Chris Bond

Personal information
Birth	26 January 1969 (1969-01-26) (age 40), 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
Richmond Best and Farest 1994 Richmond 100 Games Fremantle Captain 1999

Chris Bond is an assistant coach for the Western Bulldogs Australian rules football team. He formerly played as a rover.

Contents 1 Carlton 2 Richmond 3 Fremantle 4 Fremantle Captain 5 Coaching career 6 External links

[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

[edit] External links

• Chris Bond's statistics from AFL Tables

Sporting positions
Preceded by Peter Mann	Fremantle Football Club captain 1999	Succeeded by Adrian Fletcher and Shaun McManus
Awards
Preceded by Tony Free	Jack Dyer Medal 1994	Succeeded by Wayne Campbell