Mercury (Hobart)

Bont in the clear for bump

- SIMEON THOMAS-WILSON

WESTERN Bulldogs captain Marcus Bontempell­i has been cleared by the match review officer for his bump on Melbourne star Clayton Oliver in the grand final.

The Bulldogs star caught Oliver with a bump at the 11minute mark of the second quarter when the Demons midfielder had his head over the ball with Bontempell­i and Tom Liberatore pursuing him.

Oliver immediatel­y clutched his head and stayed down for a short moment as trainers rushed to him. But Oliver was able to play out the game and finished with 33 possession­s.

Bontempell­i was looming as the best player on the ground, kicking three goals, before the Demons blew the Bulldogs away in the second half.

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