#10 Scott Pendlebury

[Pies4shaw]

Nathan Buckley says that Pendles is "the best player ever to pull on a Collingwood guernsey": https://www.instagram.com/1116sen/reel/C7PxtHuoCDv/

[Pies2016]

It’s ridiculous when you look back and realise the only reason some people were talking about the “ demise “ of Pendlebury, was because he wasn’t being asked to do much on game day. All of a sudden, the engine room is undermanned with the absence of DeGoey and Mitchell and just as quickly, we are all reminded he still has it at the age of 36 back in the midfield where games are won and lost.
Ideally, you want him playing on but hopefully more in a reduced midfield capacity because we’ve managed to strengthen that area over the off season. I’ve said this a number of times but every club needs “ standards drivers “ and there are none better in the competition than Pendlebury. When the draftees come on board, there’s no easier sell than “ if you want to be the best footballer you can be, just follow in the footsteps of number 10s preparation and professionalism “

[Pies4shaw]

^ Absolutely. And his continuing impact is even more startling when you put it in the context that only 4 players in history pulled on a Collingwood jumper at an age older than Pendles was last weekend (36 years, 132 days), when he kicked 2 gioals and assisted the other 2 in the first quarter.

Those 4, for the record, were Ted Rowell (39 years, 95 days), Les Hughes (38 years, 144 days), Bill Proudfoot (38 years, 75 days) and Jock McHale (37 years, 141 days) - and none of them pulled on the Collingwood jumper in the last 100 years.

[LaurieHolden]

^P4S, that would have been a great Magpie Trivia Q.
At 39 years, surely Ted Rowell was already statistically well beyond the mortality rate of the era...

[Pies4shaw]

^ Good call. Life expectancy at birth in Australia in 1875 (Ted was born the following year) was 35.64 years. He died in 1965, reaching 89.

He was also a classic mature age recruit. From his Wikipedia entry, it seems that:

He was born at Vaughan in the Victorian Goldfields and moved to the WA goldfields in his teens. He must have been some athlete - he played cricket and footy and was a gun sprinter - apparently, he once narrowly lost a 100-yard dash to the reigning World Champion in a race held at halftime in a Collingwood game he was playing!

He joined us in 1901, at age 24 - and promptly played in the 1902-03 back to back flags, as a forward. He kicked 151 goals in his first 5 seasons (between 1901 and 1907 - he missed 1904 because he went back to WA and could not get a permit to play for us in 1905). Along the way, he kicked 3 goals in the 1902 GF victory over Essendon (Essendon also kicked 3 goals). The fabulous Dick Lee arrived at Collingwood in 1906 and in 1907, Ted was moved to fullback (probably late-ish in the season - he did kick 25 goals that year).

He is credited with being one of the first "truly attacking full-backs". He is, I suspect, probably one of the few players in history to win 2 flags as a KPF and another as full-back. In 1910, an article in The Argus credited him, along with Charlie Pannam and Dick Condon, as the first players to adopt the "stab kick". They first exhibited the technique, it seems, in Tasmania in 1902, pre-dating Barry Price's particular excellence at it by 6 decades.

He retired at the end of 1914 but, remarkably, came out of retirement to play the 1915 Grand Final (a loss), his last game for the Pies.

It seems he was also once attacked by a small dog during a game (a Richmond supporter, probably).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Rowell_(footballer)

[Bruce Gonsalves]

A stat on the wireless the other day noted Pendles' first quarter was his 9th best either statistically or using those confounded points systems.

The fact he has played nearly 400 games x 4 quarters, so approx. 1600 quarters is quite amazing.

[Charlie Oneeye]

I clicked on this link, with the mind to say, 'I reckon he must have had a niggle through last year, because this year he has gained a new lease of life.'

[RudeBoy]

I also think he was used in different positions last year, often in defence or up forward. This year, apart from our first 2-3 games, he has been positioned firmly as our midfield general, where he has always played his best football.

[qldmagpie67]

With Pendles our this week means his 400th game will now be a away game (at the MCG) to Hawthorne
Does he miss another week somewhere before that to allow it to be a Collingwood home game the following week (v Richmond) so all Collingwood season ticket holders get first priority for being there for this milestone ?

[RudeBoy]

What exactly is the injury to Pendles? Is it the arm he injured in the last qtr against Freo?

[qldmagpie67]

What exactly is the injury to Pendles? Is it the arm he injured in the last qtr against Freo?

I’m assuming so rude
I thought at the time was a hyper extension of the elbow
I’m guessing it has to be a little more serious that appears from the reports as Pendles rarely misses for minor injuries snd given our current injury list he would have been aware of how valuable he was to our chances

[The Black and White Lion]

If Pendles is out I’m guessing it is much more serious and simply not worth the risk. He played with rib injuries earlier in the season. I’m sure Pendles has had a history of coming back from broken bones / fractures after a 2 week break. I’m sure he did that twice with a fracture in his leg.

I wonder if this means he misses just this week or if he comes back after the bye too. We all wanted him to have a rest earlier in the season. Better he gets right for the back half of the season top 4 assault

[What'sinaname]

Pendles out til after the bye

That means he’ll play 400 against Carlton. A week later and it’s against the Swans at the SCG

[qldmagpie67]

Pendles out til after the bye

That means he’ll play 400 against Carlton. A week later and it’s against the Swans at the SCG

That won’t happen it will be played at the MCG he will miss a extra week if needed

[Magpietothemax]

Just read the latest update on CFC website re Pendles' biceps injury. It says that he was given the all clear to train despite the scan picking up a slight strain in the biceps. It was during training that the damage was done and he suffered a partial tear.
I would have thought that we would have exercised more caution with our veteran superstar and given him time off rather than letting him train with a clearly visible strain in the muscle.
This, and the decision to rush Checkers back, seem somewhat out of character for our injury rehab management processes over the last 2 years. P2016 observed this in commenting on how Checkers was reinjured after a quick return. I did not think so much of it at the time, but now this setback to Pendles has me wondering whether our normal cautious decision making in regard to injury recovery is being affected by the pressure of our mounting injuries.

https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/1 ... ury-update