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Boyd Cordner (born 9 June 1992) is an Australian former professional
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footballer who played as a forward for the
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in the
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(NRL) and
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at international level. He has played for
Country Origin The Country New South Wales rugby league team is a representative rugby league football team. Between 1987 and 2017 there were two tiers: the Origin team that consisted of professional players who originated from clubs of the Country Rugby Leagu ...
and
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in the
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. Cordner won premierships with the
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in the
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,
2018 NRL season The 2018 NRL season was the 111th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 21st season run by the National Rugby League. The main competition, known as the 2018 Telstra Premiership due to sponsorship from Telstra, featured 16 team ...
, and
2019 NRL season The 2019 NRL season was the 112th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 22nd season run by the National Rugby League. The Sydney Roosters became the first team to win back-to-back Premierships since the Brisbane Broncos in 1992 ...
. Cordner captained the
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,
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and
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.


Early life

Cordner was born in
Taree Taree () is a city on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. It and nearby Cundletown were settled in 1831 by William Wynter. Since then it has grown to a population of 26,381, and commands a significant agricultural district. Situ ...
,
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. Cordner's mother, Lanai, died of
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when he was four years old, leaving his father Chris to raise him along with his brother Dane. Cordner played his junior football for the Old Bar Pirates and Taree Red Rovers and attended St Clare's High School before being recruited by the
Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, known as the Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs. The club competes in the National Rugby Lea ...
.


Playing career

Cordner played for the
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side before playing for the
Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, known as the Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs. The club competes in the National Rugby Lea ...
NYC team between 2009 and 2011.


2011

In Round 13 of the
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, Cordner made his
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debut for the
Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, known as the Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs. The club competes in the National Rugby Lea ...
against the
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at the SFS, playing off the interchange bench in the Roosters 13–6 win. Cordner finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in seven matches for the
Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, known as the Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs. The club competes in the National Rugby Lea ...
.


2012

In Round 4, against the
Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm is a rugby league football club based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia that participates in the National Rugby League (NRL). The club plays its home games at AAMI Park, and wears a purple and navy blu ...
at
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, Cordner scored his first NRL career try in the Roosters 4–44 loss. In April 2012, Cordner was selected as captain of the New South Wales team in the inaugural under 20s State of Origin, Cordner played at second-row in NSW's 18–14 win over Queensland at
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. Cordner finished the Roosters
2012 NRL season The 2012 NRL season was the 105th season of professional rugby league club competition in Australia, and the first run by the newly formed Australian Rugby League Commission. The main competition, called the 2012 NRL Telstra Premiership due to spon ...
with him playing in 22 matches and scoring four tries.


2013

In January 2013, Cordner extended his contract for a further three years, keeping him at the
Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, known as the Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs. The club competes in the National Rugby Lea ...
until the end of the
2016 NRL season The 2016 NRL season was the 109th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 19th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match, ...
. In April 2013, Cordner was selected for the NSW Country team, playing second-row in Country's 18–12 win at
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. Cordner was selected for the New South Wales team on the interchange bench in Game III of the
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in NSW's 10–12 loss at
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. In Round 22 against the
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at the SFS, Cordner suffered a broken ankle in the Roosters 28–22 win, making Cordner race the clock to be back for the Roosters in the finals series. Cordner recovered from the injury just in time for the Roosters
2013 NRL Grand Final The 2013 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2013 NRL season. Played on Sunday, 6 October at Sydney's ANZ Stadium between the minor premiers Sydney Roosters and the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. The Roosters w ...
against the
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, starting at in the number 18 jersey and shifting Frank-Paul Nu'uausala back to the interchange bench. The Roosters won the Grand Final 26–18. On 1 October 2013, Cordner won the 2013 Dally M Second Rower of the year award. Cordner finished off his impressive
2013 NRL season The 2013 NRL season was the 106th season of professional rugby league club competition in Australia. The National Rugby League's main competition, named the 2013 Telstra Premiership after major sponsors Telstra Corporation, was contested by sixt ...
with him playing in 20 matches, scoring 9 tries and kicking a goal for the Roosters. On 7 October 2013, Cordner was selected for the
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24-man 2013 World Cup squad, playing in 2 matches and making his Australian national debut against
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off the interchange bench in the Kangaroos 34–2 win at
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.


2014

Cordner was selected for the Australian squad to play against
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in the
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at the SFS. Cordner started at second-row in the Kangaroos 30–18 win. Cordner was selected for Game 3 of the New South Wales 2014 State of Origin side. Cordner played off the interchange bench in the match at
Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), currently known as Suncorp Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Milton, Queensland, Milton, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Nicknamed The Cauldron, it is a three-tiered rect ...
. Cordner finished off the Roosters'
2014 NRL season The 2014 NRL season was the 107th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 17th season of the National Rugby League in Australia and New Zealand. The season started in New Zealand, for the Auckland Nines, replacing the Rugby Leagu ...
with him playing in 22 matches and scoring 9 tries. In October 2014, Cordner was selected in the Australian 24-man Four Nations squad.


2015

Cordner was selected for New South Wales for the
2015 State of Origin series The 2015 State of Origin series was the 34th time the annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams to be played entirely under 'state of origin' rules (1980 and 1981 were only one game series). It wa ...
, playing in all 3 matches off the interchange bench in the Blues 2–1 series loss. Cordner finished the
2015 NRL season The 2015 NRL season was the 108th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 18th season of the National Rugby League in Australia and New Zealand. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, which was followe ...
with him playing in 25 matches and scoring seven tries and being awarded as the winner of the Jack Gibson player of the year medal at the Sydney Roosters awards night.


2016

On 5 February 2016, Cordner suffered a pectoral muscle injury which made him miss the early rounds of the
2016 NRL season The 2016 NRL season was the 109th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 19th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match, ...
. In round 8 against the
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in the ANZAC Day match, Cordner made his return from injury in the 20–18 loss at the Sydney Football Stadium. On 8 May 2016, Cordner played for Country Origin against City Origin, where he started at second-row and scored a try in the 44–30 loss in Tamworth. In round 11 against the
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facilitated by ...
, Cordner played his 100th NRL career match in the Roosters 32–20 loss at ANZ Stadium. Cordner played in game 1 of the
2016 State of Origin series The 2016 State of Origin series was the 35th time the annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams to be played entirely under 'state of origin' rules (1980 and 1981 were only one game series). The ...
for New South Wales against Queensland, where he scored the first try of the match in the Blues 6–4 loss at ANZ Stadium. Cordner didn't feature in games 2 and 3 due to a foot injury. Cordner finished his injury riddled
2016 NRL season The 2016 NRL season was the 109th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 19th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match, ...
with him playing in 12 matches and scoring four tries for the Roosters. On 24 September 2016, Cordner played for
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against
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, where he started at second-row in the 58-0 smashing win in
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. On 4 October 2016, Cordner was selected in the
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final 24-man squad for the tournament.


2017

In 2017, Cordner captained New South Wales in the
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which was won by Queensland 2–1. Cordner was also named Roosters co-captain, leading them to the preliminary final but falling short of a grand final appearance losing to the
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29–16. Later that year, Boyd Cordner would be selected for Australia's final World Cup squad, where he scored the winning (and only) try in the final, beating England 6–0.


2018

Cordner again captained New South Wales in 2018, this time the Blues won the series 2–1; their first series win since 2014. Cordner was part of the Roosters side which won their 4th minor premiership in 6 years. On 30 September, Cordner co-captained the Sydney Roosters as the club defeated the
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21–6 in the 2018 NRL grand final. He was later named in the Australian squad for their upcoming test matches, and was named captain after
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’ suspension from the squad after his drink driving charge.


2019

Cordner played in all three games for New South Wales in the
2019 State of Origin series The 2019 State of Origin series was the 38th State of Origin series, annual best-of-three series between the Queensland rugby league team, Queensland and New South Wales rugby league team, New South Wales rugby league teams. Before this series, ...
in which New South Wales won the series 2–1. Cordner made a total of 19 appearances for the
Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, known as the Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs. The club competes in the National Rugby Lea ...
in the
2019 NRL season The 2019 NRL season was the 112th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 22nd season run by the National Rugby League. The Sydney Roosters became the first team to win back-to-back Premierships since the Brisbane Broncos in 1992 ...
as the club finished second on the table and qualified for the finals. Cordner co-captained the club in the
2019 NRL Grand Final The 2019 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2019 National Rugby League season and was played at Sydney's ANZ Stadium. The match was contested between defending premiers the Sydney Roosters and the Canberra ...
where they defeated Canberra 14–8 at
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and won their second consecutive premiership. The premiership victory was Cordner's third as a player. On 7 October, Cordner was named in the Australian side for the
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fixtures.


2020

Cordner was rested from the
Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, known as the Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs. The club competes in the National Rugby Lea ...
in their 2020
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victory over
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, due to the club trying to reduce his workload. Cordner played 13 games for the Sydney Roosters in the
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, scoring 2 tries. The club finished fourth and qualified for the finals but were eliminated after consecutive losses ended their quest for three premiership victories in a row.


2021

Side-lined for the entire first half of the year while recovering from multiple concussions, Cordner was forced into retirement due to ongoing symptoms.


Statistics


References


External links


Sydney Roosters profile

2017 RLWC profileNRL profile
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