Marcus Bontempelli

Marcus Bontempelli
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-11-24) November 24, 1995
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Eltham Football Club (NFL), Northern Knights (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 4, 2013 national draft
Height / weight 192 cm / 93 kg
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Western Bulldogs
Number 4
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014– Western Bulldogs 63 (58)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Career highlights

Marcus Bontempelli (born 24 November 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Bontempelli was drafted by the Bulldogs with pick 4 in the 2013 AFL Draft.[1] He made his debut against Carlton[2] in round 5 of the 2014 season. After a successful debut season, he won the Best First-Year Player award for 2014 and was runner up in the 2014 AFL Rising Star award, finishing one vote behind Lewis Taylor.

Early life

Bontempelli was born and raised in Melbourne, Vicotria. His family heritage is from Caulonia, in the Province of Reggio Calabria in Southern Italy.

AFL career

Bontempelli debuted in round five of the 2014 Toyota AFL Premiership Season, and received a NAB AFL Rising Star nomination in round 13, for his 22 disposals and one goal performance in the Bulldogs' win over Collingwood. In round 15, Bontempelli kicked a remarkable goal tight up on the boundary in the final minutes of the match to give the Dogs a one goal win over Melbourne. Bontempelli was awarded the Club's best first year player in 2014, alongside his AFLPA best first year player award. He finished second in the NAB AFL Rising Star in the same year.

2015 was a good season for the Dogs as they made the finals for the first time since 2010. Although they were knocked out in the Elimination Final by the Adelaide Crows.

On 5 June 2016, in the absence of acting captain Easton Wood, who was filling in for injured regular captain Robert Murphy, Bontempelli captained the Western Bulldogs against the West Coast Eagles at Etihad Stadium, becoming the youngest match day captain since Jack Trengove in 2012.[3] With the Bulldogs winning the match by eight points, Bontempelli became the youngest player in history to captain a VFL/AFL side to victory at 20 years and 194 days of age.[4] He received 20 votes in the 2016 Brownlow Medal, the highest of any player for the Bulldogs. He was instrumental in the Bulldogs' four consecutive finals, including the 2016 AFL Grand Final, which was the club's first premiership victory in 62 years, where he had 22 disposals. His season was rewarded with the Charles Sutton Medal as the club best and fairest.[5]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season[6]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2014 Western Bulldogs 4 16 15 10 133 121 254 47 55 0.9 0.6 8.3 7.6 15.9 2.9 3.4
2015 Western Bulldogs 4 21 17 10 261 183 444 69 116 0.8 0.5 12.4 8.7 21.1 3.3 5.5
2016 Western Bulldogs 4 26 26 17 301 332 633 99 123 1.0 0.7 11.6 12.8 24.3 3.8 4.7
Career 63 58 37 695 636 1331 215 294 0.9 0.6 11.0 10.1 21.1 3.4 4.7

References

  1. ↑ Ralph, Jon (21 November 2013). "Western Bulldogs believe Marcus Bontempelli will repay decision to draft him with pick 4. Marcus also attended parade college". Herald Sun. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Ralph, Jon (20 April 2014). "Carlton recruit Dale Thomas says Blues will take confidence from win, own form gradually improving". Herald Sun. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Marcus Bontempelli's Massive Achievement". Triple M. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Ryan, Peter; Navaratnam, Dinny (7 June 2016). "Young skipper Bontempelli breaks new ground". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Davidson, Ryan (5 October 2016). "Bontempelli adds another medal to his cabinet with best and fairest award". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Marcus Bontempelli statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
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