Don Cordner

This is the player profile for Donald Pruen Cordner (a.k.a. Don Cordner), born in 1922. He played for Melbourne in the VFL/AFL, winning two premierships with Melbourne (1941, 1948).

Player Details

Name: Donald Cordner
Full Name: Donald Pruen Cordner
Alias: Don Cordner
DOB: 21/01/1922
DOD: 13/05/2009
Height: 188cm
Weight: 89kg

Player History

VFL/AFL History: (1941-1950) - 166 matches, 23 goals

Melbourne (1941-1950) - 166 matches, 23 goals

Player Accolades

VFL/AFL Accolades:

Melbourne (1941-1950)
- 166 matches played for Melbourne in the VFL/AFL, with 42 as captain
- 1941, 1948 (c) premierships won with Melbourne in the VFL/AFL

Season History

Season	Premiership	Team	Matches	Goals	Rounds
1941	VFL Season	Melbourne	2	0	SF, GF
1942	VFL Season	Melbourne	12	2	R01-08, R13-16
1943	VFL Season	Melbourne	15	2	R01-10, Q01-05
1944	VFL Season	Melbourne	18	2	R01-18
1945	VFL Season	Melbourne	20	8	R01-20
1946	VFL Season	Melbourne	22	2	R01-19, SF, PF, GF
1947	VFL Season	Melbourne	19	1	R01-19
1948	VFL Season	Melbourne	23	0	R01-19, SF, PF, GF, GR
1949	VFL Season	Melbourne	19	1	R01-19
1950	VFL Season	Melbourne	16	5	R01-04, R08-18, SF

Captain History

The season history for match day captaincy.

Season	Premiership	Team	Matches	Rounds
1948	VFL Season	Melbourne	23	R01-19, SF, PF, GF, GR
1949	VFL Season	Melbourne	19	R01-19

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 (a.k.a. Ted Cordner) (b. 18/06/1887, d. 21/07/1963) - father
Margaret Constance Pruen - mother

Siblings

Edward Pruen Cordner (a.k.a. Ted Cordner) (b. 31/01/1919, d. 04/03/1996) - brother
George Denis Pruen Cordner (a.k.a. Denis Cordner) (b. 28/06/1924, d. 17/10/1990) - brother
John Pruen Cordner (b. 20/03/1929, d. 10/12/2016) - brother

Other (Blood Relatives)

Henry Cordner (a.k.a. Harry Cordner) (b. 17/06/1885, d. 14/11/1943) - paternal uncle

Distant (Blood Relatives)

Henry Cordner (b. 1831, d. 1916) - 3rd degree
Isaiah Joseph Cordner (a.k.a. Isaiah Cordner) (b. 1860, d. 1934) - 4th degree
Joseph Alan Cordner (a.k.a. Alan Cordner) (b. 06/05/1890, d. 25/04/1915) - 5th degree
Laurence Osmaston Cordner (a.k.a. Larry Cordner) (b. 07/02/1911, d. 11/07/1992) - 5th degree
Martha Diggles Cordner (née Hislop) (a.k.a. Martha Cordner) (b. 1835, d. 1922) - 3rd degree

Links

The information provided on this site does not necessarily align with the official record. The purpose of this site is to present its author's attempt to amalgamate a variety of sources of information on the VFL/AFL, VFA/VFL, SANFL, WAFL, TSL and other competitions to provide its users a unified view of the people (e.g. players, coaches, draftees and umpires), places, events (e.g. matches, drafts and awards) and other entities that have contributed to the rich history of Australian rules football.