Past #16: Aiden Bonar - drafted by GWS #11 '17 ND - traded to NM end '19 - 25 NM games - thx Bon

[marklovesbeer]

A Bonar-fide defender

“This year I feel like I’ve been able to really do that compared to a few years before. I was working a lot with Jy (Simpkin) and he’s one of the best runners at the club.

“I knew if I could stick with him, even if I was hanging off a bit and lagging behind I was still at a good standard.”

How often does Jy’s name seem to pop up in articles/interviews with players.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Dog of a night for the lad.

Comprehensively beaten then injured.

been told a 4-6 week ankle. Just struggled to get any sort of continuity

 

[Devington]

Dog of a night for the lad.

Comprehensively beaten then injured.

been told a 4-6 week ankle. Just struggled to get any sort of continuity

* me 4-6? I thought it was bad when Nobles was saying it might be a few weeks and they had to wait on a scan, but 4-6 is just a ******* pearler.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

fu** me 4-6? I thought it was bad when Nobles was saying it might be a few weeks and they had to wait on a scan, but 4-6 is just a ******* pearler.

has hurt this ankle before so I’m tipping like Polec/Hayden they’ll be conservative

 

[north_lad]

Didn't look right at any point in the game. Feel for him tbh

 

[Hojuman]

So, no Tarrant, no Corr, no LMac, no Bonar.

Great.

 

[Moti]

It was a great game for learning. De Goey got him with some one on one battles by protecting the space, some of the hardest positions to defend. He is pretty new to the whole defensive caper and at 21, this is a great time to learn.


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[Shermanator]

Great learning curve for him tonight, real bummer on his injury but he will learn a heap about 1v1 defending long term.

 

[chairo]

Without doubt he is one of our finds of the season. However as Rick18 correctly points out, where he stands after we have a full list to pick from remains unclear. It is a shame that he isn't in the midfield rotations as he has the (physical) tools to be a monster there.

 

[hellas_johnny]

Should not have played could clearly tell he wasn't right from the get go was nowhere near as quick as normal. Poor player management by the club again

 

[Heaps of fun]

Put him out there just to get humiliated and injured. It was a really odd decision to play him.

 

[Merlin007]

Should not have played could clearly tell he wasn't right from the get go was nowhere near as quick as normal. Poor player management by the club again

mate, we're running out of soldiers - he's probably not the only one being asked to play sore

 

[Only Forwards]

Put him out there just to get humiliated and injured. It was a really odd decision to play him.

Reckon it is a symptom of the decimated back line.

He was the least injured, soldiered through and played.

 

[Only Forwards]

mate, we're running out of soldiers - he's probably not the only one being asked to play sore

There will be a lot of blokes carrying niggles.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Put him out there just to get humiliated and injured. It was a really odd decision to play him.

He had a corkie, not an amputation.

JDG got a couple of lace outs that very few could stop, and he did Aiden in one contest.

Then the umpires chipped him and gave JDG another 3 goals.

 

[Horizons_00]

Should not have played could clearly tell he wasn't right from the get go was nowhere near as quick as normal. Poor player management by the club again

Atu probably would have been better but that’s also not fair to put their best forward on a ex-pie player who is not as experienced as Bonar

 

[giantroo]

 

[Reagan Smash]

The mercy rule ?

 

[nicko74]

Un*inbelievable

 

[blackshadow]

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Oh *

 

[Billy Not Really]

It. Never. Ends.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

.....

 

[Sphynx]

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That's around Rnd 21-22.

May as well put him on the LTI and look at another in the MSD.

 

[King Corey]

North games are going to become like the Brownlow. North blokes sitting around in day clothes hitting the drink while looking on at those still in contention.

ie - those able to field a starting XVIII.

 

[Long Live the King]

As unfortunate as the injury is Aiden has been one of the success stories this year. I'm happy to admit that when we picked him up I thought we had a potential spud on our hands but he has proven me wrong.