Marcus Bontempelli

[Remi Moses]

Re: Marcus Bontempelli

He's been excellent since about halfway, and I think he was carrying an injury in the first half of the year.
What a very special player we have

[Twodogs]

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I said last year that watching Bont playing his first 50 games must have been a bit what it was like watching Whitten play his first 50. Marcus can do things that no other player on the field would be capable of doing.

And he seems to relish the task if picking the team up and depoisting it on the win side of the ledger in close games.
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[ledge]

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Chris Grants first 50 were pretty special.

[Hotdog60]

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I think he has been going ok. Last year he came on with a flourish and loaded up the highlight reel. This year he is more of a known quantity and as such teams are putting more time into him.
The scary thing is for the opposition is that he is adapting to the extra attention and starting to become more of an influence again.
The effort he put in I think in the either the 3rd or last quarter where he chased and looked out on his feet and on the ground still managed to lift himself up and smoother the ball was inspirational.
How could this guy not lift a team.
We have something special on our hands and I hope he is a loyal dog and wont stray when the time comes to put pen to paper and the large offers start floating in.

[SonofScray]

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His form early wasn't exactly scintillating but it never dropped below serviceable. On the up swing, effectively from half time of the Gold Coast game to now he has been anywhere between exceptional and good with brief moments of exceptional. He moves through the game with an authority, class and effectiveness I can't recall ever seeing and regularly manages to turn regular, meaningless acts into demonstrations of sheer superiority.

Anyone trying to cut him down is kidding themselves. Is he racking up copious amounts of footy? No. But his 24 touches were hard, tough, classy and effective. Match winning touches.

[ReLoad]

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It's his clearance work, he is clearing congestion with 2 and 3 guys on him, freeing up others around him. He is Pendlebury Mk II.

With Libba down, he has been our most important clearance midfielder, just wait til his tank develops, he will average a couple of goals a game without any pressure.

Our side in 2 years time is scary good.

[Go_Dogs]

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He's had a very good month after having a slightly down period over the (early) second third of the season.

Whilst he isn't dominating the possession count like some others are, he is just so clean and when he wins the ball he is almost always able to move out of congestion and use it well. Not many players are consistently able to navigate congestion as well as he does and it's going to be beautiful watching him do so in the pressure-cooker that is September.

[Jeanette54]

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At the game much of the inside heavy lifting he does is not so noticeable, but it is clear on the replays just how he puts his young body on the line. I think his role has changed, rather than diminished. To his credit the highlight reel might not be as extensive these days, but the work rate has increased exponentially.

[LostDoggy]

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A lot of people are comparing Bont to Pendlebury, which is fair enough, but to me he is more like Fyfe. With the big upper body, he is almost unbeatable for mids in a tight contest. His disposal quality may even see him edge ahead of Fyfe in a couple of years. I can see him being the best player in the game at some point in his career.

[LostDoggy]

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I think he has been going ok. Last year he came on with a flourish and loaded up the highlight reel. This year he is more of a known quantity and as such teams are putting more time into him.
The scary thing is for the opposition is that he is adapting to the extra attention and starting to become more of an influence again.
The effort he put in I think in the either the 3rd or last quarter where he chased and looked out on his feet and on the ground still managed to lift himself up and smoother the ball was inspirational.
How could this guy not lift a team.
We have something special on our hands and I hope he is a loyal dog and wont stray when the time comes to put pen to paper and the large offers start floating in.

If opposition list management staff haven't already contacted his manager on the sly and hinted at $7-8 million over 5 years, they'd be pleading to keep their jobs.

[hujsh]

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It's hard to see how people argue for second year blues. Maybe it's a hyper version of Sockeye's 20 game rule?

Only real down stat is the goals as he's playing more in the middle now

[Sedat]

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2nd year players dream of having the 'blues' that the Bont supposedly is having. He's no Lewis Taylor but he's a special player.

[LostDoggy]

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Sounded like an outstanding person and committed team member on SEN today around 1pm. Maybe will be available on their website

[ratsmac]

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I loved the look on Boak's face as he got sat on his arse by The Bont as he was coming through the pack as he grabbed the ball and snapped a nice goal. Not bad for the second year blue's, well that's what Boak was thinking anyhow!

[jeemak]

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At the game much of the inside heavy lifting he does is not so noticeable, but it is clear on the replays just how he puts his young body on the line. I think his role has changed, rather than diminished. To his credit the highlight reel might not be as extensive these days, but the work rate has increased exponentially.

Correctomundo J!

Watched the replay of the weekend's game just now and the Bont (who I had top three on seeing it live) was number two, just behind Wallis.

He was languishing in third or fourth before then.