In what was a supposedly a down year for Bont, and a massive season for Merrett, when really there wasn't much difference between the two.
The difference between Merrett and Bontempelli was overrated even in 2016 - with only one brownlow vote difference despite Merrett playing in a side that only won 3 games.
We heard all these arguments all preseason in 2017 as well, how Bontempelli was so much better than the rest blah blah and the actual season comes and he doesn't do anything special.


