Harriet Cordner

Harriet Cordner (born 22 July 1992) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. She was recruited by Melbourne as a category B rookie in October 2016.[1] She made her debut in the fifteen point loss to Brisbane at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2017 season.[2] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games.[3] She was delisted in May 2017 but was quickly re-signed by Melbourne as a free agent.[4][5]

Harriet Cordner
Cordner playing for Casey Demons in July 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-07-22) 22 July 1992
Debut Round 1, 2017, Melbourne
vs. Brisbane, at Casey Fields
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Melbourne
Number 21
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Melbourne 18 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2018 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

She is the granddaughter of former Melbourne player, Brownlow Medallist and two time VFL premiership player, Don Cordner.[6]

References

  1. Olle, Sarah (15 May 2017). "Harriet Cordner follows in footsteps of club legend and grandfather Don Cordner at the Demons". Fox Footy. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. Australian Associated Press (3 February 2017). "AFLW: All the round one teams". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  3. "Harriet Cordner". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  4. Burgan, Matt; Lewis, Georgina (26 May 2017). "List changes made to Women's squad". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  5. "Dees re-sign Brownlow medallist's granddaughter". afl.com.au. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  6. Matthews, Bruce (3 December 2016). "Melbourne keeps it in the family with new Cordner". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
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