From Western Australia, Bartlett attributed her first experience of football to her older brother's influence. She played Auskick for the Safety Bay Stingers, a boys team. Bartlett paused her football in year 6 then restarted when she began high school at Kolbe Catholic College, Rockingham.[1]
Bartlett also began to play for the Peel Thunderbirds in the West Australian Women's Football League (WAWFL), notching four matches in the 2016 season.[2] She represented her state at the 2016 AFL Youth Girls National Championships and was named in the all-Australian side[3] in the forward pocket.[4] In 2017, she was among 33 players named in the inaugural AFLW Academy, which allowed her to attend various development camps.[2] She made the all-Australian squad at the national under-18 competition in both 2017[5] and 2018.[6] Ahead of the 2018 draft, Bartlett nominated to be recruited by Victorian clubs.[7]
AFLW career
Bartlett was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with pick 26 in the 2018 national draft, their third selection. While at the club, she wore number 20.[8] She debuted in the final round of the 2019 season against Carlton at Whitten Oval.[9] At the end of the season, Bartlett was traded to West Coast for pick 90 in the 2019 draft.[10] At the end of the 2020 season, Bartlett was delisted by West Coast.[11] In June 2022, Bartlett was promoted back to the senior list.[12] In December 2023, Bartlett was delisted a second time by West Coast.[13]