Western Bulldogs captain Marcus Bontempelli is ready to stare down Melbourne midfield bull Christian Petracca on Saturday, declaring the Demon is having a “very influential season”. "But I'm really confident in our playing group and our coaching group that we can get there.". This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Western Bulldogs captain Marcus Bontempelli is ready to stare down Melbourne midfield bull Christian Petracca when they go head-to-head this … The Bulldogs are currently outside the eight with games against the Demons, Geelong, West Coast, Hawthorn then Fremantle to finish the season. Explosive Demon Petracca is one of 12 debutants in the team, with the entire half-back line all first-timers. “I played against him when I was a bit younger, and it’s great to see players who have that dominance.”. Despite Richmond having three players included in the 40-man squad on Tuesday, selectors decided to only pick superstar Dustin Martin from the reigning premiers after the dual Norm Smith medallist's shock omission last year. Western Bulldogs captain Marcus Bontempelli is ready to stare down Melbourne midfield bull Christian Petracca when they go head-to-head this Saturday. The number eight pick in last year's draft polled 48 votes to finish nine clear of Anderson, who was selected second by the Suns. Marcus Bontempelli will take over as the new captain of the Western Bulldogs in 2020.
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If it was not for the 2019 snub, this would have been Martin's fifth-straight selection after being one of the first players picked from 2016 to 2018. Bontempelli, whose own form has fluctuated as his team’s has, said changing line-ups and the obvious challenges of a season played out of a hotel hub were making things “challenging”.
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He joins elite company with Robert Harvey (St Kilda), Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide), Gary Ablett Snr, Gary Ablett Jnr (Geelong) and Lance Franklin (Sydney) as the only other players to have earned eight All-Australian blazers. "There's no guarantees that we get to that last game but we've set up the season really well and hopefully we can get there," Neale said. Port Adelaide midfielder Travis Boak was handed the vice-captaincy, with the 32-year-old named in the team for the third time in his career. Neale won the AFLCA award with 93 votes, ahead of Petracca (78) and Boak (77). "There's a lot of hard work to do before then and some great teams in our way.
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“We played a lot better collective game (last week).
The ones up the top have had good seasons but you do know there are opportunities ahead, that’s the way we are thinking,” Bontempelli said. Dean Jones dead at 59: Dan Andrews’ dig, bitter feud, cricke... Dean Jones dead: The two innings which made Deano a Test cri... AFL news: Eddie McGuire responds to critics of nightclub vis... NRL 2020: Gavin Badger to quit the NRL, Cameron Smith, Micha... NBA Playoffs 2020: Los Angeles Lakers one win away from Fina... Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Nationwide News Pty Limited Copyright © 2020. Last weekend Petracca said he had never felt more confident in his own game. In recent seasons, the All Australian selectors have not automatically chosen a club captain — if he is selected in the team — to be the AA captain. Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. The Bulldogs have lacked consistency this season, losing three in a row before beating Adelaide. This is a list of all captains of the Western Bulldogs, an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and AFL Women's. Dangerfield continued his perfect streak of being named in the AFL's best 22 every year since his high-profile move to the Cats from Adelaide in 2016. Marcus Bontempelli wants more of that winning feeling.