So with everything that's happened around another individual that shall not be named I've been thinking a bit about just how lucky we are with Marcus. A year younger than the other one, ambassador for The Line of his own initiative, jumped ahead of more mature players in the leadership group order to the point that it's tempting to make him captain, an incredible consistent and influential player and he seems to do a very good job of handling the pressure and the fame side of the game.

He basically ticks all the boxes of what you want an AFL player to be. Does he have any faults? Is he perfect?

Let's take some time this Grand Final day to appreciate our Marcus Picken Bontempelli