Aiden Bonar (born 8 March 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Williamstown Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He made his GWS debut in round 20 of the 2018 season scoring two goals in the 105 point win against Carlton at Docklands Stadium.[1] At the conclusion of the 2019 season, he was traded to North Melbourne.[2] On 20 October 2023 North Melbourne delisted him.[3]
| Aiden Bonar | |||
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 Bonar playing for Greater Western Sydney in July 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname(s) | Ma3ok | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Frankston, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 11, 2017 national draft | ||
| Debut | 5 August 2018, Greater Western Sydney vs. Carlton, at Docklands Stadium | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Williamstown | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2018–2019 | Greater Western Sydney | 6 (5) | |
| 2020–2023 | North Melbourne | 28 (0) | |
| Total | 34 (5) | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Aiden's mother was born and raised in Papua New Guinea and his Scottish father met her while working there.[4]
He played junior football at Seaford Tigers and Haileybury.
Bonar was delisted from the North Melbourne Football Club in October 2023 [5]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season[6]
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2018 | Greater Western Sydney | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 12 | 18 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 |
| 2019 | Greater Western Sydney | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Career | 6 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 17 | 23 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Carlton Football Club Vs GWS Giants – Match Centre". afl.com.au. 18 August 2018. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ @AFL_House (16 October 2019). "Trade paperwork lodged: GWS Giants trade Aiden Bonar and Future Round 4 2020 selection (tied to Melbourne) to Nort…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Roos axe three more as off-season changes continue". afl.com.au. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "The GWS rookie helping grow AFL in Papua New Guinea".
- ^ "Roos axe three more as off-season changes continue".
- ^ "Aiden Bonar". AFL Tables. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
External links
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- Aiden Bonar's profile on the official website of the Greater Western Sydney Giants
- Aiden Bonar's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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