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Marcus Bontempelli of the Bulldogs controls the ball during the Round 4 AFL match between Sydney Swans and Western Bulldogs at the SCG in Sydney, Thursday June 25, 2020. (AAP Image/Brendon Thorne) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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The Tackle: Who said the Bont was overrated?

There’s talent and then there’s substance and Bulldogs skipper Marcus Bontempelli has displayed both in the past two weeks — answering claims he was overrated after struggling in rounds 1 and 2.

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AFL Round 4. Carlton vs. Gold Coast Suns at Etihad Stadium .  Gold Coast Suns' Tom Lynch kicks long at goal 3rd qtr    . Pic: Michael Klein

No AFL money for Lynch until he signs: Gillon

AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan says the league will not offer Gold Coast star Tom Lynch any lucrative ambassador role until he decides to stay at Gold Coast or pursue his free agency rights, but has guaranteed the club’s future.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 15:  Tom Lynch of the Suns celebrates a goal during the round four AFL match between the Carlton Blues and the Gold Coast Suns at Etihad Stadium on April 15, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia.  (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

Will latest monster offer keep Lynch at Suns?

GOLD Coast is prepared to throw the kitchen sink at Tom Lynch in a bid to secure his signature on a new deal. But is the club’s latest offer enough to keep the star forward out of the hands of waiting Victorian clubs?

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TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 04:  Aaron Hall of the Suns tackles James Parsons of the Cats during the AFL JLT Community Series match between the Geelong Cats and the Gold Coast Suns at  Riverway Stadium on March 4, 2018 in Townsville, Australia.  (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)

New Suns style is long overdue

IT’S only one pre-season match but new Suns coach Stuart Dew has already worked wonders at Gold Coast with the team producing the type of discipline we have rarely seen from them.

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GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 06:  Senior coach Stuart Dew during a Gold Coast Suns AFL training session at Metricon Stadium on November 6, 2017 in Gold Coast, Australia.  (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

How Phil Walsh led Dew to coaching

NEW Gold Coast boss Stuart Dew has revealed his inspiration for going into coaching was the late Phil Walsh as they worked together to plot Port Adelaide’s inaugural AFL premiership in 2004.

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Is your club’s footy membership a good deal?

IT may come as a surprise to footy fans that not all season packages were created equally, with AFL clubs offering a variety of memberships and passes with a range of benefits. How does yours stack up? CHECK YOUR CLUB

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