Jamie Bond (born 12 November 1971) is a former

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er who played with

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in the

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(AFL). Bond was an Under-19s player at

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and joined the senior list when they picked him up in the

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. He only played reserves football for Hawthorn in 1989, unable to break into the dominant Hawthorn team. It was with Fitzroy that he made his AFL debut, in round 17 of the

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, against

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at the

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.AFL Tables: Jamie Bond
/ref> He had kicked a goal and a behind from his three disposals. He didn't appear in another senior game with Fitzroy and made his way to

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, for whom he won a

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in 1994. Bond was then a successful player in the

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, where he played for Maryborough. In 1996 he won the league's best player award, the Michelsen Medal and would have won another in 2001 had he not been ineligible through suspension. Bond, who retired in 2004, was a member of back-to-back Maryborough premiership sides in 1998 and 1999.''

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"Pies mark end of an era"
2 June 2004

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bond, Jamie 1971 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Fitzroy Football Club players South Launceston Football Club players Maryborough Football Club players Beaufort Football Club players Living people Werribee Football Club players