Where does Marcus Bontempelli sit in the players of this era

[TheScriptorWL]

Yep and thats what separates the very very best from the best....Finals matches. That's what players play for - Finals footy...when it truly matters most, when the expectation rises, when the level goes up, when the pressure goes through the roof. Home & Away footy can't replicate it. Home & Away footy the good teams play the bad teams, Finals footy only the good teams play each other. Its open slather and its the truest test.

I mean, to an extent. But it is a team game at the end of the day, only so much one player can do.

 

[Ralll]

In the conversation as the best.

 

[Frewy]

Would've been great to see him at a club that regularly plays in big finals over the past decade. Besides the Perth Cup in 2021 there hasn't been that much lately for poor old Bont. During his long AA run he's had a few big finals performances and a few fizzers, without a super catalogue on that stage.

He's played a lot of finals (12) and has the 6th best equal player rating of the last 10 years. His final performances are by no means a blemish on his stature in the game.

For the record I believe he right now sits within a pack of players who are potential AFL Legends albeit Club Legends, behind Ablett and Franklin who I believe only are the only guaranteed walk ups from this era on playing careers alone.

Pendlebury will be an AFL Legend IMO if he breaks the game record with potentially Clarkson and Hardwick to take Legend spots from the era coaches.

 

[Mr Meow]

He's played a lot of finals (12) and has the 6th best equal player rating of the last 10 years. His final performances are by no means a blemish on his stature in the game.

For the record I believe he right now sits within a pack of players who are potential AFL Legends albeit Club Legends, behind Ablett and Franklin who I believe only are the only guaranteed walk ups from this era on playing careers alone.

Pendlebury will be an AFL Legend IMO if he breaks the game record with potentially Clarkson and Hardwick to take Legend spots from the era coaches.

It's a shame a player of his stature has only had the opportunity to play in 2 preliminary finals, and no qualifying finals. 2 big clusters in those deep runs from outside the top 4, then a few forgettable elimination finals besides that.