With Kelly playing only ok games, and Bonts last two games, he will add AFL Coaches Player of the Year to his resume. With the margin he could win by, maybe a Brownlow too.
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Great news - convincing in the end.
3 dogs finish in the top 10!
Looking forward to the Brownlow now.
He has been huge this year, All we need is for him to start kicking straight again for goals. He has blown a lot of shots this year that in his first two seasons he would have no problems slotting.
What a star the Bont is!! I still pinch myself that he actually plays for us.
I love how he blew the field away in the end. Cripps pfft.
1. 107 Marcus Bontempelli WB
2. 90 Patrick Dangerfield GEEL
3. 88 Nat Fyfe FRE
4. 86 Tim Kelly GEEL
5. 82 Patrick Cripps CARL
6. 82 Brodie Grundy COLL
7. 82 Lachie Neale BL
8. 76 Luke Shuey WCE
9. 75 Jack Macrae WB
10. 72 Josh Dunkley WB
Somewhere Lewy Taylor's hugging his Rising Star medal a little harder tonight.
Great year he is just the cream with Macrae and Dunkley allowing home to be the polish on the end.
It has been an awesome season for Bont. I loved how he started the match on Sunday. All fierce intent and determined to make it happen.
(As an aside..during our late season resurgence we have started matches so well whereas early in the year sluggish starts were the norm and often very costly).
Best mid in the AFL, without a doubt and Macrae and Dunks in the top 10 for votes, so we do have the best midfield in the AFL
So pleased that our mid-field received the recognition that they deserved after a great year of home and away games.
Well earned and well deserved.
How about that. Who would have thought after the bye that our three musketers would be All Australian and all in coaches top ten, brilliant.
Highest regards for Bontempell. Once in a generation player who may yet have another level but the one he is on now is priceless. I have to ignore the poetry in my head when I write about him.