Recommitted Marcus Bontempelli [Re-signed until 2025]

[GraphiteAluminium]

He won't be going to the Pies but we're happy to let them pay 1/3 of his new salary.

 

[Bulldog1954]

In no way a surprise but the AFL website reporting that:

Skipper Marcus Bontempelli is the Dogs' biggest name free agent this season and is edging towards a new long-term deal that could be announced in coming weeks.

 

[CaptainCripps13]

North could offer him 2.5m a year and he’d politely decline.

Is chuckling with laughter polite?

 

[Flags_In_The_Bag]

Looks like the Bulldogs will have their hands full.

The Bulldogs' budget: It's not just about Bont bucks, but who else?

Cal Twomey puts the spotlight on the Bulldogs' talent-rich list and salary cap challenges

www.afl.com.au

nahh we wont stupidly wreck it like your mob did

 

[The Inbetweener]

Looks like the Bulldogs will have their hands full.

The Bulldogs' budget: It's not just about Bont bucks, but who else?

Cal Twomey puts the spotlight on the Bulldogs' talent-rich list and salary cap challenges

www.afl.com.au

You miss the part where it says we still have cap space to bring in more players this year?

 

[Northernsoul74]

Looks like the Bulldogs will have their hands full.

The Bulldogs' budget: It's not just about Bont bucks, but who else?

Cal Twomey puts the spotlight on the Bulldogs' talent-rich list and salary cap challenges

www.afl.com.au

That comes with having a quality list. Clubs welcome it. Eventually something will have to give but you hope it’s older/fringe players.

 

[Northernsoul74]

What will Marcus Bontempelli’s new Western Bulldogs deal look like?

“We’re really confident that we’ll get something done."

www.sen.com.au

 

[Northernsoul74]

Don't care.

Super stuff. Please post more.

 

[The 747]

In no way a surprise but the AFL website reporting that:

Skipper Marcus Bontempelli is the Dogs' biggest name free agent this season and is edging towards a new long-term deal that could be announced in coming weeks.

I thought Collingwood were very very very confident they had the Bont........

 

[TedDougChris]

I thought Collingwood were very very very confident they had the Bont........

Yeah, but they were very, very confident they were under the salary cap too.....

 

[Northernsoul74]

I thought Collingwood were very very very confident they had the Bont........

Now they’re very very very confident they have Petracca.

 

[Daka]

He wants 6 years apparently Dogs want to give him a 5 year deal money no issue, He deserves 6 years if Dusty, Lynch, Coniglio & Grundy got 7.

 

[The 747]

He wants 6 years apparently Dogs want to give him a 5 year deal money no issue, He deserves 6 years if Dusty, Lynch, Coniglio & Grundy got 7.

Don't think it will be an issue but your examples - two of the four (and debatably another one) are bad contracts.

 

[Northernsoul74]

He wants 6 years apparently Dogs want to give him a 5 year deal money no issue, He deserves 6 years if Dusty, Lynch, Coniglio & Grundy got 7.

7 year deals are terrible for clubs.

 

[Boristown]

literally no one:

Richmond fans: oh, look a thread about Marcus Bontempelli

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Marcus Bontempelli

Age

28

Ht

194cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.5

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

10.3

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

4.8

5star

CL

4.4

5star

D

18.4

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

8.8

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

4.1

5star

CL

4.0

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

6.2

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.8

5star

CL

1.8

4star

. Let me tell you all how good Tom Lynch and the Richmond list management team is.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

As Boris points out, keep it on topic thanks

 

[The Nostradamus]

Deserves over a mil a year

 

[Northernsoul74]

Deserves over a mil a year

Almost done apparently. Just ironing out the incentives/triggers around contract length.

 

[Mofra]

Almost done apparently. Just ironing out the incentives/triggers around contract length.

Probably haggling over how the E J Whitten stand being renamed will be handled.

 

[bullish23]

Probably haggling over how the E J Whitten stand being renamed will be handled.

Its the bridge I am told

 

[Stratton24]

Collingwood have given him plenty to think about and that is the hold up. The spike in the Dogs form has made it harder to leave as he wouldn't want to walk out straight after winning another flag.

 

[mattwa]

Collingwood have given him plenty to think about and that is the hold up. The spike in the Dogs form has made it harder to leave as he wouldn't want to walk out straight after winning another flag.

Have you listened to any interview the Bont has had regarding his contract? He is going nowhere and they are just haggling over contract duration whilst also trying to negotiate some of our other contracts at the same time in order to push money around in certain years. What makes you think he is going to Collingwood?

 

[Jugada]

Lol at anyone who believes the narrative that they only forced out Treloar/Stephenson so they could have a dip at Bont. Their cap is ****ed and 12 months after pushing blokes out to stay under its not going to be magically ready to throw millions at another player.

That's even ignoring the fact there is next to no chance he would want to leave the Dogs where he is on good money anyway and even less of a chance he'd want to join the Pies who have stacks of issues even outside of the fact they are on a downward trajectory.

 

[adogsfan5]

Collingwood have given him plenty to think about and that is the hold up. The spike in the Dogs form has made it harder to leave as he wouldn't want to walk out straight after winning another flag.

Pies - “we can’t afford you but would be willing to offload more players to help, less money and drink vouchers at Morris Jones”.

Bont - “ohhhh that’s tough, let my manager get back to you”.

 

[Stratton24]

Have you listened to any interview the Bont has had regarding his contract? He is going nowhere and they are just haggling over contract duration whilst also trying to negotiate some of our other contracts at the same time in order to push money around in certain years. What makes you think he is going to Collingwood?

Collingwood remain confident - the money they can open up off field is what is causing the delay in him staying- add it all together and it's life changing money