Les Bartlett

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Les Bartlett
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-09-27) 27 September 1949 (age 71)
Original team(s) Katandra
Debut Round 5, 1968, Footscray
vs. Melbourne, at Western Oval
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1968–1975 Footscray 60 (18)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1975.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Les D. Bartlett (born 27 September 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer. He played with Footscray, now known as the Western Bulldogs, in the Victorian Football League (VFL) mostly as a half-back flanker. He was recruited from Katandra in the Picola & District Football League. His playing measurements were 188 cm and 88 kg, which for the time would have been considered tall for a flanker.

Bartlett only managed 60 senior games in eight seasons, indicating that he was never consistently part of Footscray's best 20 players.

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