At the Bar with Cody Chapman
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Name:Cody Chapman
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Age:20
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Previous Clubs:Melton Bloods
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Occupation:Electrician
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Footy Highlight:First senior game (at age 16)
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Hobbies Outside of Footy:PlayStation
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Preferred position:Midfield
INSIDER: I remember you as a skinny 16-year-old winger with some good outside speed. Now, a vice-captain of the club (well done), how would you like the 20-year-old version of yourself (the player) to be seen by your peers?
CODY: Someone who has a crack.
INSIDER: You've had some good wins in recent weeks, confidence must be high at the Panthers. Competitiveness aside, what other areas of improvement are you seeing?
CODY: Belief and confidence.
INSIDER: Name the one non-negotiable we would expect your coach Heath Pritchard to write first on the whiteboard?
CODY: Pressure
INSIDER: You've seen some quality come in and out of the club over your journey, who's the best you've seen?
CODY: Dylan Conway
INSIDER: Who is the most underrated player at the club?
CODY: Logan Brett!
INSIDER: Name your favourite BFNL ground to play on away from home?
CODY: Clarke Oval, Sunbury
INSIDER: What other sport could you play at a high level if there was no footy?
CODY: Cricket
INSIDER: In a freakish sense, which player at the club can do things on-field that others can't?
CODY: Mitch Fino
INSIDER: Who at the club has the most upside from a junior perspective?
CODY: Jarrod Bibby
INSIDER: Who (at Melton South) would you like kicking for goal after the siren to win you a game of footy?
CODY: Brody Sullivan
INSIDER: Who is the quickest at the club over 30m?
CODY: Will Thornton-Gielen
INSIDER: Who is the best trainer (footballer) on the track?
CODY: Shaun Wyatt
INSIDER: Who is your favourite footy person at the club?
CODY: 'Dennis'
INSIDER: Who is the last person you would want to share a room with on a footy trip?
CODY: Jayden O'Loughlin
INSIDER: If you had to cook for the whole club what would be your signature dish?
CODY: Oven pizzas
INSIDER: Who at the club would most likely win a million dollars on a quiz show?
CODY: Riley Theo
INSIDER: Who at the club would most likely be seen eating a kebab downtown, 4 am on a Sunday morning?
CODY: Rhys Lee
INSIDER: Who at the club thinks they're a whole lot funnier than they really are?
CODY: Michael Scicchitano
INSIDER: Surely, you have a celebrity crush.... c’mon mate, tell us all!?
CODY: Dua Lipa
INSIDER: Favourite AFL club and player?
CODY: Adelaide Crows, Rory Sloane
INSIDER: BFNL flag tip (can't be Melton South)?
CODY: Sebastopol
INSIDER: If you could add three players from other BFNL clubs to your list, who would you pick?
CODY: J. Cotter - Melton (back), L. George - Redan (midfield), N. Rodda - Darley (forward)