Brian Cordy (born 14 January 1961) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...

(VFL) between 1981 and 1988 for the

Footscray Football Club The Western Bulldogs are a professional Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition. Originally named the Footscray F ...

. He played in 124 games and kicked 18 goals, including all 25 games in 1985, one of Footscray's most successful seasons ever. He played his final game in 1988 against Hawthorn in Round 14. His older brother

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and younger brother Graeme played alongside Brian for Footscray. His sons Ayce and Zaine were drafted in 2008 and 2014 respectively, by the Bulldogs under the

father–son rule The father–son rule is a rule that allows clubs preferential recruiting access to the sons of players who have made a major past contribution to the club in Australian rules football, most notably in the Australian Football League. The rule ...

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1961 births Living people Western Bulldogs players Traralgon Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Victorian State of Origin players 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1960s-stub