Denis Cordner

Denis Cordner
Personal information
Date of birth	(1924-06-28)28 June 1924
Place of birth	Diamond Creek, Victoria
Date of death	17 October 1990(1990-10-17) (aged 66)
Place of death	Kew East, Victoria
Original team(s)	University Blacks (VAFA)
Debut	Round 5, 1943, Melbourne vs. Richmond, at the MCG
Height / weight	191 cm / 91 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1943, 1948–56	Melbourne	152 (82)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956.
Career highlights
3× VFL premiership: 1948, 1955, 1956 2× Melbourne Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medallist: 1949, 1954 Melbourne leading goalkicker: 1950 Melbourne captain: 1951–1953 Melbourne Team of the Century–Ruckman Melbourne Hall of Fame 2× Sporting Life Team of the Year: 1952, 1955
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

George Denis Pruen Cordner (28 June 1924 – 17 October 1990) was an Australian rules football player and diplomat. His brothers Don, John and Ted were also notable sportsmen.

Denis Cordner played in the ruck in the Melbourne premiership teams in the 1948, 1955 and 1956.

He was named in the Melbourne's "Team of the Century" in 2000 as the starting ruckman.

In September 1981, Cordner was appointed Australian Consul-General in New York. He took up the post in March 1982. Cordner's wife Pat was mugged on her first day out in New York city. In March 1984, Cordner was asked to return to Australia within three months.

Cordner died of coronary heart disease on 17 October 1990, at home in East Kew.