Chris Bond
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| Birth | January 26, 1969 , Wynyard, Tasmania |
| Recruited from | North Hobart |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | 1990, Carlton vs. , at Optus Oval |
| Team(s) | Carlton (1990-1992)
22 Games 8 Goals Richmond (1993-1997) 100 games, 32 goals Fremantle (1998-1999) 41 games, 5 goals |
| Coaching career¹ | |
| Team(s) | Werribee Tigers 2001-2002
Western Bulldogs (assistant coach) 2003- |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season | |
| Career highlights | |
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Chris Bond is an assistant coach for the Western Bulldogs Australian rules football team. He formerly played as a rover.
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[edit] Carlton
Chris was selected in the 1989 VFL draft from the North Hobart Football Club. Chris was selected for his first game at Carlton in 1990, but after three seasons, had only played 22 games. Ready to turn his back on the AFL, Bond signed with the Central Districts of the SANFL. However, a friend and teammate at Carlton, Ian Herman, persuaded Bond to change his plans and join the Richmond Football Club.
[edit] Richmond
In 1994, Bond won the Richmond Best and Fairest award. Through 1997, Bond missed only one game.
[edit] Fremantle
At the end of the 1997 season, Bond was traded to Fremantle in exchange for an early draft pick. Bond's experience and reliability was a major attraction for Fremantle - facing the 1998 season without the retiring Ben Allan and Scott Watters and a coach in Gerard Neesham on a one-year performance based contract extension.
[edit] Fremantle Captain
He played two years for Fremantle, the second as Captain of the team. After 9 years in a row of losing to crosstown rivals West Coast Eagles, Bond led the team to their first Western Derby victory.
[edit] Coaching career
After the 1999 season, Bond took a coaching job in Victoria with the Werribee Tigers, a VFL affiliate of the AFL Western Bulldogs. After winning the 2002 VFL Finals, he was promoted to a coaching position with the Western Bulldogs, where he assists head coach Rodney Eade
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| Preceded by Tony Free |
Richmond Best and Fairest winner 1994 |
Succeeded by Wayne Campbell |
| Preceded by Peter Mann |
Fremantle Football Club captain 1999 |
Succeeded by Adrian Fletcher, Shaun McManus |
