Denis Cordner
| Denis Cordner |
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| Personal information |
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| Date of birth | (1924-06-28)28 June 1924 |
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| Date of death | 17 October 1990(1990-10-17) (aged 66) |
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| Original team | University Blacks (VAFA) |
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| Debut | Round 5, 1943, Melbourne
v. Richmond, at the MCG |
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| Height/Weight | 191 cm / 91 kg |
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| Playing career1 |
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| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
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| 1943, 1948–56 | Melbourne | 152 (82) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1956 season. |
| Career highlights |
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- Melbourne best and fairest 1949, 1954
- Victorian representative 1949, 1952, 1955 (vc)
- Melbourne premiership player 1948, 1955, 1956
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George Denis Pruen Cordner (28 June 1924 – 17 October 1990) was an Australian rules football player. His brothers Don, John and Ted were also notable sportsmen.
Denis Cordner played in the ruck in the Melbourne premiership teams in the 1948, 1955 and 1956.
He was named in the Melbourne's "Team of the Century" in 2000 as the starting ruckman.
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1952 'Sporting Life' Team of the Year |
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1955 'Sporting Life' Team of the Year |
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