Chris Bond (footballer)
{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2011}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Chris Bond
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|1|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Wynyard, Tasmania
| death_date =
| death_place =
| originalteam = North Hobart (TFL)
| height =
| weight =
| position =
| statsend = 1999
| years1 = 1990–1992
| club1 = Carlton
| games_goals1 = {{0}}22 {{0}}(8)
| years2 = 1993–1997
| club2 = Richmond
| games_goals2 = 100 (32)
| years3 = 1998–1999
| club3 = Fremantle
| games_goals3 = {{0}}41 {{0}}(5)
| games_goalstotal = 163 (45)
| coachyears1 = 2001–2002
| coachgames_wins1 = 45 (37–8–0)
| careerhighlights = * Richmond Best and Fairest 1994
- Fremantle captain 1999
}}
Chris Bond (born 26 January 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer who played as a rover for the {{AFL Car}}, {{AFL Ric}} and Fremantle Football Clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Since retiring as a player he has coached Werribee in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and has also been an assistant coach for the Western Bulldogs. He is currently the football operations manager at Fremantle.
Carlton
Bond was selected in the 1989 VFL draft from the North Hobart Football Club and played his first senior AFL 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 District of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). However, a friend and teammate at Carlton, Ian Herman, persuaded Bond to change his plans and join the Richmond Football Club.
Richmond
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 AFL season without the retiring Ben Allan and Scott Watters and a coach in Gerard Neesham on a one-year performance based contract extension.
Bond played two years for Fremantle, the second as captain of the team. After nine games in a row of losing to crosstown rivals West Coast Eagles, Bond led the team to their first Western Derby victory. Bond was dumped as captain at the end of 1999 and also de-listed after a lackluster season.
Coaching career
After the 1999 season, Bond took a coaching job in Victoria with the Werribee Tigers, a VFL-affiliate of the Western Bulldogs. After winning the 2002 VFL finals, he was promoted to a coaching position with the Western Bulldogs, where he assisted head coach Rodney Eade. He left the Bulldogs after the 2007 AFL season to take a management role at Fremantle.{{cite web |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/119074/default.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010122450/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/119074/default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 October 2012 |title=Outside man|author=Schmook, Nathan |date=24 July 2011 |publisher=Australian Football League |access-date=11 August 2011|quote=Football manager Chris Bond returned to Fremantle at the end of 2007}}
References
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External links
- {{AFL Tables|ref=C/Chris_Bond.html|alt=Chris Bond}}
{{Fremantle Football Club captains}}
{{Jack Dyer Medal}}
{{1991 Tasmania State of Origin players}}
{{1993 Tasmania State of Origin players}}
{{1995 The Allies State of Origin players}}
{{1996 The Allies State of Origin players}}
{{1997 The Allies State of Origin players}}
{{1989 VFL national draft}}
{{1993 AFL pre-season draft}}
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Category:Fremantle Football Club players
Category:Richmond Football Club players
Category:Carlton Football Club players
Category:North Hobart Football Club players
Category:Werribee Football Club coaches
Category:Tasmanian State of Origin players
Category:Jack Dyer Medal winners
Category:Australian rules footballers from Tasmania
Category:Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees
Category:People from Wynyard, Tasmania