After losing a host of young stars to representative duties, Bond University struggled in 2017, particularly in the first half of the season. But 2018 presents a new challenge and a new opportunity for Bond, who will welcome back some big names and add some new faces to a talented squad who seem ready to fulfil their potential. Overview with Sean Hedger: “We haven't got on the paddock yet because our first trial was washed out, which wasn't ideal, but we went away for a full club camp over the weekend, which is the first time the club has ever done that. We got all the colts and seniors bonding and working hard together and it was a really enjoyable weekend,” Bond coach Sean Hedger said. “We’ve got lots of new faces, as you can expect at this time of the year but overall we’ve had everyone training consistently enough so that they’re all starting to understand the new patterns that we’ve introduced. We’ve got to the stage now where we are just itching to hav