Marcus Bontempelli

[D Mitchell]

WHY BONTEMPELLI STANDS ABOVE CRIPPS AND MERRETT AS THE OBVIOUS CHOICE FOR ALL-AUSTRALIAN CAPTAIN
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It's time that the selectors made it official. The ?Bont? is the game's best player, and the ?Bont? should be without question, the All-Australian captain in 2024.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/07/...us-choice-for/

I was going to post something, now I can't recall what it was.

[azabob]

So... one for bulldogtragic...

So gut feel Bontempelli would be on $1m-$1.1m this season and he is out of contract end of 2025 and is an unrestricted free agent.

Which means if Bont wants to leave, he can walk, and we cannot do a damn thing about it.

How much will clubs such as St. Kilda, North Melbourne, Essendon etc. etc. offer Bontempelli to leave?

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Bont would only want to leave for a chance at another flag I would imagine. Not sure cashed up clubs would be able to offer that more than us except Geelong who have an unlimited salary cap.

In terms of $$$ I'm sure Power has worked things to ensure he's more than taken care of. There's no way he's leaving to the likes of essendon, saints, North etc for extra cash.

My only concern (and it's minute) of Bont leaving is if we're still underperforming next year and he has lost patience.

[bulldogtragic]

So... one for bulldogtragic...

So gut feel Bontempelli would be on $1m-$1.1m this season and he is out of contract end of 2025 and is an unrestricted free agent.

Which means if Bont wants to leave, he can walk, and we cannot do a damn thing about it.

How much will clubs such as St. Kilda, North Melbourne, Essendon etc. etc. offer Bontempelli to leave?

Probably more than we could ever pay. But I’m not worried. He will be the highest ever player at our club ever and it’s captain. As long as we continue trending in the right direction and involved in any major decisions around Bevo if that’s a thing that’d impact him, then he’s close to a cert to stay id think. I’m sure he’ll have 18 offers or 18 list managers aren’t trying to get the best player in the league which would be derelict of them. That don’t mean much.

[Axe Man]

I'm also not worried. It would take a Petracca like situation for him to want out I reckon.