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Denis Cordner was born on 28 June, 1924 in Diamond Creek, Victoria, is an Australian rules footballer, industrial chemist and diplomat. Discover Denis Cordner's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?
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66 years old |
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Cancer |
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28 June, 1924 |
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28 June |
Birthplace |
Diamond Creek, Victoria |
Date of death |
17 October, 1990 |
Died Place |
Kew East, Victoria |
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Australia
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He is a member of famous footballer with the age 66 years old group.
Denis Cordner Height, Weight & Measurements
At 66 years old, Denis Cordner height is 191 cm and Weight 91 kg.
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191 cm |
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91 kg |
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Denis Cordner Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Denis Cordner worth at the age of 66 years old? Denis Cordner’s income source is mostly from being a successful footballer. He is from Australia. We have estimated Denis Cordner's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Like his father, Cordner and his brothers Ted (1919-1996), Don (1922-2009) and John (1929-2016) were also notable sportsmen.
All of them represented Melbourne Grammar School, University Blacks and in Australian rules football.
George Denis Pruen Cordner (28 June 1924 – 17 October 1990) was an Australian rules footballer, industrial chemist and diplomat.
Cordner was the third of four sons to Edward "Ted" Cordner and Margaret Constance née Pruen.
Cordner made his senior VFL football debut in Round 5 of the 1943 VFL season for against at Punt Road Oval while on leave from the Royal Australian Navy.
It was the only time he played with his older brothers Don and Ted.
Cordner was flattened five seconds into the match, but recovered and went on to kick two goals in a losing cause.
Following the war, Cordner played in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) for the University Blacks while studying a Bachelor of Science, specializing in metallurgy.
He was the fifth Cordner to represent the Blacks and provided outstanding service in his three seasons with the club, finishing second in the VAFA A Grade Best and Fairest Award count in 1946 and 1947 before winning it in 1948.
That year he was also club premiership captain.
He played 40 district cricket matches for University between 1946/47 and 1953/54, taking 60 wickets at 23.8.
At the same time, Cordner was still a registered Melbourne player, and was called up to play his second senior VFL game in the drawn 1948 VFL Grand Final, where he played a sterling high marking game at centre half-back.
He played again in the Grand Final Replay and was a Melbourne premiership player in just his third game of senior football.
Cordner switched permanently to the Melbourne Football Club in 1949, and played for the club primarily in the ruck for the next eight years.
In an intervarsity match at the University Oval in Sydney in 1949, he took nine wickets (six of those in the second innings) for the match to help Melbourne beat Sydney.
He was particularly noted for his ability in wet weather; after watching Melbourne's win over in the 1954 Preliminary Final, ruckman and Brownlow medallist of that season Roy Wright wrote in The Herald:
"He is the greatest wet weather ruckman I have seen. Cordner's a freak. Wet weather is bad news for most big men but not for Cordner. He seems to be able to mark the greasy ball when and how he likes. It is fascinating to watch him mark the wet ball. He gets well up in the air, seems to funnel the ball into his arms and then smothers it onto his chest. Before he retires I will have to persuade him to give me a few lessons in wet weather tactics."
Cordner went on to play in two more premiership teams for Melbourne, in 1955 and 1956.
He retired at the end of the 1956 season, and was notable for having played his entire VFL career as an amateur.
Cordner was also a capable cricketer, known for his bowling.
In September 1981, Cordner was appointed Australian Consul-General in New York.
He took up the post in March 1982.
Cordner's wife Pat was mugged on her first day out in New York city.
In March 1984, Cordner was asked to return to Australia within three months.
On returning to Australia, Cordner served in a number of leadership positions.
He became a chairman of John Holland Constructions, chairman of Australian Motor Industries and a director of the Australian branch of British Petroleum and Plessey Pacific.
Cordner died of coronary heart disease on 17 October 1990 at his home in East Kew, and was buried in Point Lonsdale Cemetery.
He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
In 2000, he was named in the Melbourne's "Team of the Century" as the starting ruckman, with Ron Barassi as his ruck-rover, and Stuart Spencer as his rover (his brother, Don Cordner, was selected as the back-pocket ruckman).
In 2001, he was one of the 24 inaugural inductees into the Melbourne Football Club's "Hall of Fame" (his brother, Don Cordner, was also an inaugural inductee).
On 7 June 2008, as part of its 150th anniversary celebrations, the Melbourne Football Club announced its list of "150 Heroes", Denis Cordner and two of his brothers, Don Cordner, and Ted Cordner, were named on the list.