Dogs_R_Us
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So, what now?
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In all seriousness if Bont were to come up crook or if his noble hip were to flare up, who would it be? Hunter? JJ?
He still plays alright with a sore hip.....tipping the club thought 12 days rest would help the inflammation in his hip joint. The sky is not falling. The fact he was rested against a second rate Gold Coast to me says they are attempting to manage him wisely.
1. A fair bit of hyperbole there about the possibility of Bontempelli being ‘cooked’.Man if the rumours about Bont having a degenerative hip are true it is the biggest tragedy at the Bulldogs in my lifetime. He was on track to be the greatest player in the history of our club and now it looks like he might be cooked before he even enters his prime. Thank God we at least got a premiership with him. It worries me to think of life after Bont though. We will really be lacking a superstar if we lose him. I wish we could get some clarification around it but I also understand why the club wouldn't want to disclose this information.
I think he had surgery on it before 2016.Did this start with the injury during the PF?
Well it depends. I certainly don't think he is cooked in the sense that he will still be a highly successful player and have a long career as long as we manage it effectively.I think we should calm the farm when it comes to using terms like 'cooked' even when you add 'might be'.
The poor kid has sat out one and maybe two matches. Don't jump at shadows and just wait. If he needs a couple of weeks rest, so be it.
Well it depends. I certainly don't think he is cooked in the sense that he will still be a highly successful player and have a long career as long as we manage it effectively.
In saying that, there's every chance it'll take away the little explosiveness he has and instead of becoming a top 5 player in the comp, we may have to settle for a top 50 player.
Well said. Even if his hip isn't going to get better, he was still top 10 in last year's brownlow despite it. This isn't like cooney, whose game was reliant on his pace. Bont can still dominate with his footy smarts even if he can't move that well.1. A fair bit of hyperbole there about the possibility of Bontempelli being ‘cooked’.
2. It is a bit unfair to say we have no other superstars when William J Gowers keeps getting us over the line week after week.
I wonder what treatment he is receiving, other than painkillers
Hope its nothing to heavy, don't want Bont to be part of the opioid epidemic.
Hopefully more Reiwoldt like.Well said. Even if his hip isn't going to get better, he was still top 10 in last year's brownlow despite it. This isn't like cooney, whose game was reliant on his pace. Bont can still dominate with his footy smarts even if he can't move that well.