Marcus Bontempelli#4

WBD - Western Bulldogs

MID

Age: 30 years

Career Games: 280

Debut: 2014

Height: 194cm

23Medium Risk

Quick Stats

280

Career Games

Total AFL matches played

Season Games

2026 AFL season

Career Injuries

Recorded injury incidents

Games Missed

2026 season · injury-related

Last injury: Knee injury — listed as Test on AFL official R7 injury list (April 21, 2026). Fitness test for Round 7. — 17 Apr 2026 · 181d ago

Current Status

Available

Season over

Available for selection

Risk Profile

3 factors identified

Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 4 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Injury volume

4 injuries in the scoring window — frequent injuries compound risk.

Age

Age 30 — injury risk rises ~1 point per year past 28 (capped at +10).

Note:Risk factors are derived from a heuristic (injury history, age, workload, recurrence) — a placeholder while the ML model is pending. Bars show each driver's relative contribution, not an exact running total.

Career Durability

Reliable→

Rank: 431 (45th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)↘️

Games Played22 / 23

Goals6

On pace for 17.4 games (below career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency87/100

Age Factor75/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→

Weighted Average21.3 games

Recent TierReliable

Career: 12 seasons, 258 games (21.5 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Avg: 22.0

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23120

Above average

Below average

Games played per completed season
Season	Games played
2014	16
2015	21
2016	26
2017	22
2018	19
2019	23
2020	18
2021	26
2022	22
2023	23
2024	24
2025	18

Durability calculated from 12 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 12 Oct 2026

Injury Profile

Total Injuries

Games Missed

Soft Tissue

Structural

Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Soft Tissue5 (71%)

12 games missed · Last: Mar 2025

Structural2 (29%)

1 games missed · Last: Aug 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-25 pts

Injury Frequency Score88/100

5 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -25 penalty

⚠️2 injuries in the past 12 months

Travel Burden

8.76k km

Total km

Interstate flights this season

Trips

Out of 24 games played

365.2

km / game

Average per appearance

Interstate flights only. Same-state and home-venue games count as 0 travel. Excludes games the player did not feature in.

Season Availability

Every round of the season — played, missed to injury, and what's ahead.

2026: played 22 · missed 1 to injury

R16

R23

R24

R25

R26

R27

R28

R29

playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

7 injuries recorded

Injury history
Date	Team	Season	Injury	Severity	Return
16 Aug 2026R23	WBD	2026	Load-managed restManaged4 updates	Minor (1)	Returned R24 vs MEL
17 Apr 2026R61× · 653.6 km	WBD	2026	Knee Injury (General)9 updates KNXX	Minor (0)	Returned R7 vs SYD
1 Mar 2025	WBD	2025	Calf Strain LTMJ	Moderate (4)	Returned 12 Apr
29 June 2024	WBD	2024	Back Muscle Strain BTMS	Minor (3)	Returned 20 July
15 Nov 2023	WBD	2023	Ankle Impingement ATIM	Minor	Returned 6 Dec
10 July 2018	WBD	2018	General Illness OILL	Minor (2)	Returned 24 July
11 Apr 2015	WBD	2015	Adductor Strain GTMA	Minor (3)	Returned 2 May