Cody Weightman was born on 15 January 2001 and is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League.
21 Facts About Cody Weightman
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Cody Weightman was recruited by the Western Bulldogs with the 15th draft pick in the 2019 AFL draft.
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Cody Weightman captained his school's first XVIII side at Haileybury, where he was coached by Australian Football Hall of Famer Matthew Lloyd.
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Cody Weightman played for the Dandenong Stingrays in the NAB League, and was selected to play for Vic Country in the AFL Under 18 Championships.
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Cody Weightman played 4 games with Vic Country, and had two stand-out games.
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Cody Weightman's first came against the Allies on 9 June 2019, where he kicked 4 goals, had 16 disposals and 6 marks to help his team to a 97-point victory.
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Cody Weightman had another 4-goal haul against South Australia on 28 June 2019, his 4 goals and 12 disposals helping the team get over the line by a singular point.
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Cody Weightman was selected for the 2019 Under-18 All Australian side on the interchange bench, after he kicked the most goals out of any player in the tournament, finishing with 9 from 4 games.
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Cody Weightman was noted as a heavily determined player, reportedly obtaining a vertical jumping test before the AFL Draft Combine in order to perfect his jumping technique to gain an advantage of other potential draftees.
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Cody 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.
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Cody Weightman's first disposal was a banana kick with which he kicked a goal.
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Cody Weightman was kept to the VFL for the start of the 2021 AFL season.
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Cody Weightman had a standout game in the VFL against Carlton's reserves side, where he took a spectacular mark over Ryley Stoddart which grabbed the attention of seniors coach Luke Beveridge.
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Cody Weightman kicked two goals in the first quarter, and then kicked the winning goal with only a few minutes remaining by snapping it over his head into the goals.
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The next week, Cody Weightman was nominated for the 2021 AFL Rising Star award after his 2-goal, 14 disposal, 11 score-involvement performance against St Kilda.
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Cody Weightman had a career best game against North Melbourne, where he kicked four goals, three of them coming in the first quarter.
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Cody Weightman earned a Mark of the Year nomination in round 19, after he took a spectacular mark on top of Melbourne ruckman Max Gawn.
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Cody Weightman was one of the team's most important players in their 49-point elimination final victory over Essendon, kicking four goals to help them break away from the Bombers.
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Cody Weightman managed to kick 1 goal in the team's thrilling semi-final victory over Brisbane Lions.
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Cody Weightman played in the grand final, but had a quiet game as the Bulldogs ended up losing to Melbourne, picking up just seven disposals.
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Cody Weightman drew much controversy in an event where a wardrobe malfunction lead to him revealing himself to players and fans.