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Delay over: Bontempelli commits to the Bulldogs
Sam Edmund • July 22nd, 2025 12:27 pm
Marcus Bontempelli has signed a new contract to stay at the Western Bulldogs.
The long-term deal signals Bontempelli’s commitment to the Bulldogs for the rest of his career.
The Bulldogs’ superstar captain will today confirm that he recently put pen to paper on another four-year agreement, which will take him well into his 30s.
While the delay in an announcement has seen the Bulldogs supporter base grow a little anxious, club and player had committed to thrashing out a new deal some time ago.
Bontempelli, 29, was due to fall out of contract at the end of the season, but despite some rumours, never entertained leaving the club that took him with pick four in the 2013 national draft.
In his 11 completed seasons since, the superstar left-footer has won a premiership, claimed three AFL MVP awards and been a six-time All-Australian and six-time club champion.
Bontempelli has never committed to contracts longer than four years, but this latest one means he is now almost certainly set to finish his playing days in red, white and blue.
Bontempelli was last night named the second-best Bulldog of all-time in a centenary gala event, with Ted 'EJ' Whitten declared the greatest.
