Denis Cordner

This is the player profile for Denis Cordner, born in Diamond Creek, Victoria in 1924. Played for Melbourne in the VFL/AFL, winning three premierships with Melbourne (1948, 1955, 1956).

Player Details

Name: George Cordner
Full Name: George Denis Pruen Cordner
Alias: Denis Cordner
DOB: 28/06/1924
POB: Diamond Creek, Victoria
DOD: 17/10/1990
Height: 191cm
Weight: 91kg

Player History

Full Team History: Melbourne
Total Matches (Goals): 152 (82)
VFL/AFL Team History: Melbourne (1943, 1948-1956)
VFL/AFL Matches (Goals): 152 (82)

Player Accolades

VFL/AFL Debutant: 618th player to debut for Melbourne in the VFL/AFL
VFL/AFL Matches Played: 152 matches played for Melbourne in the VFL/AFL (1943, 1948-1956), with 52 as captain
VFL/AFL Premierships: 1948, 1955, 1956 premierships won with Melbourne in the VFL/AFL
Sporting Life Team Of The Year: 1952, 1955

Relatives Details

Grandparents

  • Edward James Cordner (b. 1856, d. 1930) - paternal grandfather
  • Helen Cordner (née Rae) (b. 1860, d. 1952) - paternal grandmother

    • Parents

  • Edward Rae Cordner (b. 1887, d. 1963) - father
  • Margaret Constance Pruen - mother

    • Siblings

  • Donald Pruen Cordner (b. 1922, d. 2009) - brother
  • Edward Pruen Cordner (b. 1919, d. 1996) - brother
  • John Pruen Cordner (b. 1929, d. 2016) - brother

    • Other (Blood Relatives)

  • Henry Cordner (b. 1885, d. 1943) - paternal uncle