{{short description|Australian rules footballer (born 1986)}} {{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox AFL biography | name = Adam Hartlett | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|4|22}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | originalteam = West Adelaide(SANFL)/Edwardstown | debutdate = 26 May 2007 | debutteam = Carlton | debutopponent = Adelaide | debutstadium = Telstra Dome | height = 196 cm | weight = 94 kg | position = | statsend = 2009 | years1 = 2007–2009 | club1 = Carlton | games_goals1 = 11 (2) | careerhighlights = *{{SANFL WestA}} premiership player (2015) }}
'''Adam Hartlett''' (born 22 April 1986) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Australian Football League (AFL).
After graduating from Sacred Heart College in 2003, Hartlett was recruited as the number 25 draft pick in the 2004 AFL draft from West Adelaide by the Carlton Football Club. Hartlett played for Carlton's {{VFL-affiliate}}, the Northern Bullants, in both reserves and seniors through 2005 and 2006, suffering several injury setbacks. Following strong performances with the Bullants seniors in early 2007, he made his debut for Carlton in Round 9. He was a member of the Bullants' losing grand final team in 2009. His brother, Hamish, is a former player for Port Adelaide.<ref name=Advertiser>R. Homfray [http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/hamish-and-adam-to-line-up-for-westies/story-e6freckc-1225848220239 The Advertiser] "Hamish and Adam to line up for Westies", 1 April 2010, Retrieved 4 September 2010</ref>
Hartlett has played both back and forward in key positions, both with the Bullants and Blues. However, his development and career were hampered by recurring hamstring injuries. He was delisted by the Blues at the end of the 2009 season [https://web.archive.org/web/20120224071038/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/86123/default.aspx], and returned to West Adelaide in 2010. Hartlett went onto become the senior coach of the West Adelaide Football Club.<ref name=Advertiser/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westadelaidefc.com.au/NEWS/LATESTNEWS/PLAYERSIGNINGS-HARTLETTSILVERLOCK.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330114940/http://www.westadelaidefc.com.au/NEWS/LATESTNEWS/PLAYERSIGNINGS-HARTLETTSILVERLOCK.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 March 2014 |title=Player signings – Hartlett, Silverlock |date=20 November 2013 |accessdate=30 March 2014 |publisher=West Adelaide Football Club }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929135239/http://afl.com.au/carltonfc/tabid/7854/playerId/352293/Default.aspx Adam Hartlett at the Carlton Football Club website] *{{AFL Tables|A/Adam_Hartlett}} *[http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=Adam+Hartlett Adam Hartlett profile in Blueseum]
{{2004 AFL national draft}} {{West Adelaide Football Club coaches}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hartlett, Adam}} Category:1986 births Category:Carlton Football Club players Category:West Adelaide Football Club players Category:Preston Football Club players Category:Edwardstown Football Club players Category:Australian rules footballers from South Australia Category:Living people Category:People educated at Sacred Heart College (Adelaide) Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
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