JIMMY BARTEL- BEST EVER?

Has there ever been a greater Dream-Teamer than this man?

In a season that has 8 players averaging greater than 100 to the half-way mark, Jimmy ‘Hi-Fi’ Bartel is streets ahead of his nearest combatant in Kane Cornes. In my 6 or so years of playing DT, I cannot remember a more consistent, ‘must have as captain’ player than Bartel. His average of 119.58 with a lowest score of 89 sees him in rarified air. Only on 2 other occassions has he failed to reach the magical 100, and on both occassions he fell a handball short on 98. He also has achieved 2 x 150+ scores. He would be the only player I could imagine has ever justified a price tag of $445,600. To think that only 13.05% of the playing public have him is unthinkable. Unfortunately I make up part of the 86.95% who don’t.

In Round 12, he may well meet his kryptonite. As is general knowledge in DT circles, the Sydney Swans are the feared opponent when a good score is required. When the Cats take on the Swans at Skilled Stadium next weekend, I think there will be 200,000+ coaches watching purely to see if this man they call Bartel, can crack the ton. I personally think 200 is on the cards.