Graeme Bond (born 27 November 1949) is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL for both the Richmond Football Club and the St Kilda Football Club.
| Graeme Bond | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1949 | ||
| Place of birth |
St Omer Private Hospital, Camberwell, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Burwood United Juniors | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1967–1977 | Richmond | 115 (61) | |
| 1977–1980 | St Kilda | 56 (28) | |
| Total | 171 (89) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1980. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Ray Salmond Bond (1918-2010),[1][2][3] and Lily Pauline Bond (1916-2003), née Bedford,[4][5] Graeme Bond was born at the St Omer Private Hospital, in Prospect Hill Road, Camberwell, Victoria on 27 November 1949.[6]
Footballer
editRichmond (VFL)
editHaving begun playing with the Richmond Third XVIII in 1966, and the Richmond Second XVIII in 1967, he played with the Richmond First XVII in two separate stints: between 1967 and 1973, and between 1975 and 1977. Altogether he played in 201 games for the Richmond Football Club: Thirds, 17 games; Seconds, 69 games; and Firsts, 115 games.
Dandenong (VFA)
editHe played 8 games for Dandenong (kicking 22 goals) in 1973.[7][8]
St Kilda (VFL)
editHe played for St Kilda from mid-1977 until 1980 for the St Kilda Football Club.
Frankston (VFA)
editHe played 7 games for Frankston (kicking 9 goals) in 1981.[9]
Athlete
editAn accomplished professional sprinter and winner of the Dandenong, Leongatha, and Maryborough Gifts.[10] He finished second in the (130 yards) Dandenong Gift on Sunday, 17 December 1967,[11] the day that Australian Prime Minister, Harold Holt, disappeared while swimming at Cheviot Beach.[12]
Post-football
editIn 1989 he joined 3AW as a football commentator and now mainly acts as an analyser of football statistics.
Notes
edit- ^ Ray Bond, at Demonwiki.
- ^ Ray S. Bond, at The VFA Project.
- ^ World War Two Nominal Roll: Sergeant Ray Salmond Bond (VX141821), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- ^ Engagements, The Argus, (Saturday, 4 October 1941), p.6.
- ^ Wedding Dates, The Argus, (Wednesday, 11 February 1942), p.5.
- ^ Births: Bond, The Argus, (Tuesday, 29 November 1949), p.12.
- ^ Holland, J., "Tigers Clear Bond", The Age, (Wednesday, 20 June 1973), p.26.
- ^ Holland, J., "Seagulls hold Miller, but Flaherty shines", The Age, (Monday, 25 June 1973), p.20.
- ^ Fiddian, M., "Dolphins are sunk", The Age, (Monday, 31 August 1981), p.27.
- ^ Hogan (1996), p.22.
- ^ Fox wins at Dandenong, The Age, (Monday, 18 December 1967), p.27.
- ^ On that Sunday afternoon, the live, direct to Melbourne, early-afternoon television coverage of the Dandenong Gift meeting was suddenly interrupted by a "title card" displaying the text "News Flash" with a voice behind it announcing that there was a breaking story, of national importance, involving the prime minister -- which may well have been the first-ever such "News Flash" on Victorian television.
References
edit- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
External links
edit- Graeme Bond's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Graeme Bond at AustralianFootball.com
- Graeme Bond, at The VFA Project.
- "Graeme Bond". Tigerland Archive.
