Scott Pendlebury (Silk)

Lazza · Post by **Lazza** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 4:43 pm

Ellis may end up a good player but AFAIC, I'm RAPT that Collingwood have two fantastic youngsters of the calibre of Thomas and Pendles. They will give us loyal fans tremendous joy over the next ten years. Sign them up on long term contracts NOW

lethalburns · Post by **lethalburns** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 7:14 pm

Fair enough WKB. I am not opposing what you are saying.

However Pendles and Dale are being compared to past legends which I don't find very objective.

The main reason being that guys like Buckley received a lot of attention from the first moment they stepped onto the football field.

At the moment Pendles or Dale are running around with a large degree of freedom and neither of them attracts the attention that Buckley did from the moment he walked onto a football field.

Granted they have potential but it is my opinion, which I don't force on anyone, that a player is only a champion when they first of all reach the level where they warrant attention week in week out, and then consistently beat their man.

I hope all our draft picks become legends of the game. For all our sakes.

melliot · Post by **melliot** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 7:22 pm

For a bloke thats 190cm below his knees, he is unreal!

Got to say I'm more impressed with Pendles than Thomo ATM. Thomo is highlights real stuff, which is great. But Pendles is great in and under.

Post by **Cam** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 7:41 pm

Joel wrote:Loved the basketball steal off Williams. You can see he has a basketball background. Very quick hands. Played good last night, I was happy with his performance.

Should of got called for a foul and sent Williams to the line for free throws.

Jamie loves Collingwood · Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:28 pm

Definate Rising Star nominee this week.

T-BONE MCGRAW · Post by **T-BONE MCGRAW** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:20 pm

I am absolutely amazed at how good this kid is for his age. His unbelievable poise in traffic especially when handballing, his silky skills both by hand and foot and his flashes of brilliance such as when he knocked the ball out of Williams hand on Saturday while he was on the ground.

The was another moment when he deep in defence and surrounded by Swans players, but instead of panicking as many players his age might he fired a crisp hand pass through traffic directly to a team mate (can't remember who to). This was not a once off as he just seems to have so much time to do things

I don't want to over hype the kid but I have never been this excited about a kid playing for Collingwood before.

Apologies if this subject has been done before but I'm just so excited

Joel · Post by **Joel** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:41 pm

Here is a recent topic mate: http://nick.magpies.net/bb/viewtopic.php?t=29953

T-BONE MCGRAW · Post by **T-BONE MCGRAW** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:54 pm

Apologies for that. Are the moderaters able to merge the topics

loki04 · Post by **loki04** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:03 pm

Apparently X.Ellis had a very average game with boxhill and was barely sighted , even Pendles after having GF was dominant for willy.

Robert Walls (not really) · Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:22 pm

Typically you Collingwood supporters anoint him before he is worthy but given the right training he can be a "player with the lot".

uuuuu..... The LoneSTAR · Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:26 pm

Robert Walls wrote:Typically you Collingwood supporters anoint him before he is worthy but given the right training he can be a "player with the lot".

RED CARD please!!.. What sort of UserName is that??!?!?!?! [insert chucking Emoticon here!!]

WKB · Post by **WKB** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:29 pm

lethalburns wrote:Fair enough WKB. I am not opposing what you are saying.

However Pendles and Dale are being compared to past legends which I don't find very objective.

The main reason being that guys like Buckley received a lot of attention from the first moment they stepped onto the football field.

At the moment Pendles or Dale are running around with a large degree of freedom and neither of them attracts the attention that Buckley did from the moment he walked onto a football field.

Granted they have potential but it is my opinion, which I don't force on anyone, that a player is only a champion when they first of all reach the level where they warrant attention week in week out, and then consistently beat their man.

I hope all our draft picks become legends of the game. For all our sakes.

Yeah I really was trying to word my post so that it didn't seem like I was disagreeing with you or having a go cause it was far from my point but even reading it now it comes across as an "i'm right and you're wrong" post which I'm not happy with.

I'm finding it incredibly difficult to be objective about Pendles, which is my main problem. I lived in the NT until until 1999 so any time I saw the Pies it was on tv and whilst you get to see players you never really get to see a view of the whole game. Since I've came back to Melbourne in 99 (was born here) I've been a member and only ever missed Interstate games (including watching the ressies and now Williamstown) and in that time I can't actually remember being genuinly excited about going to see one player play footy. I've loved watching Dids and leon and Bucks and TAz and Rocca and Burnsy, Clement etc and I'm not putting Pendles above these players. But as I've said I knew nothing about this kid and from the first time I went and watched him play at Williamstown there was just an intangible about him.

Now you never want to heap to much praise on a kid before he's actually done anything but I say without any reservations that Pendles is a genius of a footballer, absolutely no reservation in saying that after seeing only half a year of footy. Is he a champion, far from it, but I feel strongly that the only think that will stop him being one is his own want to be one. If he wants to be top-class footballer playing at the highest level of his abilities for a lengthy career it is only himself that could possibly prevent it, his footballs skills/brain are unquestionable.

Geez I just did what I said I didn't want to do which is pump him up, but as I said I've not felt this strongly about the absolute skill and natural ability of a young footballer in my time of supporting the pies, big claim I know but its truly how I feel

Post by **David** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:32 pm

uuuuu..... The LoneSTAR wrote:
Robert Walls wrote:Typically you Collingwood supporters anoint him before he is worthy but given the right training he can be a "player with the lot".
RED CARD please!!.. What sort of UserName is that??!?!?!?! [insert chucking Emoticon here!!]

I second that motion...

burnsy17 · Post by **burnsy17** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:45 pm

Robert Walls wrote:Typically you Collingwood supporters anoint him before he is worthy but given the right training he can be a "player with the lot".

Wheres the paddle pop lion avatar...???!!!

uuuuu..... The LoneSTAR · Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:50 pm

burnsy17 wrote:
Robert Walls wrote:Typically you Collingwood supporters anoint him before he is worthy but given the right training he can be a "player with the lot".

Wheres the paddle pop lion avatar...???!!!

Don't you mean Kelvin Klein underwear model??
[or propeller hat man???]

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