p>\n

"I've been lucky enough to work with the Jewish people \u2026 Muslim people, the Aboriginal people I love.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Mark<\/p>\n

"I admire the AFL for talking and standing up for the Yes vote for the Voice. I am political, I am saying we have to do the right thing and understand how bloody hard it is for the Aboriginal players to make their way in the AFL.<\/p>\n

"We need to support them, understand them, (and) when we get them there, make sure we give them an opportunity.<\/p>\n

"And then absolutely demand the best from them, and expect the best. I want them to be best on ground, and not just making up the numbers. And on Grand Final day, that's what we saw when Port Adelaide won."<\/p>\n

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