Firstly this was his best season average of his career. Obviously, the question is whether he can produce that sort of form over a whole season. That is how I would describe myself. Luke Ryan 116 I'd like to know that rank if you have it, maybe post the top 30 from rounds 7-22. Changing of the guard? Agree 100% Ben. Danger locked. 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). The Bont is definitely high on my radar, although there are so many around the same price, Thanks Ben, I started with him this year but I wont be starting him in 2017 unless a few others fall over during pre-season. Draft range: Before the end of round 4. Bont locked. Another Arctic Flying wombat Panda of Doom named Drowning fish. Watch this space. :). Bont potentially under 600k has made me the most aroused I've been this week. It could also be the year he wins a Brownlow. 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. Dunny; January 10, 2020. The Bont had a very limited preseason last year so was always going to start slow. Marcus Bontempelli #4 Western Bulldogs. ... AFL Betting: AFL Injury List: Records : Marcus Bontempelli #4 Western Bulldogs. Price: $777,000 I don't know the actual data but I have a feeling that premiership midfielders usually start the following year slowly from a SC perspective. An interesting year for premium mid selection coming up. As I mentioned above, this is Bontempelli’s best average yet in his career. Everyone and their mother will be starting with him next year. (function (i, s, o, g, r, a, m) { ga('create', 'UA-142592608-1', 'auto'); by. ... Agree that he is a lock in Supercoach if he keeps this form up. (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments) But you might just find yourself kicking yourself if you don’t start him. When you have a team that boasts guys like Macrae and Dunkley running around in that midfield it is going to be difficult for him to guarantee you that 104 average, throw in the Bevo factor and who knows what he will dish up. Nat Fyfe 106 The risk with the Bont is that he will stagnate, and you’re paying for a premium that won’t stack up to the Dangerfields and Fyfes (if he makes it back) of this world. Nat Fyfe will miss the Dockers’ clash against Sydney. Ablett put on a show for the Geelong faithful with a season and round-high 151 SuperCoach points. We also get your email address to automatically create an account for you in our website. 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. This is a bit of an apples V. Oranges comparison, his rank amongst all others from rounds 7-22 is probably more relevant. Use the hashtag… #DeckofDT. Heeney (if FWD) locked. i['GoogleAnalyticsObject'] = r; MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 10: Marcus Bontempelli of the Bulldogs in action during the round 21 AFL match between the Essendon Bombers and the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium on August 10, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. The Bulldogs, and Bont, are only going to get tougher, meaner, older, and bigger. Love ya work Ben. Over a season, that would have put him as the 4th best player of the 2016 season. I get tingles watching the great man emerge from packs like a gazelle. Team: Western Bulldogs If that isn’t enough to excite you then I don’t know what else I can say about him! (function() { Supercoach Price: $639,200 Supercoach Profile. They are some tried and tested names that don’t generally let you down. Age: 24yr 10mth Games: 145 Born: November 24, 1995 Origin: Northern Knights. Jack Macrae has been on fire the last few seasons and we have had the emergence of Josh Dunkley in the last two years. Marcus Bontempelli Supercoach stats. Kano. We just never know how he will throw that side around week to week. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-drafts-best-smallmedium-defensive-prospects-profiled/news-story/2f99f90f7f41ab204021ef9c4efb7339, Averages in wins at the Dockers this season. You stated "Bontempelli averaged 116 from rounds 7-22. 2019 average: 104.7 Copyright © DT Talk 2007-2021 It’s not every day that you see a 20 year old carry his team for large amounts of the year. FOLLOW US  ON TWITTER: @DTTALK for all thing AFL Fantasy (and more). add_filter('comment_flood_filter', '__return_false'); Catch my weekly article "The Friday Scramble" with all the last minute things to think about for the weekend Follow: @pkd73. Bont has often been overlooked in starting line ups and I am sure that 2020 will be no exception. 377, Grand finals, Docherty’s calf, last trades – Ep. What we can cram into those 11 spots for round 1 remains to be seen. After researching and writing my article on Cam Guthrie, I'm contemplating picking Guthrie next season. Marcus Bontempelli is battling a sore ankle. as closely as I can. The Bont was a handy late-season. a = s.createElement(o), 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. Those PODs are crucial in this game. ga('send', 'pageview'); 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. Therefore we shouldn't be scraping the barrel for rookie mids in round 1. To Read more…. Expect bont to ave at least 115 and heeney to take mitchells mid minutes. Bontempelli averaged 116 from rounds 7-22. Over a season, that would have put him as the 4th best player of the 2016 season." In the final card for 2020, Matt profiles two-time Norm. Bont and Cripps are so tasty. Grab a JR t-shirt in your team colours here: https://tinyurl.com/y6q97bf6 Check out Trigga’s latest song here! I'm going to try and replicate my starting team last year (top 100 finish, so did something right!) He plays a wonderful Supercoach game, averaging just over 10 contested possessions a game, and always popping up for a goal or 2 when you least expect it (one of the golden rules of supercoach – goal kicking midfielders basically write a blank cheque for themselves). He bloody gun, Great stuff here Ben, I think he's the best young midfielder in the comp and with the doggies losing some crucial midfield depth in the off season such as Stevens, he should be a lock to average 110+, Going all in on the kids in 2017: Cripps, Bont amd Heeney will all be in my 20q7 side. Andrew Brayshaw 121 Will the Bont improve on his 105 average? Fyfe’s SuperCoach average of 119.9 is the fifth-best in the competition this season but he has continued his tradition of never completing a full season that dates back to his debut year in 2010. I fully expect Macrae and Dunkley to get the majority of attention which will allow Marcus to do as he pleases and keep racking up the touches. And they couldn’t have done it without the man running their midfield, Marcus Bontempelli. Throughout the season we saw Bont score over 110 on 9 occasions and 13 over 100. Cripps… Probably going to be my first upgrade target. The question on everyone’s lips is this – will The Bont take it to the next level in 2017? m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m) 374, Port Adelaide vs Geelong | AFL Finals | Match Review, Brisbane vs Richmond | AFL Finals | Match Review. google_ad_client: "ca-pub-8895919393080588", Cheers Kev! I'm definitely considering it as well Nick. Bont started as mid-fwd for first 7 rounds or so, was elite once he played as an exclusive mid. I hope you have seen it otherwise this isn’t going to Read more…, Well we can close the book on round 1 of the finals but what a great start with the best teams in the comp going head to head. Got something to say about the deck? Let’s take a look at the season that was. Michael Walters 100 body.custom-background { background-color: #ffffff; } Look for him to lead from the front after taking the reigns from Easton Wood this season. And whack a pineapple on him for the brownlow. Height: 193cm Weight: 93kg Position: Midfield Last Drafted: Round 1, Pick #4 2013 National Draft by Western Bulldogs. You want 22, rolled gold games from the young Dog. Sick of trading premos. Over the last couple of seasons we have seen that Bont is no longer the only player that opponents have to worry about. The question is have we seen his best and can you wait and get him at a lower price after a few rounds? We're on the same page, Bont potentially the new Pendles. You’re not selecting Marcus Bontempelli with an eye to trade him out. m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0]; There's a definite change of the guard happening isn't there Billy! The question is can they all fit in. Maybe next year is the year Marcus Bontempelli returns to Earth, having spent the 2016 playing like a man possessed. })(window, document, 'script', 'https://google-analytics.com/analytics.js', 'ga'); Durability Marcus Bontempelli is a reliable week to week prospect with a healthy body that can survive the rigors of the game. 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). January 10, 2020 at 5:46 pm When you login first time using a Social Login button, we collect your account public profile information shared by Social Login provider, based on your privacy settings.

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