Clinton "Clint" Bartram (born 18 February 1988) is a former professional
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
er who played for the
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons or colloquially the Dees, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier comp ...
in the
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional sports, professional competition of Australian rules football. It was originally named the Victorian Football League (VFL) and was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition ...
(AFL). He was recruited from the
Geelong Falcons
The Geelong Falcons is a youth Australian rules football representative club in the Talent League, the Victorian statewide under-18s competition in Victoria, Australia.
The club takes in talented junior players from the Geelong, Colac and Warr ...
, after growing up in
Leopold. Bartram was recruited by Melbourne at pick 60 in the
2005 AFL National Draft.
Bartram is a small (183 cm), running midfield/defender 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 (born 7 April 1986) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played for the Port Adelaide between ...
, Richmond's
Andrew Raines
Andrew Raines (born 8 March 1986) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club, and Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the son of Geoff Raines, a premiership centr ...
, Collingwood's
Heath Shaw
Heath Shaw (born 27 November 1985) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). Heath grew up in Diamond Creek and played ju ...
and Carlton's
Marc Murphy.
In late 2012, Bartram retired due to a degenerative knee problem.
Early 2019 Clint became the Divisional Franchisor fo
Jim's Construction
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1988 births
Living people
Melbourne Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Geelong Falcons players
Leopold Football Club (Geelong) players
Casey Demons players
21st-century Australian sportsmen