Cody Weightman

Cody Weightman (born 15 January 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Western Bulldogs with the 15th draft pick in the 2019 AFL draft.[1][2][3]

Cody Weightman
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-15) 15 January 2001
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Dandenong Stingrays, Haileybury
Draft No. 15, 2019 AFL draft, Western Bulldogs
Debut 17 July 2020, Western Bulldogs
vs. Essendon, at Metricon Stadium
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Western Bulldogs
Number 19
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2020– Western Bulldogs 3 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early football

Weightman captained his school side at Haileybury, where he was coached by AFL Hall of Famer Matthew Lloyd.[4] [5] He also played for the Dandenong Stingrays in the NAB League, and was selected to play for Vic Country in the AFL Under 18 Championships.[6] He was selected for the 2019 Under-18 All Australian side on the interchange bench.[7]

AFL career

Weightman debuted in the Bulldogs' 42 point win over the Essendon Bombers in the 7th round of the 2020 AFL season, against friend and former teammate Ned Cahill.[8][9] In his first game, he picked up 2 goals, 9 disposals and 3 marks.[10] Weightman's first disposal was a banana kick with which he kicked a goal.[11][12][13][14]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season [15]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
AFL playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2020[lower-alpha 1] Western Bulldogs 1933111718441.00.33.72.36.01.31.3–
Career 3 3 1 11 7 18 4 4 1.0 0.3 3.7 2.3 6.0 1.3 1.3 –
  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. "Cody Weightman". Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. "2019 AFL Draft: Dogs take Cody Weightman with pick 15". Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. Lewis, Tyler (8 October 2019). "Worth the wait for Cody". Pakenham Gazette. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. "Cody Weightman". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  5. Twomey, Callum (28 November 2019). "Draft reward for willing Weightman". Westernbulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  6. "Cody Weightman - About Me". Pickstar. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  7. "REVEALED: The 2019 U18 All Australian team". Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  8. Waterworth, Ben; Balmer, Matt (17 July 2020). "AFL Round 7 Team Whispers: Giants forced into late swap, Saints young gun to debut". Fox Sports. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  9. "Two Stingrays to debut in same AFL Game - as opponents". Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  10. "Round 7 • Essendon Bombers v Western Bulldogs". Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  11. Zita, David (17 July 2020). "WATCH: AFL debutant's spectacular first touch to 'go down in the history books' for Dogs". Fox Sports. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  12. "Cody Weightman makes dream Dogs debut". Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  13. Whiting, Dominic (18 July 2020). "Dogs haul Dons back to earth with second-half smashing". Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  14. "Cody's first game to remember". Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  15. "Cody Weightman". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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