Career
Bartlett was predominantly a defender but also spent some time up forward during his career, which began at Glenelg in 1989. He made a total of 11 appearances that year and wouldn"t add to that tally. He continued playing with Glenelg and brought up his 200th SANFL game in the 1999 finals series.
Glenelg were eliminated one game later and Bartlett would retire without participating in a premiership, although his came close in 1990 and 1992 when he played in grand finals.