Marcus Bontempelli

Western Bulldogs

MidfielderCentre #4 Active

Career games: 282
Debut: 2014

Player Information

Height 193 cm

Age 30 years

Date of Birth 24-Nov-1995

AFL Debut 2014

Drafted: Pick #4 — 2013 National Draft by Western Bulldogs

Accolades

Player bio

A career in numbers

Marcus Bontempelli made his AFL debut for Western Bulldogs in 2014 and has played 282 games for the club. Western Bulldogs selected him with pick 4 in the 2013 national draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was centre. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 24.3 disposals and 5.3 clearances per game and scored 284 goals and 221 behinds. He played 16 games in his debut season, averaging 15.9 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total is 695 disposals, from 26 games in 2021 at an average of 26.7 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete goal records, the highest average is 1.33 per game in 2024. The largest total in those seasons is 32 goals, recorded in 2024.

His honours include 8 All-Australian selections and a premiership in 2016.

Selected seasons: goals
Season	Appearances	Total	Per game
2024	24	32	1.33
2025	18	21	1.17
2026	24	31	1.29

About these season figures

Compared 13 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and goals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

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Year	Round	Team	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	POS	APOS	#	D	K	HB	M	G	B	T	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	FF	FA	CM	M50	IM	1%	BO	GA	TOG	EFF	MIN	SC	DT	MG	GBG	CC	SCL	TO	SP	CO1	COW%	INT	CBA%	SOG	SHACC%	GACC%	SI	PA	CBA	KI%	RC	EK	KE%	MOL	T50	APR	D50P	DMP	AMP	A50P	Tagged
2026	EF	WBD	@ ADE	L	68-90	Adelaide Oval	MID	RR	4	27	16	11	2	0	1	3	9	2	10	16	14	2	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	2	82%	74%	100	137	87	619	11	6	4	7	0	0	0	3	88.9%	1	100%	0%	8	16	24	0%	0	11	68.8%	0	0	22.5	3	7	14	6	—
2026	WC	WBD	vs COL	W	96-93	MCG	FWD	FF	4	32	17	15	7	1	2	0	7	0	8	16	19	1	1	0	0	1	0	7	0	1	88%	72%	115	134	111	543	8	3	5	5	2	0	0	1	81.2%	4	75%	25%	10	8	26	0%	0	10	58.8%	0	0	21	3	12	14	6	—
2026	24	WBD	@ MEL	W	108-87	MCG	FWD	FF	4	27	10	17	11	2	0	3	4	1	2	9	17	2	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	81%	82%	105	124	121	397	7	2	0	1	1	0	0	4	81.2%	2	100%	100%	13	17	26	0%	0	8	80%	3	0	20.7	6	12	6	2	—
2026	22	WBD	vs NME	L	77-100	Marvel Stadium	MID	C	4	25	12	13	4	1	2	4	5	1	2	10	16	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	86%	64%	104	99	99	360	7	2	0	2	0	1	100	2	82.1%	3	100%	33.3%	5	18	23	0%	2	6	50%	1	0	11.1	3	10	8	5	—
2026	21	WBD	@ FRE	L	41-78	Optus Stadium	MID	C	4	20	9	11	2	0	0	2	3	3	2	7	11	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	83%	70%	97	61	58	288	5	0	2	3	0	0	0	2	90%	0	0%	0%	7	13	18	0%	0	4	44.4%	0	1	3.5	5	2	8	3	—