westernbulldogs.com.au recaps the top six Bulldogs Marks of the Year below. Click play on the video package above to watch the contenders, and vote for your favourite below.
A. Wood sinks one in Sydney
While it wasn’t the type of goal that would earn a Goal of the Year nomination, Easton Wood’s toe-poke goal in round five was quite possibly the most memorable of the season. With five minutes remaining and the Dogs trailing by four points, Bob Murphy launched the ball forward, where Luke Dahlhaus was waiting at the back of a pack. In wet conditions Dahlhaus sent the ball forward, with Wood running into an open goal and his toe-poke getting it through for six points. The goal put the Bulldogs two points in front and secured their fourth win of the season, and undoubtedly their most memorable.
B. Stewy’s Seventh Heaven
In the Dogs’ round 18 win against the Bombers, Stewart Crameri stepped up to the occasion against his old team. The forward notched up seven goals, the last of his bag the best of the day. After some hard running through the middle of the ground and a handball receive, Crameri’s long range kick from outside 50 rolled through for a goal.
C, D & E. Stringer sizzles through the season
How can you narrow down one goal from the human highlights reel’s season? The 21-year-old finished fifth on the Coleman Medal tally with 56 goals and we narrowed his highlights down to three: 1. His remarkable round eight dribble kick from the boundary against the Dees at the ‘G. 2. His round 12 snap from the ‘wrong’ pocket against the Lions. 3. His mercurial round 19 overhead snap against the Power.
F. Snap-happy Bont
Not short of highlights himself, there’s not much #TheBont can’t do. After crashing a forward line pack in round 19 against the Power, Bont did his own roving work, threw the ball on his boot for a left-foot snap.
G. Bont goes bang
After the season he’s had, it’s no surprise the 19-year-old gets two gongs in our top five goals list. With the Dogs 25 points down against the Suns in round 15, the group needed someone to stand up. Twisting and turning out of the contest, Bontempelli’s curling snap brought the Dogs back in the game and guided them to a famous victory in Cairns.
