[5][7] He is missing both legs below his knees, his left wrist and his right four fingers as a result of a severe infection from a flesh eating bacterium he got while also being diagnosed with leukemia when he was nineteen years old.

[5] From 2008 to August 2011, he served as a board member of an organisation for young people trying to deal with their own cancer called CanTeen.

[5] Wearing jersey number 10,[7] he represented Australia at the 2012 Canada Cup International Wheelchair Rugby Tournament.

[13] In the finals match against Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team, he scored 22 points in Australia's 71–48 victory.

[18] He was a member of the team that retained its gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics after defeating the United States 59–58 in the final.

COVID travel restrictions led to Steelers not having a team training since March 2020 prior to Tokyo.

"[6] In November 2016, Bond with Ryan Scott was awarded the Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association Senior Male Athlete of the Year.