AFL Rd 6 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda

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Stkilda ruck Zane Cordy as their relief and also have been employing him down forward to create a bit of room for their smalls.

Should that possibility cause me to mop my brow or jump up and down in ecstacy? I’m going for the latter.

Cordy is a 195/92 defender/forward according to Footywire.

Even his bio on the St Kilda site says:

After eight seasons at the Kennel as a father-son recruit, Zaine Cordy traded in the blue for some black to join St Kilda as a delisted free agent.
The Premiership Bulldog joins the Saints after 118 senior games, taking up positions at either end of the ground during his time at Whitten Oval.

Cordy’s versatility will be an important asset heading into 2023, especially in providing another tall option down back to support defenders Dougal Howard and Callum Wilkie.

Even they couldn’t muster much enthusiasm for his ability as a ruck or forward. He has kicked a grand total of 18 goals over his 123 games with a match best of 2 goals, although he has managed 4 goals in 5 games this year. He has never had double figure hit outs.

Of course, that doesn’t mean he can’t have a break out game against us. But he’s a dream opponent for JSOS who stands at 194/92. And it would be a godsend if Cordy does play forward. Then, Weets or Young would have a natural opponent who isn’t very mobile and who doesn’t have a height or weight advantage over them. They’d be free to work off him rather than being lured out of D50 as happened last week.