David Cordner

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David Cordner
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-05-25) 25 May 1962 (age 59)
Original team(s) Old Melburnians
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1982–1987 Melbourne 53 (61)
1988 Sydney Swans 5 (6)
Total58 (67)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

David Cordner (born 25 May 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and the Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Family

Cordner's father, Ted, was a member of Melbourne's 1941 premiership team. [1] Three uncles also played with Melbourne in the VFL, two-time best and fairest winner Denis, Brownlow Medalist Don and John, who also represented Victoria in cricket. [1] David's grandfather, Edward, played twice for Melbourne in 1905 and appeared in a further 60 games with University. [1]

Career

Melbourne

A key forward, Cordner started his career in the Victorian Amateur Football Association, with Old Melburnians. [1] [2]

Cordner had a prolific Under-19s season in 1981, when he kicked over 100 goals. [1] [2] This included a 12-goal haul in Melbourne's semi-final win over Hawthorn and five in their grand final win over Geelong. [3] [4]

In his first two seasons with the seniors, Cordner struggled with injury, but in the 1984 VFL season put together 17 games. [2] [5] His 32 goals that year were bettered by only one teammate, Kelvin Templeton (51). [5]

He kicked seven goals against Fitzroy on the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the opening round of the 1985 season. [5] For the rest of the season he kicked only 14 more goals, but he was also used as a defender. [2] [5]

In 1986 he missed the early part of the season with a broken collarbone and only managed nine appearances that year. [5] [6]

Sydney

Cordner decided to change clubs in 1988, after making just one appearance for Melbourne in 1987. [5] Talks were held with Geelong and Footscray, but it was the Sydney Swans that secured his services, on a one-year contract. [7] [8] The Swans were looking for a key forward to cover the loss of Warwick Capper, who had gone to the Brisbane Bears. [8]

He played only five games for the Swans, the last in round seven. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "David Cordner". Demon Wiki.
  3. ↑ "Siren scores". The Canberra Times . 13 September 1981. p. 7 Section: SPORT – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Siren Scores". The Canberra Times . 27 September 1981. p. 6 Section: SPORT – via National Library of Australia.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "David Cordner". AFL Tables.
  6. ↑ "VFL rules in practice". The Canberra Times . 17 March 1986. p. 22 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ The Age , "Fitzroy aims for share of corporate dollars", 31 March 1988, p. 25
  8. 1 2 Sydney Morning Herald , "Swans jump in to sign Cordner", 1 April 1988, p. 29
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