Bevo on Bont: ‘We might need to rest him this week’

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has suggested that Marcus Bontempelli may need to be rested in coming weeks as he nurses his body through the season.

Bontempelli played with a heavily strapped right knee in Friday’s loss to Fremantle, following a hyperextension against Geelong a fortnight ago.

“It’d be nice to be able to (rest Bontempelli),” Beveridge pondered after the game.

“Quite simply with Marcus, we might need to rest him this week, I don’t know, but we won’t take any risks if we think he’s going to get sore or he’s going to re-injure something.

“I mean, he was quite outstanding for most of the game tonight, but you’re seeing him limp a bit, I saw him limp a bit as the game went on and (I) don’t like to see that.

“We’ll work through it during the week… that would be a great challenge for the rest of the group if we lose him for a week or two.”

The Dogs have had a wretched run with injury lately, losing their past four games.

However, they have a winnable Round 9 game against Port Adelaide in Adelaide on Friday night to come.

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