Troy Bond (born 14 July 1973) is a premiership winning, former

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er who played in the

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(AFL).

AFL career

Carlton career (1994–1995)

Originally from South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club

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, Bond started his AFL career at the Carlton Football Club in

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, where he played 36 games and kicked 26 goals. He played fifteen games in their record-breaking premiership year in

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but was dropped for the Grand Final. Bond travelled home to Adelaide on the day before the big game without saying a word to coach David Parkin or his teammates.

Adelaide career (1996–1999)

Bond was traded to Adelaide at the end of the 1995 season. He had a magnificent 1997 finals series, kicking 10 goals, including four goals in the grand final win. Bond struggled with hamstring injuries in the

1998 AFL season The 1998 AFL season was the 102nd season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixt ...

and only managed 10 games and missed out on the chance to play in back to back premierships due to a shoulder reconstruction. Bond yet again only played 10 games in an injury affected

1999 AFL season The 1999 AFL season was the 103rd season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured six ...

. In the first pre season with Gary Ayres as coach, Bond got as fit as he had ever been in preparation for playing in the midfield, however a hip injury ended his 94 AFL game career. He played 58 games and kicked 63 goals for the Crows.

Statistics

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Personal life

Bond's younger brother Shane also played AFL football, for the West Coast Eagles and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bond, Troy Adelaide Football Club players Adelaide Football Club Premiership players Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Australian rules footballers from South Australia South Australian State of Origin players Carlton Football Club players Port Adelaide Magpies players Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) 1973 births Living people One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players