Zaine Cordy - Welcome to the Bulldogs

[bornadog]

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The Western Bulldogs have added their fifth father-son to the senior list, taking defender Zaine Cordy with pick 61 at this morning’s bidding meeting at Etihad Stadium.


A versatile and athletic tall defender, Cordy was rated a top-30 prospect before bidding and slipped through to the fourth round, with the earliest bidder Fremantle placing a bid at pick 51.


Recruiting Manager Simon Dalrymple said securing Cordy with a fourth round pick was an excellent result for the Club and sets up an exciting trade and draft period.


“To acquire Zaine in the fourth round is a big positive for our Club, as we still hold three picks inside the top 26,” Dalrymple said.


“Zaine possesses all the right qualities in a defender, he is super competitive, and has the versatility to play on a range of opponents.”


“We are extremely pleased to have secured Zaine, having watched him closely over the past three years, as we think he will adds a different element to our emerging defensive group.”


Zaine Cordy joins brother Ayce, Lachie Hunter, Mitch Wallis and Tom Liberatore as father-son draftees currently on the senior list the Club.

[Ghost Dog]

Loved the footage I saw of Zaine. Very composed and agile. Welcome to the club young fella.

[chef]

Forth rounder for him, wowee thats awesome.

[bornadog]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKmBVrlPWOY

[Go_Dogs]

I'm surprised BT hasn't been on to start this thread!

Welcome aboard Zaine, bet he's a very happy young man now that it's finally done.

[ledge]

How come if freo picked him at 5 we get him at 61?

[Go_Dogs]

How come if freo picked him at 5 we get him at 61?

That's a typo in the article. We have pick 5, Freo went with 51 I believe.

[bornadog]

How come if freo picked him at 5 we get him at 61?

You mean Freo pick 51 which means we use our next pick 61

[Ozza]

How come if freo picked him at 5 we get him at 61?


Its a typo - they bid 51 for him.

[Eastdog]

Welcome to the Bulldogs Zaine. Wish you to have a great career with us.

BT I'm sure #Griffen16 will get on the thread soon :)

[Mofra]

4th rounder, excellent.
Welcome Zaine

[KT31]

Welcome to the Doggies.

[Topdog]

Great stuff and thanks for the clarification on the typo

[chef]

Who else went FS and at what pick?

[bornadog]

Who else went FS and at what pick?

Here you go


Bidding summary
• Melbourne bid pick two on Isaac Heeney, which the Swans matched with pick 17.


• Western Bulldogs bid pick five on Darcy Moore, which Collingwood matched with pick 8. 


• North bid pick 15 on Jack Steele, which GWS matched with pick 23.

• Adelaide bid pick 29 on Billy Stretch, which Melbourne matched with pick 39.


• Richmond bid pick 31 on Liam Dawson, which the Lions matched with pick 41.


• Fremantle bid pick 32 on Jack Hiscox, which Sydney matched with pick 36.

• North Melbourne bid pick 34 on Harris Andrews, which the Lions matched with pick 60.


• Fremantle bid pick 51 for Zaine Cordy, which the Western Bulldogs matched with pick 61. 


• Geelong bid pick 70 on Abe Davis, which the Swans matched with pick 73.

• Josh Clayton (Brisbane Lions), Alec Waterman (West Coast) and Jeremy Finlayson (GWS) did not receive bids, meaning they will join their nominated clubs with their last picks in the draft.

Note: Compensation picks are not taken into account in draft order

[LostDoggy]

Great result. Welcome to the kennel Zaine.

[chef]

Jack Hiscox, what an unforgettable name.

[LostDoggy]

Zaine is just an extraordinary name isn't it? Ayce and Zaine. Interesting picks.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Good result.

Confident he'll fill out pretty well and he has a good reach to play as that 'Hargrave' type of role.

[ratsmac]

I am pumped with getting him with pick 62. I don't know if welcome is the right word because he has been a Bulldog for like ever. So congratulations Zaine for doing what we all would of loved to do, which is play for the doggies!

*Edit - pick 61

[azabob]

Great result in landing him with pick 62.

Also happy to read we bid on Darcy Moore.

[Bulldog4life]

Good result.

Confident he'll fill out pretty well and he has a good reach to play as that 'Hargrave' type of role.

Agree BB and with Shaggy picked at no.66 it is a good omen. Welcome to the kennel Zaine.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Great result in landing him with pick 62.

Also happy to read we bid on Darcy Moore.

Thing s went well for us and also glad we bid on Moore.
Welcome Zaine, wish you well with your career.

[Doc26]

Simon Dalrymple confirmed that we would've taken him with our pick 25. Obviously very pleased with the outcome.

[Greystache]

Dalrymple on trade radio saying we would have used pick 25 if he had been nominated earlier.

He's say the club sees him long term as a key defender once he bulks up. Personally I think that's pretty fanciful.

[Remi Moses]

Looks a third tall type at AFL level, although Morris is the size of a third tall.
Real bargain at that pick

[stefoid]

Dalrymple on trade radio saying we would have used pick 25 if he had been nominated earlier.

He's say the club sees him long term as a key defender once he bulks up. Personally I think that's pretty fanciful.

also too honest.

[lemmon]

also too honest.

Honest or pandering to the mainstream supporter base? The vast majority of dogs fans would have never seen him play, hearing that we got a supposed top 30 father-son key back for a pick in the fourth round is more than a little encouraging...how true it actually is, is another point.

[bulldogsman]

I really like his highlights tape. Good skills, moves well , reads the play well and takes a few good intercept marks. Welcome Zaine

[Ozza]

I really like his highlights tape. Good skills, moves well , reads the play well and takes a few good intercept marks. Welcome Zaine

They needed to edit out the kicks out on the full and when he was caught holding the ball!!!

[LostDoggy]

Jack Hiscox, what an unforgettable name.

He'll bring the members out in force.

[EasternWest]

Outstanding result at pick 61.

Nice to have something go our way so early.

[G-Mo77]

Outstanding result at pick 61.

Nice to have something go our way so early.

Yep. Couldn't agree more. Great result and our extra pick from Higgins is a good return as well.

Welcome Zaine!

[EasternWest]

Yep. Couldn't agree more. Great result and our extra pick from Higgins is a good return as well.

Welcome Zaine!

Actually good point. Two things gone our way early.

This can only mean bad news incoming. I've followed this club for too long to expect differently.

[LostDoggy]

Actually good point. Two things gone our way early.

This can only mean bad news incoming. I've followed this club for too long to expect differently.

Like Melbourne getting pick 3!?

[Eze Dog]

Like Melbourne getting pick 3!?

I'm not so sure this is a bad thing as Melbourne may be a bit easier to deal with than say the GWS in terms of if we try to offer our pick 6 + either 1 second round draft pick / a player / multiple draft picks (if its worth it) to get their Pick 3.

[G-Mo77]

Actually good point. Two things gone our way early.

This can only mean bad news incoming. I've followed this club for too long to expect differently.

Shhhhh. This time it's going to be different.

[LostDoggy]

Interesting to hear Dalrymple say we would initally develop him as a third tall, with the intention of developing him into a KP as his body matures.

[FrediKanoute]

OK.....having watched 40 sec of the video I have seen him kick the ball Out of Bounds on the Full 2x and generally be slow to move the ball forward. Physically looks capable, but if these are the highlights I am worried......then again its pick 61

[bulldogtragic]

I'm surprised BT hasn't been on to start this thread!

Welcome aboard Zaine, bet he's a very happy young man now that it's finally done.
Rediculous. I can say that I was told from one of the highest people at the club that pick 25 was in fact genuinely on the table. Genuinely considered a straight swap for Higgins compo. I've just read this and it's day light robbery, crazy stuff. In-Zaine in the Brian will start up soon for bandwagon membership.

[F'scary]

Just looked at his highlights package on the Club's website. Good hands.

[w3design]

Looks a third tall type at AFL level, although Morris is the size of a third tall.
Real bargain at that pick

if you are looking at him now Remi I agree.

It really depends if he struggles to put on weight/muscle like his brother. If he doesn't certainly has the height, agility and skills to develop into a quality KPF

[bulldogtragic]

if you are looking at him now Remi I agree.

It really depends if he struggles to put on weight/muscle like his brother. If he doesn't certainly has the height, agility and skills to develop into a quality KPF

I wouldn't want his agility effected by a weights program to try to make him a KPP. I love him in a more attacking role where he isn't too concerned by being big. He may get to 194cm or so, but he is good enough to play tall as required as he reads the play and can spoil well with his long arms without taking away strengthes because of thoughts about being a KPP. I hope we are not really expecting him to be a KPP.

[w3design]

I wouldn't want his agility effected by a weights program to try to make him a KPP. I love him in a more attacking role where he isn't too concerned by being big. He may get to 194cm or so, but he is good enough to play tall as required as he reads the play and can spoil well with his long arms without taking away strengthes because of thoughts about being a KPP. I hope we are not really expecting him to be a KPP.
Not initially, but 4 pre season core and weight program's will build his strength so naturally may become a KPP. His brother struggled as he was really light for his height and the extra weight has changed all of his biomechanics. Zaine seems to have a more normal height to weight ratio for his age

[bulldogtragic]

Not initially, but 4 pre season core and weight program's will build his strength so naturally may become a KPP. His brother struggled as he was really light for his height and the extra weight has changed all of his biomechanics. Zaine seems to have a more normal height to weight ratio for his age

For me it's not about Zaine being different to Ayce, if we load him up too much he loses agility and versatility. Like Lake going to the Hawks and telling him to drop 5kg instantly. Zaine is a little like Shaggy for me, he can play tall defender, but he's most value as a tall running rebounding player. The last thing I'd want is for him to be a KPP as I think we are short changing his potential, I just don't see KPP and I see a lot to like.

[FrediKanoute]

I don't think he has the footskills to play the rebounding defender role. Nice hands yes, but his footskills are ok not elite

[bulldogtragic]

I don't think he has the footskills to play the rebounding defender role. Nice hands yes, but his footskills are ok not elite

I'm in the minority, but I really like his kicking when he has time in particular. My scribbles 3 games prior to champs where I have his disposal at 70%+ when he was playing more rebounder. That doesn't mean anything under more pressure at the next level.

[boydogs]

Zaine is a little like Shaggy for me, he can play tall defender, but he's most value as a tall running rebounding player.

Hargrave was notoriously bad against tall forwards, he didn't have the height or bulk to compete and so gave away free kicks.

Zaine has the reach to play tall, with a little more strength he could play on tall forwards and rebound as well. Think Dustin Fletcher.

[lemmon]

I'm in the minority, but I really like his kicking when he has time in particular. My scribbles 3 games prior to champs where I have his disposal at 70%+ when he was playing more rebounder. That doesn't mean anything under more pressure at the next level.

What do you think of his decision making BT? From the very little I've seen there were a few times he panics, hesitates and second guesses with ball in hand, either shooting it long down the line or turning it over. Is it something that comes up in his game a bit or is he generally pretty good?

[bulldogtragic]

Hargrave was notoriously bad against tall forwards, he didn't have the height or bulk to compete and so gave away free kicks.

Zaine has the reach to play tall, with a little more strength he could play on tall forwards and rebound as well. Think Dustin Fletcher.

Arms and spoiling like Dustin, but I'm not about KPP. When we started playing Shaggy as a rebounding player who coukd spurt playing tall we were better. I'd prefer to see Zaine in that role, just my preference on my perceptions of his performances I've watched this year.

[always right]

Wow.....amazed that anybody can analyse a young players strengths and weaknesses from a short clip of games he's played in. Why not reserve judgement until you see him play with Footscray?

[bulldogtragic]

What do you think of his decision making BT? From the very little I've seen there were a few times he panics, hesitates and second guesses with ball in hand, either shooting it long down the line or turning it over. Is it something that comes up in his game a bit or is he generally pretty good?

I missed his finals but others here I think have mentioned things similar to this in the finals. It's hard to say, I have blinkers and I've not questioned decision making too much. What I can say is I have a greater confidence when he is running through half back with handball receives and he sees the game in front of him. Teams seemed to want him take him deeper and that's why I'm hesitant about him being mentioned as a KPP against 200cm, 100kg men not 194cm kids. I think his ability to run and have the options already in his sights is a much better option. I'm thinking some solid time at Footscray will show how he goes with those issues when the speed and pressure increases. I like his game generally if you didn't pick that up.

[bulldogtragic]

Wow.....amazed that anybody can analyse a young players strengths and weaknesses from a short clip of games he's played in. Why not reserve judgement until you see him play with Footscray?

I think a few of us have seen him play live on multiple occasions this year in TAC and/or champs?

[lemmon]

Wow.....amazed that anybody can analyse a young players strengths and weaknesses from a short clip of games he's played in. Why not reserve judgement until you see him play with Footscray?

Wasn't aware we shouldn't talk about draftees until they were in the system? We'd have significantly less to talk about this time of year

[FrediKanoute]

I'll admit I watched the clip and that's all I have seen of the kid. I think anyone at pick 61 is a lottery, so if he fails no big deal (unless pick 62+ turns into a gun!). I guess what I found concerning is that the highlights package includes at least 2 clangers and didn't showcase a Gilbee like ability to thread a pass. I liked his marking, thought he used his height well and was able to work his body to get his opposition under the ball. I can't see him being a rebounding half back, but I think a Shaggy-clone is about right.

[Maddog37]

To be fair, how many players have the ability to kick the ball like Lindsay? Very few from what I have seen........

[Bulldog Revolution]

I can't see him being a rebounding half back, but I think a Shaggy-clone is about right.

Im not trying to disagree, but we are underplaying how elite a kick Hargrave was

Superb kick of a footy, No gilbee level, but then Gilbee was the top 1% ever to play IMO

[LostDoggy]

Hard not to get excited by a highlights reel but he already looks like he can take a contested mark and read the play.

[Sedat]

To be fair, how many players have the ability to kick the ball like Lindsay? Very few from what I have seen........
Think Darley might be the closest we've come to finding a quality distributor of the ball by foot in defence. Hopefully he is because we've wasted 5 years and a number of draft picks trying to find the next Gilbee.

[Greystache]

Think Darley might be the closest we've come to finding a quality distributor of the ball by foot in defence. Hopefully he is because we've wasted 5 years and a number of draft picks trying to find the next Gilbee.

By foot potentially, he has shown good ability to hit a target by foot and get the ball to its destination quickly, even at times under pressure. Gilbee's strength as his peak was that he could also defend quite well, something that looks a real weakness for Darley. Hopefully it's a focus for him over the preseason and he shows improvement in this area.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

By foot potentially, he has shown good ability to hit a target by foot and get the ball to its destination quickly, even at times under pressure. Gilbee's strength as his peak was that he could also defend quite well, something that looks a real weakness for Darley. Hopefully it's a focus for him over the preseason and he shows improvement in this area.

We will need both Cordy and Darley to step up with the careers of Morris Picken and Murphy rapidly coming to a close. Brian Cordy was a very capable half back for the Bulldogs and it appears that Zaine has the capabilities to emulate his Father's abilities.

[The Pie Man]

By foot potentially, he has shown good ability to hit a target by foot and get the ball to its destination quickly, even at times under pressure. Gilbee's strength as his peak was that he could also defend quite well, something that looks a real weakness for Darley. Hopefully it's a focus for him over the preseason and he shows improvement in this area.

Big concern - he looked vulnerable defending at VFL level in the finals. Needs to get much stronger in the contest.

[Sedat]

By foot potentially, he has shown good ability to hit a target by foot and get the ball to its destination quickly, even at times under pressure. Gilbee's strength as his peak was that he could also defend quite well, something that looks a real weakness for Darley. Hopefully it's a focus for him over the preseason and he shows improvement in this area.
Yep, Gilbee was excellent defensively one-on-one, especially with his spoiling ability in a marking contest. He used to even take the resting ruckman on occasions and hardly ever got outmarked. Darley has the ability to become a real asset for us but he really needs to improve his one-on-one defensive work. Ditto JJ. You are a defender first and foremost and these guys need to keep improving that craft.

[Greystache]

Yep, Gilbee was excellent defensively one-on-one, especially with his spoiling ability in a marking contest. He used to even take the resting ruckman on occasions and hardly ever got outmarked. Darley has the ability to become a real asset for us but he really needs to improve his one-on-one defensive work. Ditto JJ. You are a defender first and foremost and these guys need to keep improving that craft.

That's an area Harbrow was quite good in too. You're right, both JJ and Darley need to get better defensively to cover the holes Gilbee and Harbrow left.

[hujsh]

Im not trying to disagree, but we are underplaying how elite a kick Hargrave was

Superb kick of a footy, No gilbee level, but then Gilbee was the top 1% ever to play IMO

Don't remember him being a great kick but this might just be my memory. He was definitely a long kick and he sure loved bombing the ball into the forward 50, but so did just about everyone at one point.

[jeemak]

Don't remember him being a great kick but this might just be my memory. He was definitely a long kick and he sure loved bombing the ball into the forward 50, but so did just about everyone at one point.

He was quite tidy, though prone to semi-regular howlers that would result in bad turnovers and opposition scoring opportunities.

[Twodogs]

He was quite tidy, though prone to semi-regular howlers that would result in bad turnovers and opposition scoring opportunities.


Was that more with his short kicks or the long bombs into the forward 50?

[bulldogsman]

They needed to edit out the kicks out on the full and when he was caught holding the ball!!!

May have been looking at different highlights. The one off the website looked really good.

[KT31]

May have been looking at different highlights. The one off the website looked really good.

The one i viewed had his first kick out on the full and mid way through he was pinged holding the ball.
Maybe it was the same one the other teams recruiters looked at and thought he wasn't for them.

[mighty_west]

I was impressed (Watching his highlight video) with his reading of the play and one grab marking, especially with his long dangly arms.

[F'scary]

Check this out, article today that rates Z Cordy as the 24th best available talent in the draft pool!

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-10-07/phantom-form-guide-october-edition

[F'scary]

Callum Twomey still rates Zaine Cordy in the top 30 draft prospects.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-11-14/phantom-draft-form-guide-november-update

[bulldogtragic]

Callum Twomey still rates Zaine Cordy in the top 30 draft prospects.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-11-14/phantom-draft-form-guide-november-update

I heard that with Macca's son in the Falcons that Macca had a very close eye on Zaine this year and he was prepared to pay higher than we did. I Like what I've seen, I hope he gets to level I think he can.

[BulldogBelle]

Check this out, article today that rates Z Cordy as the 24th best available talent in the draft pool!

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-10-07/phantom-form-guide-october-edition

Well hopefully that works out a steal for us.

[Bulldog Revolution]

Don't remember him being a great kick but this might just be my memory. He was definitely a long kick and he sure loved bombing the ball into the forward 50, but so did just about everyone at one point.

Thats a sure sign we've forgotten how lethal a back line with Hargrave, Gilbee, Lake and Harbrow was in setting up play - all were great kicks

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Thats a sure sign we've forgotten how lethal a back line with Hargrave, Gilbee, Lake and Harbrow was in setting up play - all were great kicks

Yep - it was a terrific backline.

The more I think about it, the loss of Harbrow was devastating. He wasn't and isn't an A grader, but he was crucial to the way we played given much of our attack often came from defense.

[KT31]

Thats a sure sign we've forgotten how lethal a back line with Hargrave, Gilbee, Lake and Harbrow was in setting up play - all were great kicks

You could also add in Smith, they all had great skills when under pressure.

[Ghost Dog]

Don't remember him being a great kick but this might just be my memory. He was definitely a long kick and he sure loved bombing the ball into the forward 50, but so did just about everyone at one point.

More than once, Gilbee kicked a ball and I thought it was a miss-kick as it seemed to go nowhere. Then someone led into the space beautifully and it dawned on you what he had done. Anyone else had this double take?

I get a bit excited by the father sons and hope Zaine can cope with it. He seems very agile and cool under pressure. Love the vids

[Bulldog Revolution]

Yep - it was a terrific backline.

The more I think about it, the loss of Harbrow was devastating. He wasn't and isn't an A grader, but he was crucial to the way we played given much of our attack often came from defense.

Harbrow looked like becoming an A grader with us though, and the GC move set him back a bit - he just blended so well in our backline

It kind of goes without saying but losing Harbrow and Ward has hurt us enormously - particularly as our list was ageing

[1eyedog]

Im not trying to disagree, but we are underplaying how elite a kick Hargrave was

Superb kick of a footy, No gilbee level, but then Gilbee was the top 1% ever to play IMO

Not sure about that. he almost always used his penetration to advantage but he was a dodgy field kick IMO. He could kick it 60 metres no problem, trouble was we rare had anyone on the end of it up forward.

Great player though and really effective one on one and as second man up.

[Greystache]

Not sure about that. he almost always used his penetration to advantage but he was a dodgy field kick IMO. He could kick it 60 metres no problem, trouble was we rare had anyone on the end of it up forward.

Great player though and really effective one on one and as second man up.

Yep, It's a point that seems to get lost on a lot of our supporters. He was a long and straight kick, but he was a get it and bomb it long whenever there was a hint of pressure, type player. Many suppporters like that because they seem to think a long kick out of defence is something that the opposition somehow can't counter, whereas in today's game it's just transferring the pressure onto your team mates up the ground and in defence when it enevitably comes straight back.

[Remi Moses]

The Gilbee type has been the most troublesome .
It's been a roll call to replace him.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Yep, It's a point that seems to get lost on a lot of our supporters. He was a long and straight kick, but he was a get it and bomb it long whenever there was a hint of pressure, type player. Many suppporters like that because they seem to think a long kick out of defence is something that the opposition somehow can't counter, whereas in today's game it's just transferring the pressure onto your team mates up the ground and in defence when it enevitably comes straight back.

It worked against inferior opposition, but it worked against us v St. Kilda and Geelong especially. The 09 PF Hargrave did this all too often.

Nevertheless, he was a good player.

[Bulldog Revolution]

Not sure about that. he almost always used his penetration to advantage but he was a dodgy field kick IMO.

We will have to agree to disagree on this point.

He shanked the odd kick, but in my opinion he was elite field kick, able to set the play up, penetrating by foot, hit targets at a high clip. The suggestion that he just hoofed the ball long is in my opinion inaccurate.

[1eyedog]

We will have to agree to disagree on this point.

He shanked the odd kick, but in my opinion he was elite field kick, able to set the play up, penetrating by foot, hit targets at a high clip. The suggestion that he just hoofed the ball long is in my opinion inaccurate.

Elite field kick? You use the word elite liberally then.

Hodge, Gilbee, Suckling, Goddard even Bob are elite users of the ball. I think Hargrave's issue with field kicking was more around decision making than a lack of technique, even though he had a slightly stop and prop action.

[Rocket Science]

Not sure I'd put Shaggy in the elite category by foot either, but he was deadly accurate by hand.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS3S3icYgdY

But I'm digressing ...

[Twodogs]

Not sure I'd put Shaggy in the elite category by foot either, but he was deadly accurate by hand.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS3S3icYgdY

But I'm digressing ...


Got the right bloke too. Most blokes would have thought it was Baker.

[bornadog]

Not sure I'd put Shaggy in the elite category by foot either, but he was deadly accurate by hand.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS3S3icYgdY

But I'm digressing ...

He was a black belt in martial arts (can't remember which one)

[Hotdog60]

Yes Shaggy always there for his teammates. :)

[hujsh]

We will have to agree to disagree on this point.

He shanked the odd kick, but in my opinion he was elite field kick, able to set the play up, penetrating by foot, hit targets at a high clip. The suggestion that he just hoofed the ball long is in my opinion inaccurate.
It was certainly more accurate the closer he got to the forward 50

[w3design]

Got the right bloke too. Most blokes would have thought it was Baker.

Absolutely. I remember this putting a smile on my face for weeks....

[Twodogs]

He was a black belt in martial arts (can't remember which one)


Jiu jitsu.

[Ghost Dog]

Yes Shaggy always there for his teammates. :)

Nice bit of peroxide on shaggy there. But notice the leeches on Chris Grant. 4 on to 1. Typical Saint Kilda.

[Axe Man]

Nice bit of peroxide on shaggy there. But notice the leeches on Chris Grant. 4 on to 1. Typical Saint Kilda.

I think that might have been Darcy? Grant did his knee in round 1 2003, missed the rest of the season, so unless he jumped the fence he probably wasn't involved.

[bulldogtragic]

And we've done this season's start without Zaine... Amazing.

[bulldogtragic]

Zaine is back. Zaine is back. VFL this week after completing full contact training. Get on the bandwagon before its full up.

[Hotdog60]

Zaine is back. Zaine is back. VFL this week after completing full contact training. Get on the bandwagon before its full up.

Guess who's back, back again
Zaine back, tell a friend
Guess who's back,
guess who's back,
guess who's back,
guess who's back
guess who's back
Guess who's back...

Now this looks like a job for BT so everybody just follow BT
'Cause we need a little controversy,
'Cause it feels so empty without BT

[bulldogtragic]

Guess who's back, back again
Zaine back, tell a friend
Guess who's back,
guess who's back,
guess who's back,
guess who's back
guess who's back
Guess who's back...

Now this looks like a job for BT so everybody just follow BT
'Cause we need a little controversy,
'Cause it feels so empty without BT

My favourite post ever!!! :)

[bornadog]

Good Luck Zaine on Saturday

[Twodogs]

Go Zaine

[bornadog]

Go Zaine

Straight to back pocket, no mucking around 8th debut for first gamers.

[josie]

Congrats & Good Luck Zaine. Hope you drive the Roos insane with your flair and great defensive pressure.

[bornadog]

Where is BT? Oh, I just heard he has collapsed and the ambulance is in attendance. :D:D

[Remi Moses]

Best of luck to Z Cordy
BT's inconsolable with joy

[bulldogtragic]

Two years watching him as a lanky kid. Hearing first hand reports from parents around the Falcons squad. Now this. 299 more ZAINE! Kill em ZAINE.

[Twodogs]

Two years watching him as a lanky kid. Hearing first hand reports from parents around the Falcons squad. Now this. 299 more ZAINE! Kill em ZAINE.


How long ago did the bandwagon start up?

[bulldogtragic]

How long ago did the bandwagon start up?

I just checked my PMs. I've got one from you on 21/09/2013 about starting it then with you as our loyal deputy. So nearly two years ago!! Good to get in early!!

[Twodogs]

I just checked my PMs. I've got one from you on 21/09/2013 about starting it then with you as our loyal deputy. So nearly two years ago!! Good to get in early!!

El Genralissimo!

[LostDoggy]

So who hands ZC the #12? The captain? Tommy Williams? Greg Eppulstun? Kym Koster?

Hope its filmed again. Love those presentations.

[Twodogs]

So who hands ZC the #12? The captain? Tommy Williams? Greg Eppulstun? Kym Koster?

Hope its filmed again. Love those presentations.


BT obviously.

[bornadog]

So who hands ZC the #12? The captain? Tommy Williams? Greg Eppulstun? Kym Koster?

Hope its filmed again. Love those presentations.

Greg would be great he played 101 games for us.

[bornadog]

Some details on Zaine:

Listed as 191cm and 83kg. I thought he was taller?

VFL Highlights

http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/video/2015-08-27/zaine-cordy-vfl-highlights

[Mantis]

Good luck to him.. Think he might have a baptism of fire if he is asked to play on a taller/ stronger opponent, which I think he has to.

[Mofra]

Really nervous about him having to play on a Petrie/Waite/Brown - good luck to him but surely we'd play Roberts if we were serious about structure as a dress rehearsal for the finals?

[bulldogtragic]

Good luck to him.. Think he might have a baptism of fire if he is asked to play on a taller/ stronger opponent, which I think he has to.

Last year he was required to play on Peter Wright in red hot form 200cm and 102kg. His first half with support from team mates was excellent. When his team mates dropped off, Wright kicked 5 or 6 in the second half. I hope his team mates give him a very big chop out.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Really nervous about him having to play on a Petrie/Waite/Brown - good luck to him but surely we'd play Roberts if we were serious about structure as a dress rehearsal for the finals?

That's how I see it too. A really strange decision IMO - unless the club simply didn't want to risk bringing both Roughy and Roberts back the same week.

I do like what I've seen Zaine and wish him the best, excited to see him play.

[Greystache]

Really nervous about him having to play on a Petrie/Waite/Brown - good luck to him but surely we'd play Roberts if we were serious about structure as a dress rehearsal for the finals?

As other have said I'm a bit confused by our approach. I would've thought this is the week to finalise the team for the finals, not debut new players. Having seen Morris struggle with the size of some of the tall forwards he's had to play on I cringe at the thought of a skinnier and less physical version of him making his debut on one of these guys.

[Mantis]

Last year he was required to play on Peter Wright in red hot form 200cm and 102kg. His first half with support from team mates was excellent. When his team mates dropped off, Wright kicked 5 or 6 in the second half. I hope his team mates give him a very big chop out.

I think most of his team-mates will be busy enough with their own problems... Might be a bit of sink or swim for Zaine.

Will need serious help from forwards/ mids this week.

[The Pie Man]

Congrats to Zaine, looking forward to what is hopefully a long and successful career.

This week however....oh boy - whose he most suited to? Physically it's probably Waite, though given his experience you'd probably rather Morris or Wood take him.

Even if he's grown from the last time he was measured at 1.91 (I suspect he is a wee bit taller than that) you'd think he's still too short to take Brown.

Head scratcher

[stefoid]

Waite is like Josh Hill - its all about the leap. If you body him up hes helpless.

[bornadog]

So who hands ZC the #12? The captain? Tommy Williams? Greg Eppulstun? Kym Koster?

Hope its filmed again. Love those presentations.

Tommy Williams presents the jumper:

http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/video/2015-08-28/zaine-cordy-guernsey-presentation

[Ozza]

Waite is like Josh Hill - its all about the leap. If you body him up hes helpless.

If only Zaine HAD a body.

[LostDoggy]

For the record, Zaine becomes senior Bulldog #990.

He is the 5th Cordy of the last 2 generations to play seniors for Dogs; after brother Ayce (#956, 27 games to date), father Brian (#708, 124 games) and uncles Neil (#680, 139 games) and Graeme (#757, 6 games). A further uncle, Roger, also played for Footscray but never scored a senior game.

Amazing family history.

[Axe Man]

For the record, Zaine becomes senior Bulldog #990.

He is the 5th Cordy of the last 2 generations to play seniors for Dogs; after brother Ayce (#956, 27 games to date), father Brian (#708, 124 games) and uncles Neil (#680, 139 games) and Graeme (#757, 6 games). A further uncle, Roger, also played for Footscray but never scored a senior game.

Amazing family history.

In 20 or 30 years time I look forward to Ayce's son Jordy and Zaine's son Gordy running around for the Bulldogs.

[The bulldog tragician]

Ayce and Zaine both playing in the same season means we have now unveiled the full spectrum: the A-Z of Cordys.

[Remi Moses]

Gosh I hope Tommy W hasn't handed over the injury curse with the jumper.
All seriousness,love those presentations .
Terry Wheeler's one was brilliant

[Bulldog4life]

Go the Zaney one. Congrats Zaine. Big call.

[LostDoggy]

Well done and congrats Zaine,
Hope you have a great game today and plant your foot right into the kidney's of that putrid Waite!! ;)

[bornadog]

Tommy Williams presents the jumper:

http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/video/2015-08-28/zaine-cordy-guernsey-presentation

Tom Williams’ advice to Zaine Cordy ahead of his debut

“Play like you have nothing to lose…”

[Eastdog]

Good luck Zaine Cordy. The excitement is growing hour by hour for BT :D

[LostDoggy]

" He didn't kick a goal with his first kick in footy, but that defensive action when he laid that tackle in our forward 50 and we got a goal from it, that's as crucial a touch as any first gamer's ever had."

Luke Beveridge on Zaine Cordy.

[comrade]

" He didn't kick a goal with his first kick in footy, but that defensive action when he laid that tackle in our forward 50 and we got a goal from it, that's as crucial a touch as any first gamer's ever had."

Luke Beveridge on Zaine Cordy.

Absolutely crunched Higgins. Loved it.

All the boys got around him afterwards.

[bulldogtragic]

Absolutely crunched Higgins. Loved it.

All the boys got around him afterwards.

Should've been paid holding the ball and had a first kick, first goal option. His tackling was one of the standout things I loved about his junior footy, he just crunches blokes and makes every tackle count.

[LostDoggy]

I love players who tackle like they enjoy it and want their opponent to feel it.

Libba Snr will always be king.

[comrade]

Should've been paid holding the ball and had a first kick, first goal option. His tackling was one of the standout things I loved about his junior footy, he just crunches blokes and makes every tackle count.

He also nullified a few contests and was clean with ball in hand for his first possession. Pretty nice start, IMO.

Will he play a full game next week?

[Bulldog4life]

He also nullified a few contests and was clean with ball in hand for his first possession. Pretty nice start, IMO.

Will he play a full game next week?

Yes I believe he will

[LostDoggy]

He also nullified a few contests and was clean with ball in hand for his first possession. Pretty nice start, IMO.

Will he play a full game next week?

I reckon so.

You'd think a few of the core players who have been up a long time will get the week off next week and a number of younger types like ZC will get a final chance to impress for a finals spot.

Should be great to watch.

[bornadog]

Hopefully plays a full game this week.

[azabob]

Has signed a contract extension till end of 2018.

[bulldogtragic]

Has signed a contract extension till end of 2018.

I put that down to me. Great news.

[Webby]

I saw him a couple of weeks ago, and I swear he's grown a couple of inches.

Secondly, this Cordy has the goods. He can really play. He and Hunter are the two smokey Father/Sons we needed.

[F'scary]

He has a bit of the mongrel in the way he attacks the ball and the opposition. @Like.

[F'scary]

Or is that meant to be #Like?

[bulldogtragic]

I saw him a couple of weeks ago, and I swear he's grown a couple of inches.

Secondly, this Cordy has the goods. He can really play. He and Hunter are the two smokey Father/Sons we needed.

In a TAC game 2 years ago, the Falcons were 5-6 goals down in the last quarter. Zaine won it, from full back mind you, off his own boot (repeat gut running, tackling and hand balling too). That's one of the best quarters of footy I've seen at TAC level. He's going to be a hell of a player if he reaches his potential and he's got at least 3 years to do it. If he has grown taller then he's the all round defensive package to play on talls but I love, love, love his counter attacking footy and running especially for such a big bloke. To think we picked him up for 72 or whatever it was when BMac told a group of us at a function he was happy enough to see us use the Higgo compo (pick 27) on him if pushed to do so after watching him very closely for several years. #winning

[bulldogtragic]

He has a bit of the mongrel in the way he attacks the ball and the opposition. @Like.

His tackling was a standout feature imo as a junior. He has arms which look too long for his body which is good for spoiling, but good for wrapping up blokes and he likes to make them count. I can't wait to see him mature physically and then whether Bevo sees him more as an attacking tall and rebounding defender or more lock down.

[Remi Moses]

I thought we weren't going to be able to keep our young blokes ?

[ratsmac]

Good news. Hopefully he can put some muscles on his light frame.

[The Adelaide Connection]

Not sure if this has been posted yet, it's a short documentary on Zaine that was seemingly made as a Year 12 project.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk5bIQnTJzw

[boydogs]

In a TAC game 2 years ago, the Falcons were 5-6 goals down in the last quarter. Zaine won it, from full back mind you, off his own boot (repeat gut running, tackling and hand balling too). That's one of the best quarters of footy I've seen at TAC level. He's going to be a hell of a player if he reaches his potential and he's got at least 3 years to do it. If he has grown taller then he's the all round defensive package to play on talls but I love, love, love his counter attacking footy and running especially for such a big bloke. To think we picked him up for 72 or whatever it was when BMac told a group of us at a function he was happy enough to see us use the Higgo compo (pick 27) on him if pushed to do so after watching him very closely for several years. #winning

Freo bid 51 & we used 62

[jeemak]

In a TAC game 2 years ago, the Falcons were 5-6 goals down in the last quarter. Zaine won it, from full back mind you, off his own boot (repeat gut running, tackling and hand balling too). That's one of the best quarters of footy I've seen at TAC level. He's going to be a hell of a player if he reaches his potential and he's got at least 3 years to do it. If he has grown taller then he's the all round defensive package to play on talls but I love, love, love his counter attacking footy and running especially for such a big bloke. To think we picked him up for 72 or whatever it was when BMac told a group of us at a function he was happy enough to see us use the Higgo compo (pick 27) on him if pushed to do so after watching him very closely for several years. #winning

Only thing Bmac might have gotten right if push came to shove, eh BT!

To your following point about his tackling, it's interesting to note Bev regarded his impact in his debut game as being defined by his first notable tackling act.

He's got a long way to go, and a significant amount of competition to beat to earn a spot in the coming years.

We're in a good place on that front.

[jazzadogs]

Not sure if this has been posted yet, it's a short documentary on Zaine that was seemingly made as a Year 12 project.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk5bIQnTJzw

A film by BT Productions??? Hmmmm

[Twodogs]

I know he's big but I would be a little hesitant to tie him to an opponent in tge backline. We want this kid running and kicking the ball.

[Greystache]

I know he's big but I would be a little hesitant to tie him to an opponent in tge backline. We want this kid running and kicking the ball.

Brian Lake was pretty effective doing both. If he's got the talent to do it I don't see a problem. I still can't see him playing on any of the big guys, I saw him just before Xmas and he's very skinny, so there'll be an expectation he'll be up and down the ground anyway.