Kevin Bartlett (Australian rules footballer)

Kevin Bartlett
Kevin Bartlett
	A bronze statue of Bartlett displayed in Yarra Park by the MCG
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Charles Bartlett
Nickname(s)	KB, Hungry
Date of birth	6 March 1947
Place of birth	Carlton, Victoria
Original team(s)	Richmond 4ths
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Position(s)	Rover / Half forward
Playing career1
Years	Club
1965–1983	Richmond
Representative team honours
Years	Team
	Victoria
International team honours
1968	Australia
Coaching career3
Years	Club
1988–1991	Richmond
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1991.
Career highlights
	Club 5× VFL Premiership player: (1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1980); 3× Championship of Australia: (1969, 1973, 1974); Norm Smith Medal: (1980); 5× Jack Dyer Medal: (1967, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1977); 4x Richmond leading Goal Kicker: (1974, 1975, 1977, 1983); Richmond captain: (1979); Media Association Player of the Year: (1979); Richmond Team of The Century; Richmond Hall of Fame – Immortal Status; Richmond Best Individual Performance of the Century; Representative 4x National Football Carnival Championship: 1969, 1972, 1975, 1980; National Football Carnival Championship (Captain): 1980; Overall Australian Football Hall of Fame, inducted 1996, Legend status 2000;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kevin Charles Bartlett AM (born 6 March 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Nicknamed "KB" or "Hungry" due to his appetite for kicking goals and apparent reluctance to handpass, Bartlett is a Legend of the Australian Football Hall of Fame and is the first VFL/AFL player to have reached the 400-game milestone, a feat since achieved by four other players as of 2023; he has played the third-most games of any player in VFL/AFL history. He is a key member of a golden era in Richmond's history, playing in five premiership teams and winning five Jack Dyer Medals, equalling Jack Dyer's own personal tally.

Short and slender in stature, Bartlett possessed tremendous stamina, determination and a seemingly sixth sense to evade opposition players intent on negating his influence. He played much of his best football as Richmond's starting rover, but adapted superbly when moved to the half-forward flank towards the end of his career, as demonstrated in the 1980 VFL finals series.

When Bartlett returned to the Tigers in 1988 as senior coach, the club were in a shambles as a result of a bitter trade feud with Collingwood. Although his record as coach appears disappointing, he nonetheless achieved some surprise results with very limited resources. After being sacked at the end of 1991, he distanced himself from Richmond for nearly two decades.

Following his retirement as a player, Bartlett developed a successful career as a sports commentator and broadcaster on both television and radio, currently working as a match caller for 3AW. He was a member of the AFL's rules committee for many years—until he retired on 4 March 2014—as well as the selection panel for the All-Australian Team and AFL Rising Star awards.

In 2008, Bartlett was listed by journalist Mike Sheahan as the ninth-greatest player of all time in the AFL-commissioned book The Australian Game of Football.

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