Well we saw what we have always wanted from him, he spent what seemed to be a lot more time in the midfield and wasn’t camped up front as the key forward target.
In Round 15, Bontempelli kicked a remarkable goal tight up on the boundary in the final minutes of the match to give the Dogs a one-goal win over Melbourne. 2019 saw a couple of things that I really liked from The Bont. Other players you can pick up around his price include Lachie Neale (for the same price), Nat Fyfe, Clayton Oliver, Stephen Coniglio and Scott Pendlebury.
You can count on Marcus Bontempelli to not get an injury that will lead to him missing games. Bontempelli made his senior debut in Round 5 of the 2014 AFL season against Carlton and received a NAB AFL Rising Star nomination in Round 13 for his 22 disposals and one goal performance in the Bulldogs' win over Collingwood. The Bulldogs are eyeing off several key inclusions for Saturday’s mouth-watering, must-win showdown with Melbourne, including speedster Jason Johannisen, Hayden Crozier and Matt Suckling who are all in the frame to return.Ruckman Tim English, who tweaked his ankle in last week’s big win over Adelaide, trained on Thursday and could play against the Demons. We just never know how he will throw that side around week to week. Throughout the season we saw Bont score over 110 on 9 occasions and 13 over 100. His last 5 weeks of the season saw him average 117 with 3 scores of 125+ in that group too. He has taken more contested marks in recent times, and he can impose himself in different situations where he hasn’t necessarily in the past.Marcus Bontempelli spoke to the media following our weekend win. Look for him to lead from the front after taking the reigns from Easton Wood this season.This is the role that we have been waiting for and if Bevo keeps playing him like he did towards the end of the season we can only expect a higher average from him. They are some tried and tested names that don’t generally let you down.Whilst there are some concerns over his scoring, the guy is a superstar of the game and if he can keep his scoring at his 104.7 and above then we should look to cash in on him. We can only pray that he has found what he considers a winning formula for Bont, Macrae and Dunkley and he continues to go with it for season 2020.Bont has often been overlooked in starting line ups and I am sure that 2020 will be no exception. Other players you can pick up around his price include Lachie Neale (for the same price), Nat Fyfe, Clayton Oliver, Stephen Coniglio and Scott Pendlebury. We’d like to win all five.”
Easton Wood, who led the Dogs to their drought-breaking premiership in 2016, has stepped down.
Being that little bit taller than the other two guys he is also more of an aerial threat and also a little harder for the taggers to match up on.He’s the new captain! He finished secon…
He has been a staple in SC teams in recent years.In the final card for 2020, Matt profiles two-time Norm.Can Laird make up some of the 11 points he dropped last season? Enter the players' full name eg. Name: Marcus Bontempelli ... Bont has often been overlooked in starting line ups and I am sure that 2020 will be no exception. Jack Macrae has been on fire the last few seasons and we have had the emergence of Josh Dunkley in the last two years.
But we haven’t got any wriggle room really. Firstly this was his best season average of his career. Why did this happen you ask? It has been there, but he hasn’t really established himself as an aerial threat. Western Bulldogs have a new captain for the 2020 season with star midfielder Marcus Bontempelli to assume the role.
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I am expecting that he will beat that average as the Bulldogs improve this year and he gets more of that midfield time and is not that tall stay at home target.In Draft he will go fairly early and probably won’t be on the board after round 4 but don’t be surprised if he is gone before the end of round 3.Agree that he is a lock in Supercoach if he keeps this form up. This makes Marcus Bontempelli a low risk choice when …
I know, this is very hard to believe but it is true, it was also just his second season averaging 100 in AF (he has now had 5 straight seasons averaging over 100 in Supercoach). Alongside names like Ross Lyon and Longmire this is one of the names that Fantasy Coaches fear. This is always a red flag for us as we don’t like paying for a fully priced player at the start of the season (but sometimes we do make an exception). Marcus Bontempelli is a reliable week to week prospect with a healthy body that can survive the rigors of the game. Compare Marcus Bontempelli to other players. AFL 2020: Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge knows five more wins could be needed to play finals . He will be out to impress!
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Picture: Jono Searle/AFL Photos/via Getty ImagesAdding aerial prowess has made Marcus Bontempelli a “a really complete” player according to Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge, who said his team had to win every remaining game to play finals. This has meant that those two guys are getting the attention previously assigned to Bont which is leaving Bontempelli completely free for long periods of the game to just rack up the possessions and points.