CARLTON'S new key defender comes from a Brownlow Medal-winning bloodline, but has forged her own legacy as an AFLW star since day one.
Life hasn’t been easy for Harriet Cordner since Round 3 of AFLW Season 6, but mindfulness, her puppy dog and eggs have fuelled her return to footy, as 'H' joins 'Goodie' on the Yeah, Good Chat podcast, brought to you by Great Southern Bank.
Listen below or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:15 - Welcome to our guest Harriet Cordner!
0:30 - The coaches are clamouring to get on the poddy.
1:05 - Our icebreaker question brought to you by Great Southern Bank: “What was the first thing you ever splurged on?”
2:25 - Bulk buying soy milk, by accident …
3:42 - Harriet Cordner the rookie PE teacher (and loving it!).
5:20 - H’s puppy Frankie is on a holiday at the moment and H isn’t coping.
6:00 - Suduko or cryptic crossword? What team are you on?
7:10 - Goodie is a big Chris Grant fan.
7:55 - The Cordner footy dynasty is a big one).
8:35 - Harriet took her Pop’s Brownlow Medal to show and tell when she was in primary school.
9:30 - Growing up with no footy pathway and then appreciating the growth of AFLW, especially as a teacher to young girls.
11:15 - “You can only play for Melbourne” Grandma Cordner tried to lay down the law.
13:05 - “A weird feeling” watching the men’s semi-final with a Melbourne legacy and as a Carlton footballer.
13:48 - Being a Blue has brought out the best in Harriet.
15:15 - The origin of the nickname “Eggs” (it's pretty obvious).
17:05 - They don't call her egg for nothing! Eggs’ science of boiling an egg.
19:04 - Chickens scare Goodie... same.
20:20 - Harriet will start implementing the Carlton Respects program in her teaching program.
21:20 - Goodie and H talk about the importance of educating respect from a young age and how to comfortably start the conversation with young kids.
23:15 - Goodie and H are going to sign up for the “Ride For Respect” and will campaign for the whole team to join them.
24:45 - Goodie and H know how important it is to look at “the greater picture” and playing for a cause.
25:20 - H is looking forward to lining up against her former side, Richmond, but is focused on the task at hand.
26:30 - “It was the most challenging thing of my sporting career”. 588 days between games, the return from her ACL injury was tough for Harriet, but she’s grateful for it.
27:50 - “It was a dip in my roller-coaster when I realised I was going to miss two seasons in a row”.
29:15 - Speaking to people who have had the same injury helped Harriet progress in her recovery.
30:27 - “Separating what happened to me as an athlete from who I am as a person” is the mindset that helped Harriet during her recovery.
31:30 - Implementing mental strength into H’s game has influenced her current tenacious form on the field.
32:30 - “Footy is imperfect” Making mistakes isn’t the end of the world!
