Scott Pendlebury (Silk)

[WKB]

I don't think it's unfair what was initially said, wasn't being overly harsh or anything. I'm the worlds biggest Pendles fan (and I'll go to court to demand I keep that tag) and although he didn't play bad last night there was a couple of times he was trying to be too cute, which stood out only because of his usual possessions. But too his credit he was visibly filthy with himself and new he'd made a couple of errors which to me is a good thing.

[HAL]

He made a few very ordinary errors...which most players did. The game was played at a frantic pace and the hawks seemed to deal with it better than us.

Pendles will always be the sort of player who does not look like he is over-excerting himself. He does things cooly and calmly...much like Dal Santo. It means when he has a poor game he will be criticised more. He still played well, but just made a few poor decisions

Mike made me.

[nomad pie]

I have the impression of his 250 odd disposals for the year that they have been 100% effective (I know that is the case it is just he is amazing how he usually finds a target). I was shocked that he had an effective disposal. As Zakal said we have set such high standards for Pendlebury it will be impossible for him to maintain that standard. I believe Pendles didn't start on the ground, I expect he must have some illness, otherwise he would be one of the first to line up. on the ground.

[~Madness~]

Even Buckley had the odd quiet game. Carey dropped marks, Ablett missed goals, Matthews got caught, even Hird gets tagged out of it now and again.

Bullsh1t Cam... you know nothing.

[Zakal]

Even Buckley had the odd quiet game. Carey dropped marks, Ablett missed goals, Matthews got caught, even Hird gets tagged out of it now and again.

Bullsh1t Cam... you know nothing.

yeah, i agree...Buckley a quiet game? surely you jest.

hehe ...although in all seriousness, i once went thru all his stats for some reason, and counted up the occaisions he had less than 10 disposals...im pretty sure every one of them was a game he sustained an injury. hehe


In fact it took him 6 years to poll a sub-10 game. Round 2 1999 against the Blues...didnt play for 5 weeks after that. With 3 touches, it remains his worst ever game

The next was Round 10, 2001 against the Swans...9 touches and missed 3 weeks (including the break). (but got 37 touches on his return)


Round 20, 2002 against Essendon...i think we all remember the incident that kept our champion out of one of our most famous finals win.

Round 7, 2004...Carlton again...7 touches, missed until round 12.

Round 1, 2005....that turf-pounding bulldogs game that saw him miss 12 weeks.


And thats it....255 games, and only 5 of them less than 10 touches...and every single one was because injury cut him down. What a legend.

[maggies2003]

i agree kinswood..

but its bloody impossible to give some negative feedback on any player without people on here cracking the shits..

as can be seen..

[Pa Marmo]

i agree kinswood..

but its bloody impossible to give some negative feedback on any player without people on here cracking the shits..

as can be seen..

You didn't give negative feed back on a particular game, you said he was over rated overall. One thing is abundantly clear to all and sundry is that Scott Pendlebury is in no way over rated by anyone who has seen him.

[die4pies]

i agree kinswood..

but its bloody impossible to give some negative feedback on any player without people on here cracking the shits..

as can be seen..

Exercising your right to criticise also means you are obliged to accept criticism. By its very nature, criticism invites a debate.

Too often both sides of the debate resort to accusing the other side of "Picking on me".

However, those that choose to make statements based on a personal opinion that are designed to inspire and lift people's spirits are able to do so with impunity as no debate is required. By there very nature these comments will be embellished with glorified rhetoric and the facts will often be skewed for a purpose. There is no need for a debate, you either take it or leave it.



PS. I am criticising the critic and therefore this now becomes open to debate. Please restrict your responses, we would not want to have a mass debate.

[Cam]

Saying a player is 'too confident' is a ridiculous aspersion to put on a young star like Pendles though. When a player is down everyone says 'he's lost his confidence', so surely being confident no matter the scale is a good thing.

Funny there are always bastards in life that will take you confidence from you, but not many who give you some. In fact, people can't give you confidence, you have to get it yourself... they can have confidence in you but that hardly transfers much in a literal sense to your own sense of self-faith.

[OEP]

First "not so great" game of the season, by Pendles very high standards.
Not bad for a guy who came into the team very late into last season. In essence he's probably only just finishing his first season now (having just played his 22nd total game). Again not to bloody bad.

[die4pies]

Saying a player is 'too confident' is a ridiculous aspersion to put on a young star like Pendles though. When a player is down everyone says 'he's lost his confidence', so surely being confident no matter the scale is a good thing.

Funny there are always bastards in life that will take you confidence from you, but not many who give you some. In fact, people can't give you confidence, you have to get it yourself... they can have confidence in you but that hardly transfers much in a literal sense to your own sense of self-faith.

So very true Cam.

[nomadjack]

By all means express your opinion. Some of us just think you're a shit judge of football that's all. Pendles was actually named in the best players by some commentators. His game wasn't bad by any means. How you can judge him as being over-confident is beyond me.

[spoljar]

Correct me if I am wrong but wasn't it Pendles running down the wing, taking three bounces and delivering on the chest of Reid running at him?

On the chest!

Not 5 metres over his head.
Not 5 metres to his left hand side.
Not 5 metres to his right hand side.
Not 5 mteres short.

On the chest!

Get used to it as you will be seeing a lot more of it. Get used to other teams worrying about tagging our players and chasing our bums on the field!

[uuuuu..... The LoneSTAR]

Saying a player is 'too confident' is a ridiculous aspersion to put on a young star like Pendles though. When a player is down everyone says 'he's lost his confidence', so surely being confident no matter the scale is a good thing.

Funny there are always bastards in life that will take you confidence from you, but not many who give you some. In fact, people can't give you confidence, you have to get it yourself... they can have confidence in you but that hardly transfers much in a literal sense to your own sense of self-faith.

I think an over confident player can be detrimental to the teams efforts,... on various levels. In general play, over confidence can brew a false sense of security and an inflated opinion of ones own skills.
E.g - "I'll burn this bloke with my pace" [when the would be tackler is actually faster!] or "I'll pin point this pass to my team mate surrounded by the opposition on my non-preferred foot" [When he doesn't have a chance in all reality!!!!]

Sorry, but i also disagree on your second point! You can't really generalise as people are different. Some will not lose their confidence no matter how hard people try to take it!!!!....others have no trouble losing it all on their own! Vice versa with regard to giving/building!!

[maggies2003]

i agree kinswood..

but its bloody impossible to give some negative feedback on any player without people on here cracking the shits..

as can be seen..

Exercising your right to criticise also means you are obliged to accept criticism. By its very nature, criticism invites a debate.

Too often both sides of the debate resort to accusing the other side of "Picking on me".

However, those that choose to make statements based on a personal opinion that are designed to inspire and lift people's spirits are able to do so with impunity as no debate is required. By there very nature these comments will be embellished with glorified rhetoric and the facts will often be skewed for a purpose. There is no need for a debate, you either take it or leave it.



PS. I am criticising the critic and therefore this now becomes open to debate. Please restrict your responses, we would not want to have a mass debate.

You make valid points, and unfortunately more often than not, the responses arent criticisms, rather direct attacks on football knowledge, not the criticism in question. As can be seen by many people (not everyone) making comments like (Your football knowledge is limited, get a life, etc etc.) And in my opinion it is pointless debating my point with "grade 3 like" debates.

cheers.