Bartel slams diving accusations

By Daniel Cherny
Updated August 29 2014 - 10:09am, first published August 28 2014 - 9:57am
Bartel lurched forward, winning a free kick. Photo: Channel Seven
Bartel lurched forward, winning a free kick. Photo: Channel Seven
'It was over-acting there': Cameron Ling, Photo: Channel Seven
'It was over-acting there': Cameron Ling, Photo: Channel Seven

Geelong champion Jimmy Bartel has stridently defended himself against accusations of exaggerating contact with Hawthorn opponent Matthew Suckling last Saturday night, labelling the perception that he dived to win a free kick "a load of rubbish."

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