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Marcus Bontempelli

Western Bulldogs · “The Bont”

Captain, Western Bulldogs

Marcus Bontempelli portrait

AFL career

282 games284 goals

Debut
R5 2014 v CAR20 Apr 2014
Most recent
FW1 2026 v ADE5 Sept 2026

Stats

AFL

2026
WBD
24
13.6
13.0
26.6
4.1
0.8
0.8
4.0
1.3
0.6
102
119
2025
WBD
18
14.1
12.9
27.1
4.7
1.5
0.7
5.4
1.2
0.9
111
131
2024
WBD
24
13.5
12.3
25.8
4.0
1.0
0.8
5.4
1.3
0.8
106
124
2023
WBD
23
16.1
11.6
27.7
4.4
1.2
1.4
7.5
0.8
0.6
117
130
2022
WBD
22
13.0
10.5
23.5
5.3
1.1
1.0
5.2
1.1
1.0
103
117
2021
WBD
26
15.2
11.5
26.7
4.0
1.6
1.4
4.9
1.2
0.7
106
120
2020
WBD
18
11.7
9.1
20.8
3.3
0.8
1.3
4.9
0.6
0.4
84
116
2019
WBD
23
15.1
11.3
26.3
4.1
1.6
1.3
5.0
0.7
1.2
103
113
2018
WBD
19
13.6
10.5
24.1
3.3
1.6
1.3
3.7
1.2
0.8
92
104
2017
WBD
22
13.0
10.0
23.0
4.0
1.5
1.4
6.3
0.9
1.3
100
105
2016
WBD
26
11.6
12.8
24.3
3.8
1.5
1.0
4.7
1.0
0.7
98
109
2015
WBD
21
12.4
8.7
21.1
3.3
0.9
0.8
5.5
0.8
0.5
93
104
2014
WBD
16
8.3
7.6
15.9
2.9
0.3
0.3
3.4
0.9
0.6
69
79

VFL

2014
FTS
2
13.0
13.0
26.0
2.5
1.5
0.5
7.0
2.0
0.5
114

State Of Origin

2026
VIC
1
16.0
14.0
30.0
10.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
1.0
1.0
120
103
2020
VIC
1
12.0
6.0
18.0
3.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
77
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League
Season
ADE
AO
FW1
16
11
27
2
1
1
0
3
0.1
87
137
24
0
COL
MCG
WF
17
15
32
7
1
0
0
0
1.2
111
134
26
0
MEL
MCG
R24
10
17
27
11
0
0
0
3
2.0
121
124
26
0
NTH
MS
R22
12
13
25
4
1
0
0
4
1.2
99
99
23
0
FRE
OS
R21
9
11
20
2
1
2
0
2
0.0
58
61
18
0
RCH
MS
R20
21
8
29
5
0
0
0
2
2.0
114
99
20
0
GCS
PFS
R19
16
7
23
2
2
1
0
5
3.1
106
155
17
0
WCE
MS
R18
14
11
25
4
2
2
0
8
2.1
117
152
22
0
SYD
SCG
R17
11
8
19
0
0
0
0
3
0.2
63
80
17
0
STK
MS
R15
12
22
34
5
1
2
3
7
1.0
127
142
19
0
ADE
MS
R14
16
13
29
4
0
1
0
4
0.0
99
101
27
0
HAW
MCG
R13
14
10
24
3
1
1
0
7
2.0
109
106
21
0
COL
MS
R12
11
11
22
2
1
0
0
4
1.2
86
119
26
0
MEL
MS
R11
11
18
29
6
0
0
0
2
2.0
107
119
26
0
CAR
MS
R10
11
13
24
2
1
0
0
5
1.0
92
88
20
0
PAD
AO
R9
14
16
30
7
2
0
0
10
1.0
143
163
19
0
FRE
MS
R8
16
17
33
4
0
3
0
2
2.1
106
118
29
0
SYD
MS
R7
15
14
29
3
0
0
0
5
2.0
114
135
23
0
GEE
GMHBA
R6
5
9
14
0
1
2
0
0
0.0
28
66
19
0
HAW
AO
R5
17
9
26
5
1
0
0
4
0.1
102
84
20
0
ESS
MS
R4
15
20
35
8
2
0
1
3
1.0
130
153
23
0
ADE
AO
R2
12
18
30
3
0
1
0
6
1.0
108
141
21
0
GWS
MS
R1
21
12
33
6
2
1
0
3
3.1
135
160
21
0
BRL
Gabba
R0
10
9
19
4
0
2
0
5
3.0
92
113
16
0

Profile

Born
24 Nov 1995 (age 30y 331d)
Birthplace
Melbourne, VIC
Height
192 cm
Weight
85 kg

Teams

Fantasy

Honours

  • Premiership2016
  • All-Australian(8×) 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
  • Leigh Matthews Trophy(3×) 2021, 2023, 2024
  • 22 Under 22(5×) 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • AFLCA Champion Player2019
  • AFLCA Best Young Player2015
  • Western Bulldogs B&F(7×) 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2026
    2nd
    2020, 2025
    3rd
    2015, 2018
    Top 10
    2022
  • AFLPA Best First Year Player2014
  • Footscray/Western Bulldogs captain(7×) 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
  • Brownlow Medal
    2nd
    2021, 2023
    3rd
    2026
    Top 10
    2016, 2017, 2019, 2025

Family

Bio

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Selected by the Western Bulldogs with pick four in the 2013 National Draft, Marcus Bontempelli quickly established himself as a generational talent. He played a decisive role in the club's historic 2016 premiership while still in the infancy of his career, displaying a level of composure and class that belied his age. A lifelong Bulldog, he assumed the captaincy in 2020 and has since solidified his standing as one of the most decorated players in the club's history, collecting multiple Charles Sutton Medals, All-Australian selections, and the Leigh Matthews Trophy.

Renowned as the archetypal modern midfielder, Bontempelli possesses a rare combination of contested strength, aerial dominance, and exquisite disposal skills. His ability to extract the ball from stoppages and transition effortlessly into a dangerous marking target inside 50 has made him a matchup nightmare for over a decade. Now a veteran leader, he continues to drive the Bulldogs' engine room, balancing his on-field brilliance with a selfless leadership style that demands high standards of two-way running and pressure acts.

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