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Updated 17 May 2026

Marcus Bontempelli

#6/138⚡ Cap option·⚠ test - Knee (Test)
MID
Price $612kBE 90Owned —Avg 120.5
ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict
▲ BUY

Bontempelli scored 163 in Western Bulldogs' 2-point away win over Port Adelaide — the best individual performance of R9, dragging his side over the line in a genuine nail-biter while carrying a knee complaint. Community voted him R9 Player of the Year. At $612.1k with a 90 BE and 153 average, the managed rest risk is still lurking but this game pushes it back. Non-owners need to get him in now — the entry price is the most rational it has been all season. Hold with conviction if you own him; buy immediately if you don't.

Signals1/3 · Weak alignment
Form
Improving
Trajectory
-$4k/wk
Consistency
Variable
Recent formSeason avg 121
88▼
163▲
118
Comparable PicksWhy this comparison · Same primary position (MID), ±$200k price band

Marcus Bontempelli

MID

Tom Green

MID
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Form
R5
84
R6
66
R7
135
R8
118
R9
163
R10
88
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Pricing
Price$612k
Price$600k
Breakeven90
Breakeven88

Decision

Should I trade Marcus Bontempelli?

Form, breakeven, and a comparable replacement weighed up.

Intel feed

Recent intel

Community Intel· T4

Marcus Bontempelli scored 88 in R09 — widely chosen as VC, forcing coaches to pivot to Jackson C or accept the weak anchor. Multiple thread comments cite "Bont VC into Jackson C" / "his score was shit".

u/[op] on r/AFLSupercoach (post + 38 comments)
Injury Watch· T3

Marcus Bontempelli described as playing through injury in R10 and carrying the team; community sympathetic but notes he is not at full capacity.

u/GrizzKarizz (score 11) on r/westernbulldogs
Community Intel· T3

Marcus Bontempelli had a rare off game in WB loss to Carlton R10; community notes he "cant do it every week" and teammates failed to support him. Viewed as waste of generational talent.

u/Colourless084 + multiple commenters on r/westernbulldogs
Injury Watch· T3

Marcus Bontempelli had a strong first half (70-80 SC points at HT) but faded sharply in the second half. A commenter noted he is injured, and that Carlton's clearance dominance limited his ball access in the 2H.

u/No-Dentist-9571 on r/AFLSupercoach (post) | u/Old-Savings-566 (comment, score 2)
Community Intel· T3

Marcus Bontempelli named as SC captain option for Round 10 at Marvel Stadium vs Blues. Listed among the high-ceiling choices for the week in SC captain discussion.

u/mackieted on r/AFLSupercoach (post)
Community Intel· T3

Marcus Bontempelli flagged as a trade-in target; SC manager wanting to bring him in this week requiring a player valued 370k+ to trade out.

u/Character-Smile7850 (comment, score 2)
Community Intel· T3

Marcus Bontempelli referenced positively as a key player, with fans noting the Bulldogs have beaten Carlton even without him previously, underlining confidence in team structure.

u/Powerful_Chemical628 (comment, score 6)
R9Community Intel· T3

Bontempelli surfaced as the cross-trade reference inside a Pickett regret thread — one commenter who picked Pickett over Bont (based on Bont knee + BE math) explicitly plans to switch to Bont in R10. Corroborates separate community signal that R10 is the Bont in-window for non-owners despite R8 body talk.

Single in-thread comment naming Bont as alternative; thin standalone but consistent with adjacent Bont trade-in posts.
Community Questions

What people are asking about Marcus Bontempelli

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  • Was captaining Luke Jackson over Grundy the right call in Round 10?
    L. JacksonRUCTop: Captained Jackson, paid dearly (65%)
    38
  • Which players are the best upgrade and downgrade targets heading into Round 7?
    UnknownTop: Anderson and Tsatas are the mid downgrade targets (45%)
    24
  • Should I captain Grundy this week, or is there a better option?
    B. GrundyRUCTop: Nick Daicos via VC-Gawn loop (45%)
    24
  • Should Kozzy be held after a poor Round 9 score, or is it time to trade him out?
    K. PickettMIDTop: Hold — still top-6 FWD, bad timing only (45%)
    21
  • Should I trade in Callaghan this week or wait and take an alternative?
    F. CallaghanMIDTop: Wait on Callaghan — no urgency this week (45%)
    14
  • Who will finish as the highest-scoring SuperCoach player in each position by the end of the 2026 season?
    UnknownTop: Bont, Heeney, Butters, Naicos headline a settled mid top-8 (35%)
    12
  • Should Neale be captained this week?
    L. NealeMIDTop: Lock the VC loop (Jackson 143) — skip captaining Neale (75%)
    12
  • Should I trade in Bailey Smith and exhaust my remaining cash, or take Zach Merrett and keep 130k in the bank?
    B. SmithMIDTop: Go Merrett, bank the 130k (70%)
    11

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