Scott Pendlebury (Silk)

[DaVe86]

johnstone is a class act.

[Captain_Cloke]

Pendlebury will be very good with added bulk and experience in a couple of years time. He will be one of finer midfielders in the modern era, able to hit forwards lace out on the upper trunk continually and continually.

whereas Thomas may drift in and out of games more.

You think so?

I think he will be consistent....but he will do a Billy Picken....and play his best football when it counts; finals, anzac day, other crucial matches during the year.

[Johnson#26]

Looking good so far. Hits his targets, breaks tackles with releative ease and looks to take on the opposition. More than handy at this early stage, a big turn up considering the extent of his Glandular Fever during Christmas last year.

[DaVe86]

captain cloke....i do think he will be consistent...but i mean thomas will be the type to turn it on in 5 minutes...then perhaps quite down....but then turn it on again, whereas pendlebury looks to be the type who will consistently get the ball. Seems like he will be a bigger ball winner than Thomas, with Thomas been more electryfing

[The Weed]

I am prepared to go on record as saying Pendlebury will be a better player than Thomas, not saying Thomas is not going to be good but i think the upside with Pendlebury is enormous. If he can develop any sort of tank he will be very tough to match up on, he has shown he can get the ball and use it well except for a couple of mistakes which you expect. One thing he has got going for him is an ernormous vertical leap which once he gets his confidence and a bit of muscle he will be able to use like Kouta has. Thomas is mercurial but i think we have hyped him a bit too much, he still needs to put 4 good 1/4's togethor. He has played well when we have been playing well (except for round 1) but how would he have gone last year or against WC at Subiaco. Obviously they both still need plenty of time but for mine it's Pendles we will be raving about in few years (but happy to be proven wrong if Thomas becomes a superstar).

[Mountains Magpie]

Buckley's heir-apparent ????

Over to y'all

[Pa Marmo]

Seems he is one of those players able to maketime for himself. Does not have to rush, and thats a special quality.

[Proud Pies]

As Bert Newton (or is that Bob?) would say.....



............................I LIKES THE BOY!!!!!!

[favourites 2008]

how good was the "steal" as he would know it from bball. Loved williams face like where is it.

[Mountains Magpie]

yes fantastic it was faves2006, a great highlight of the match. Brilliant and intelligent, wonderful to see. Can we sitch him up for a 5 year deal ???????????

[Magpiefan3]

Pendlebury, i throught played quite well tonight, he is definately worth the pick up in the last year draft.

[bwphantom]

Read this: http://www.magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopi ... pendlebury

He was good tonight and I can only see him get better and better. And when he did that steal I was know I was watching something special.

[Mountains Magpie]

There's two sportsmen I've seen with so much time to do what they do.

Viv Richards and Brett Kenny.

Don't let me get carried away here folks......Greening crossed with Buckley ?????????

I've thoroughly enjoyed watching Thomas but Pendlebury just seems to be that uncanny sportsman you see from time to time.

Nadal springs to mind as another example of a "natural" !!

We can only hope Pendles plays out the remainder of the season so we can see how he goes but for mine, the find of the year for Collingwood.

PS: To take nothing away from Heath Shaw. He should be in the top 3 for the Copeland at this stage of the season. A true pleasure tonight to watch another pair of Collingwood brothers play so well together.

[Zakal]

how great was that pick-pocket move on Paul Williams.

Bloody brilliant stuff.

He seems to posess Dal Santo-like Poise.

[David]

that one goes on the year's highlight reel, no doubt about it.