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[Dancing Dougy]

I just have to say... how freakin' lucky are we to have The Bont. A once in a generation player!!! Better still, and amazingly so, we have Stringer and Libba, who too could claim the same title. I just hope having 3 "once in a generation players" at once doesn't mean the next 3 generations will be devoid of any

 

[Hard Ball Get]

Bonti is now in 13th place in the rankings which are accrued over a two year period. However, AFL Player Ratings tweeted yesterday that he is the sixth highest scoring player in the competition in 2015.

https://twitter.com/AFLPlayerRating

That's amazing.
He is bloody 19!!

 

[Matty95]

I had an awful, awful dream last night that we traded The Bont to Melbourne. (or Brisbane, I can't remember)

 

[ExRoyboy]

I had an awful, awful dream last night that we traded The Bont to Melbourne. (or Brisbane, I can't remember)

I think you call that a nightmare!! Did you wake up in a cold sweat?

 

[fronkalicious]

Bonti has a chance to be the best footballer I've ever seen. Built like kouta but with better skills and footy smarts.

Ablett senior
Carey
Ablett junior
Voss
Buddy
Goodes
Chrissy grant
Lockett

With an injury free run he can join that group, and I wouldn't put it past him being regarded as the GOAT by the time he pulls stumps. Just sayin.

 

[More Bulldog]

Bonti has a chance to be the best footballer I've ever seen. Built like kouta but with better skills and footy smarts.

Ablett senior
Carey
Ablett junior
Voss
Buddy
Goodes
Chrissy grant
Lockett

With an injury free run he can join that group, and I wouldn't put it past him being regarded as the GOAT by the time he pulls stumps. Just sayin.

No pressure though

 

[james1995]

Bonti has a chance to be the best footballer I've ever seen. Built like kouta but with better skills and footy smarts.

Ablett senior
Carey
Ablett junior
Voss
Buddy
Goodes
Chrissy grant
Lockett

With an injury free run he can join that group, and I wouldn't put it past him being regarded as the GOAT by the time he pulls stumps. Just sayin.

Think Bont has a higher ceiling than Stringer then? I feel as though both have such a high level of x factor. Stringer has more raw athleticism than Bont, but Bont's kicking is such a weapon and gains so many metres.
I feel like if Stringer develops his tank, he can be an 75 goal a season player, pretty remarkable for his size and style of play, not relying on power marking. Stringer Coleman and Bont Brownlow/Norm Smith? Sounds good to me.

 

[fronkalicious]

No pressure though

Cos a pleb (ie me) making a comment on an Internet forum puts pressure on a player.

 

[King Bont]

 

[King Bont]

Bonti has a chance to be the best footballer I've ever seen. Built like kouta but with better skills and footy smarts.

Ablett senior
Carey
Ablett junior
Voss
Buddy
Goodes
Chrissy grant
Lockett

With an injury free run he can join that group, and I wouldn't put it past him being regarded as the GOAT by the time he pulls stumps. Just sayin.

In your opinion fronk what makes you give the edge to Bont over stringer?

 

[Barking Mad]

Think Bont has a higher ceiling than Stringer then? I feel as though both have such a high level of x factor. Stringer has more raw athleticism than Bont, but Bont's kicking is such a weapon and gains so many metres.
I feel like if Stringer develops his tank, he can be an 75 goal a season player, pretty remarkable for his size and style of play, not relying on power marking. Stringer Coleman and Bont Brownlow/Norm Smith? Sounds good to me.

I've always said I think Stringer will be better but fair dinkum. These 2 guys are just damn exciting. The poor Dollhouse is fast becoming #3 amongst the kids. Maybe we need 3 different kids membership packages. Just not sure which way to rank them.

 

[King Bont]

I've always said I think Stringer will be better but fair dinkum. These 2 guys are just damn exciting. The poor Dollhouse is fast becoming #3 amongst the kids. Maybe we need 3 different kids membership packages. Just not sure which way to rank them.

Haha I was thinking the same thing!
He needs to bring back the hair if he wants to remain the kids favourite. Bont and stringers on field heroics surely isn't helping.

Anyone on here with young kids, who are the kids favourite these days?

 

[Dogma84]

My little girl loves Strings...its all Jakey this and Jakey that haha. so cute

 

[Dog Rising]

Must say Caleb Daniel is gaining a bit of kid love at our place

 

[Norm De Guerre]

No. Can't say I understand the picture. Colour me confused.

Only nerds make gifs.

 

[Hard Ball Get]

Anyone know where to find the full list of votes for the coaches award?

I can only find the top 10 and wandering where Bont finished up.

 

[GreatSouthWest]

Only nerds make gifs.

Was pretty straight forward I thought Norm

 

[Dizzy Stuff]

Anyone know where to find the full list of votes for the coaches award?

I can only find the top 10 and wandering where Bont finished up.

Equal 32nd with Stringsy.

Wallis was our highest finisher at 25th.

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/dan-hannebery-2015-aflca-winner.1110420/page-4#post-40754594

 

[King Bont]

Anybody with the skill and some time on their hands able to do a Bontempelli highlight video of his season? After watching the Cripps video I feel a few Carlton fans need to be Brought back down to earth!

 

[Bont2Bruce]

Anybody with the skill and some time on their hands able to do a Bontempelli highlight video of his season? After watching the Cripps video I feel a few Carlton fans need to be Brought back down to earth!

Too early for highlights reel - he hasn't demonstrated how good he can be in September yet!

 

[Doggy Dan]

Anybody with the skill and some time on their hands able to do a Bontempelli highlight video of his season? After watching the Cripps video I feel a few Carlton fans need to be Brought back down to earth!

Carlton fans have some bizarro view that Cripps is not only already better than Bont but has more improvement in him than Bont as well!

Great young player is Cripps but come the f*ck on please. Comparing these two is like comparing a Paddle Pop to a Magnum!

 

[Boristown]

Cripps' big trick is dinky handballs while getting tackled.

Bontempelli doesn't get tackled.

 

[Dav1d]

Carlton fans have some bizarro view that Cripps is not only already better than Bont but has more improvement in him than Bont as well!

Great young player is Cripps but come the f*ck on please. Comparing these two is like comparing a Paddle Pop to a Magnum!

Cripps is at least a Cornetto, personally..I think both the ice creams suck (Ben & Jerry's <3 )

 

[Hard Ball Get]

Carlton fans have some bizarro view that Cripps is not only already better than Bont but has more improvement in him than Bont as well!

Great young player is Cripps but come the f*ck on please. Comparing these two is like comparing a Paddle Pop to a Magnum!

When comparing players some people feel the need to put one player down. You don't really need to, Cripps is a gun and is going to be even better. Bontempelli is better and is going to be once in a generation.

 

[who_let_the_dogs_out]

Carlton fans have some bizarro view that Cripps is not only already better than Bont but has more improvement in him than Bont as well!

Great young player is Cripps but come the f*ck on please. Comparing these two is like comparing a Paddle Pop to a Magnum!

It's Carlton, they have bugger-all to cheer about and have all their hopes pinned on the guy.

Their list is a complete shambles and have senior players like Gibbs running the joint. They are going to be down for a long, long time.