Toast Welcome to the Temple of Bontempelli, please take off your shoes and pay your respects

[Snarls Barkley]

Worth noting we were crap in 2003-2004 when West won two of his last three CSMs so it wasn't hard to stand out in that side. We finished last in 2003 and third last in 2004, then 9th in 2005. We've been in finals or close to the top 8 for Bont's entire career.

Great player though West was I reckon the Bont is considerably better ... and might finish with at least seven himself if he stays sound.

Yes, no disrespect to Scott who was an absolute champion and a fellow member of the robbed of the Brownlow club, but Bont is considerably better.

It’s nothing more than a tracker.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

 

[X_box_X]

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I wonder how often EJ and Schultz were runner up to each other?

Between them they won six in a row and nine out of ten.

Also, it's pretty cool that Bont and EJ won Best and Fairests in premiership years and also in the years we finished runner up.

 

[Optimistic Dog]

Bont is Robo's number 1 Neale finished 12th. How stiff is he not to win a brownlow and a rising star.

 

[NBates]

 

[NBates]

 

[Bulldogs85]

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24% of those people that think Bont is overrated are losers

 

[doggiesin08]

24% of those people that think Bont is overrated are losers

I mean if you think he’s only the 2nd best player in the comp that falls into the overrated bucket. Pretty telling that three-quarters of fans agree he’s the best in the game.

 

[NBates]

24% of those people that think Bont is overrated are losers

I think they misunderstood and clicked on the wrong button, I mean it;s either that or Toby Greenes mum

 

[bobs head soup]

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I like that 4% reckon Robbo ranked Bont too low at #1. How much higher could he go?

 

[TempletonTheRat]

Worth noting we were crap in 2003-2004 when West won two of his last three CSMs so it wasn't hard to stand out in that side. We finished last in 2003 and third last in 2004, then 9th in 2005. We've been in finals or close to the top 8 for Bont's entire career.

Great player though West was I reckon the Bont is considerably better ... and might finish with at least seven himself if he stays sound.

I'm happy to forget 2014 as well

 

[geoffjennings79]

24% of those people that think Bont is overrated are losers

I'd say 100% of those people are losers...

 

[House_of_Dahl]

Had a tradie tell me he was talking his kid to a game V us (think his team was Carlton), for no other reason than so that his kid could say "I saw the Bont play live". That is how special the Bont is.

 

[Freshwater]

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Interesting how EJ and Bont were both winners in both Grand Final years 54, 61 and 16, 21. Let’s hope there is more to come for our current superstar.

 

[dogwatch]

Interesting how EJ and Bont were both winners in both Grand Final years 54, 61 and 16, 21. Let’s hope there is more to come for our current superstar.

We wasted EJ's prime years.

 

[Chicago1]

Is the Bont's new book going to be on Audible? I'm asking for a friend...

On SM-A135F using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[Dogs 13]

Happy 28th birthday to the great man.
We're the ones who received the gift

 

[Freshwater]

Whether we are too old for his book we should all, every one of us should go any buy a copy or two for Christmas presents. We owe him this much.

 

[Werewolf]

The Bont played his first AFL game 10 years ago (Sunday April 20th 2014)

Hopefully he has a few brilliant seasons left... and another Dogs premiership!

 

[T2B_]

The Bont played his first AFL game 10 years ago (Sunday April 20th 2014)

Hopefully he has a few brilliant seasons left... and another Dogs premiership!

How time flies. I still vividly remember reading about him while on the dunny in a full page spread they had on him in the paper as a draft prospect.

Edit: sorry thought this was a main board thread!

 

[dogwatch]

How time flies. I still vividly remember reading about him while on the dunny in a full page spread they had on him in the paper as a draft prospect.

Edit: sorry thought this was a main board thread!

So I’m guessing you don’t still have the full page spread…

 

[Optimistic Dog]

Is the Bont's new book going to be on Audible? I'm asking for a friend...

On SM-A135F using BigFooty.com mobile app

I doubt there would any four letter words or foul language in it. lol

 

[bresker]

A masterclass from the immortal one.

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

Bont showed his class in that game, no Richards, Libba, Smith, JJ, Naughton and Flea, no worries, he does it all.

 

[House_of_Dahl]

Last quarter Bont just said nope, not happening. Godly effort