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Key Facts

Full name
Neil Cordy

Known as
Neil Cordy

Born
8 April 1959 (age 65)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 6d
Last game: 34y 31d

Height and weight
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 83 kg

Senior clubs
Footscray; Sydney

Jumper numbers
Footscray: 29
Sydney: 29

Recruited from
Footscray (1987)

Family links
Brian Cordy (Brother)Graeme Cordy (Brother)Ayce Cordy (Nephew)Zaine Cordy (Nephew)

Neil Cordy

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
FootscrayV/AFL1979-1986139280.2037%9.244.413.7223
SydneyV/AFL1987-19939640.0441%7.615.344.1820
V/AFL1979-1993235320.1438%8.574.793.9143
Total1979-1993235320.1438%8.574.793.9143

AFL: 9,065th player to appear, 362nd most games played, 2,858th most goals kickedFootscray: 680th player to appear, 72nd most games played, 207th most goals kickedSydney: 1,161st player to appear, 156th most games played, 685th most goals kicked

Footscray recruited Neil Cordy, the third of three brothers to play VFL football, from Traralgon, and he made his league debut in 1979. An extremely talented wingman who could take spectacular marks, he gave the Bulldogs excellent service in 139 games before crossing to Sydney after the 1987 season. With the Swans he played more defensive roles but was just as effective as during his time with Footscray. He played 96 games for Sydney before retiring in 1993. He also played state of origin football for Victoria. All told his senior V/AFL career comprised 235 games during which he kicked 32 goals. After his career as a footballer was over he became a sports reporter for Network Ten.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.