Ted Cordner

Ted Cordner (31 January 1919 – 4 March 1996)[1][2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s. The older brother of Melbourne Team of the Century members Denis and Don Cordner, Ted would have played more than 52 games had he not pursued a medical career. His youngest brother was John.

This article is about Ted Corder (1919–1996). For his father, see Edward Cordner.

Ted Cordner
Personal information
Date of birth 31 January 1919
Date of death 4 March 1996(1996-03-04) (aged 77)
Original team(s) University Blacks
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1941–43, 1946 Melbourne 52 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Cordner joined the club in 1941 and was a member of their premiership winning side. He missed the entire 1944 and 1945 seasons due to him being busy serving as a naval doctor but managed to play 19 games in 1946 as well as representing Victoria in an interstate match.

References
  1. "Ted Cordner - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  2. Phillips, Bruce (25 February 2006). "Best & fairest". The Age. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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