Overview

• On the A Life of Greatness podcast, Bartel revealed his father’s alcoholism and gambling addictions drove violent behaviour that left him and his family traumatised.
• He described a night when his father threatened to kill his mother unless she lifted an apprehended violence order and forcibly took her from their Geelong home.
• Bartel praised the Selwood family’s resilience after the premature deaths of Troy and Adam Selwood, calling their ability to carry on ‘‘extraordinary.’’
• He reiterated he will never discuss his 2019 separation from Nadia Bartel, saying he remains guarded about his personal life.
• Bartel said modern locker rooms are supportive but cautioned that the AFL’s first openly gay player may worry their identity will eclipse their sporting legacy.