Neil Cordy

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Neil Cordy
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-04-08) 8 April 1959 (age 65)
Original team(s) Traralgon
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1979–1986 Footscray 139 (28)
1987–1993 Sydney Swans 96 (4)
Total 235 (32)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Neil Cordy (born 8 April 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer and now television presenter.

Football career

Cordy was recruited from Traralgon, Victoria. He made his AFL debut with the Footscray Football Club in 1979, and went on to play 139 games and kick 28 goals with the club until 1986, mainly playing as a winger.[1] He moved to the Sydney Swans in 1987, playing more of a defensive role, going on to play 96 games and kick 4 goals until 1993, when he retired.[1]

Media career

In 1996, Cordy became a sports reporter for Network Ten in Melbourne, and appeared in the documentary Year of the Dogs in this capacity. He has been a long-time contributor to the show Sports Tonight and the nightly sports reports on the news. He has also been a boundary rider during AFL matches for Ten, mostly in Sydney or for big games involving the Sydney Swans, such as the 2005 and 2006 Grand Finals.

He has appeared on Ten's Morning News to preview the weekend in NRL and AFL. He has also filled in as presenter of Sports Tonight, when either Brad McEwan or Rob Canning were unavailable.

Cordy is now the head AFL reporter for Sydney's The Daily Telegraph.

Personal life

Cordy is the brother of fellow Australian rules footballers Graeme and Brian. His nephews Ayce Cordy and Zaine Cordy were selected under the father–son rule as sons of Brian and played for the Western Bulldogs. Ayce was delisted at the conclusion of the 2015 season, while Zaine was a member of the Western Bulldogs' 2016 Premiership team.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2003). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (5th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 143. ISBN 1-74095-032-1.
  2. ^ "Former Western Bulldogs and Sydney Swan, Neil Cordy says in this Grand Final, family comes first".
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New South Wales squad – 1988 Bicentennial State of Origin Carnival (Australian rules football)
Semi-Final: South Australia 12.8 (80) defeated New South Wales 8.11 (59), at Football Park, 3 March 1988
3rd Play-Off: New South Wales 10.8 (68) defeated Western Australia 9.12 (66), at Football Park, 5 March 1988
Coach: Hafey
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New South Wales team – 1990 State of Origin (Australian rules football)
New South Wales 13.8 (86) defeated Victoria 10.16 (76), at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 20 May 1990
Coach: Kinnear
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Victorian 2nd XVIII team – 1991 State of Origin
Victoria 17.14 (116) defeated Tasmania 14.20 (104), at North Hobart Oval, 28 May 1991
Queensland 23.14 (152) defeated Victoria 15.8 (108), at The Gabba, 16 July 1991
Both games
vs. Tasmania
vs. Queensland
Coach: Austin
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