Zaine Cordy

Zaine Cordy (born 27 October 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having initially been recruited as a father–son pick by the Western Bulldogs with the 62nd draft pick in the 2014 AFL draft.^[1][2][3] He is the son of former Bulldogs player Brian Cordy, the brother of former Bulldogs player Ayce Cordy, and the nephew of sports reporter and former Sydney Swans and Western Bulldogs player Neil Cordy.

Zaine Cordy
Cordy in August 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-10-27) 27 October 1996 (age 28)
Original team(s)	Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup), Geelong College (APS)
Draft	#62 (F/S), 2014 national draft, Western Bulldogs
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current club	St Kilda
Number	21
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2015–2022	Western Bulldogs	118 (12)
2023–	St Kilda	023 0(9)
Total		141 (21)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 4, 2025.
Career highlights
AFL premiership player: 2016
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early football

Cordy played junior football for the Ocean Grove Cobras.^[4] He also played for the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup.^[5]

AFL career

Cordy debuted in the Bulldogs' 23-point victory over the North Melbourne Football Club in the 22nd round of the 2015 AFL season.^[6][7] On debut, he picked up just one disposal but also collected two tackles.^[8] At the beginning of the 2016 season, Cordy signed on until 2018.^[9]

In 2016, Cordy moved positions, from key defender to centre half-forward and played nine games and kicked eight goals.^[10] After playing in every game since Round 19, he became part of the Bulldogs' 2016 premiership team. In the grand final, he kicked the opening goal and had 11 disposals.^[11] After 2016, he switched back to playing as a key defender.

In May 2018, Cordy signed a contract extension, keeping him at the Bulldogs until 2021.^[12]

Cordy moved to St Kilda as a free agent following the 2022 AFL season.^[13]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season^[10]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2015	Western Bulldogs	12	2	0	0	2	6	8	2	4	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	4.0	1.0	2.0
2016#	Western Bulldogs	12	9	8	1	51	32	83	25	22	0.9	0.1	5.7	3.6	9.2	2.8	2.4
2017	Western Bulldogs	12	19	0	0	149	92	241	82	49	0	0	7.8	4.8	12.7	4.3	2.6
2018	Western Bulldogs	12	18	2	1	142	72	214	73	35	0.1	0.06	7.9	4	11.9	4.0	1.9
2019	Western Bulldogs	12	23	0	1	129	95	224	72	40	0.0	0.04	5.6	4.1	9.7	3.1	1.7
2020	Western Bulldogs	12	14	0	0	86	32	118	40	20	0.0	0.0	6.1	2.3	8.4	2.9	1.4
2021	Western Bulldogs	12	19	0	0	126	57	183	67	38	0.0	0.0	6.6	3.0	9.6	3.5	2.0
Career			104	10	3	685	384	1071	361	208	0.1	0.02	6.6	3.7	10.3	3.5	2.0

Honours and achievements

• Team
  • AFL premiership: 2016