.Scott Pendlebury will definitely leave behind a lengthy (lengthy) long lasting tradition at the Collingwood Volleyball Club ... over 400 video games worth. He is actually been Collingwood's personal unique model of an empire and also probably one of the most impactful figure on any sort of club in the modern-day era.Sure, there's been various other champions like Gary Ablett as well as Lance Franklin, plus dynasty edges such as Geelong, Hawthorn and also Richmond.Round 21WHAT'S BETTING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Set a down payment limit.Watch every game of every around this Toyota AFL Premiership Time deal with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of charge trial today > Yet due to the fact that Pendlebury was actually drafted to the Pies in 2005, they've possessed almost two decades of regular superiority as well as been actually routinely in contention for premierships, along with pair of to present for it (that might effectively have been actually much more). Virtually one else may claim they've possessed that consistent body resulting in effectiveness for such a long period to place him in a game of his personal. In lots of methods Pendlebury embodies Collingwood in its entirety over the final twenty years-- the heights have not been actually as high or even for just as long as other superstars and terrific teams-- but the long life is in unusual air.MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies presents with his Premiership Medal after the 2023 AFL Grand Final suit in between Collingwood Magpies and also Brisbane Lions at Melbourne Cricket Ground, on September 30, 2023, in Melbourne, Australia. (Image through Darrian Traynor/AFL Photos/via Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSIt's some of a lot of things that's made up Pendlebury's spectacular tradition as he preps to end up being the sixth gamer in AFL/VFL record to play 400 games when the Pies participate in arch rival Carlton on Saturday night. "When I came back to the footy club in 2021, it was actually a significant point for me to reconnect with the nightclub-- I failed to know just how crucial it would certainly be actually," Collingwood head of growth and Pendlebury's ex-teammate Josh Fraser said to foxfooty.com.au." I bear in mind heading to Adelaide for his 350th video game in 2022, that reached me exactly how unique he was. I recognized it, yet I assume being at the nightclub when it occurred as well as viewing the whole journey to come to 350 was fabulous." This happening Saturday evening is going to be actually one more amount once again." In going back to the nightclub I've experienced happy I've been able to discuss and find component of his journey up close. He is actually an amazing player, but likewise a fabulous person, partner and dad as well." To find him happen by means of the doors as a young adult and also become what he is actually come to be now is one thing I am actually quite appreciative to have actually found." When you chat league wide, the common appreciation he possesses. Certainly not intermittent player has that as well as some are polarised, but he is actually one every person values exactly how fantastic he is." ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 16: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies commemorates his 350th video game throughout the 2022 AFL Around 18 match between the Adelaide Crows and also the Collingwood Magpies at the Adelaide Oval on July 16, 2022 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photograph through James Elsby/AFL Photos through Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSSYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 14: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies leads group friends onto the range during the course of the around 22 AFL suit in between the Sydney Swans and the Collingwood Magpies at Sydney Cricket Ground on August 14, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo through Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSThe quadruple century landmark alone is an incredible achievement, notwithstanding the rest of his piled heritage consisting of pair of banners, a Rule Johnson medal, five greatest as well as fairests and 6 All-Australians. Other Magpies terrific Nathan Buckley identifying Pendlebury the 132-year aged nightclub's best ever player is actually saying to, stemming from the gent that has probably the other best insurance claim to the title. LEGACYThere's Pendlebury's thorough off-field professionalism and reliability and also individual travel to guarantee he's the most effective professional athlete he could be-- as well as plainly crucial to him still going powerful at 36. There's the soft moving ability that creates it feel like he can quit opportunity on the industry among turmoil and also improve on the big phase when the stress risks are at their highest.Oh and did you know he possesses a baseball background?The list goes on.MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Steele Sidebottom of the Magpies celebrates with Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies after stopping an objective during the 2023 AFL Grand Final match between Collingwood Magpies as well as Brisbane Lions at Melbourne Cricket Ground, on September 30, 2023, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos/via Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSCollingwood 2010 premiership leader Nick Maxwell pointed out there is actually "no silver bullet" to Pendlebury's effectiveness, along with his preparation as well as capacity to care for his physical body the best he's viewed. It is actually accurately been essential to Pendlebury's consistency, which is what Maxwell presumes collections him besides various other AFL greats. "There is actually gamers like 'Swanny' (Dane Swan) and also 'Money' (Buckley) where their ideal as well as absolute optimal may be better-- 40 touches and also a few goals and also kind of point," Maxwell informed foxfooty.com.au." Yet there is actually been nowhere near the consistency of an eight or even nine out of 10 that Pendlebury has actually been actually for generally 18 years. To be capable to finish 15 out of 18 attend the top 3 in the most effective as well as fairest is actually just uncommon." To be at that amount for such a long time is why I have actually obtained him over any individual I've seen play." It's really the hardest factor to perform. You can easily have fantastic times or fantastic five or even six-year durations, however to perform it like he contends that degree is unbelievable." GOLD SHORE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 19: Scar Maxwell as well as Scott Pendlebury come in for a Collingwood Magpies AFL instruction session at Metricon Coliseum on July 19, 2013 in Gold Shore, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSMaxwell couldn't determine a certain instant when he to begin with acknowledged Pendlebury was actually special, claiming he had "regular growth" as well as "kept incorporating coatings." Heck, by Pendlebury's second season in 2007, he was actually starring in the nightclub's deep-seated finals run.Maxwell, that handed the captaincy over to Pendlebury in 2014, feels his management mosted likely to another level when he had the ability to acknowledge his capability to impact colleagues through bringing them along with him. "That's what our team dealt with early times - what he could possibly show a young gamer that performed body weights or an additional session along with him," Maxwell incorporated." As our experts started including those levels, that is actually when he became aware the effect he may carry everyone else." MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 04: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies operates along with the ball along with Dane Swan throughout the round 19 AFL fit between the Collingwood Magpies and also the Essendon Bombers at Melbourne Cricket Ground on August 4, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Image through Michael Dodge/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSMagpies 2010 premiership onward Travis Cloke advised Pendlebury's tradition reaches beyond themself and also football. "Normally you connect tradition to private accolades. But he'll be kept in mind for every thing he's been able to do for Collingwood," Cloke told foxfooty.com.au." He obtained the greatest effectiveness early, at that point developed the club back up and also received it again. When he carries out ultimately finish up, he'll have left the regulation football nightclub in a much better place than when he got there." It is actually certainly not simply on field, he's carried out outstanding traits for the area of that soccer club as well as the brand name of AFL soccer." He's a top-notch individual and also footballer and also are going to be in the Hall of Prominence someday. I make certain whatever he performs upload football, he'll be actually fantastic at. Permit's hope it is actually coaching in the AFL, since he is actually got an amazing football intelligence quotient." MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 25: Travis Cloke and Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies celebrate an objective during the course of the ANZAC Time round 5 AFL fit in between the Essendon Bombers as well as the Collingwood Magpies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on April 25, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo through Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSSo where does the following level expertise acquire from?Fraser thinks it's "intrinsic" given Pendlebury had a dedication coming from a youthful grow older to "get the greatest away from himself" including taking a trip coming from Sale around Victoria to participate in younger baseball. Pendlebury after that "picked up a great deal" coming from others at Collingwood in the early days of his AFL adventure and also was actually "extremely in tune along with his setting" to figure out what worked ideal for him. Scott Pendlebury plans for activity 400|01:28 That travel and also determination is actually reminiscent of late NBA legend Kobe Bryant, that the Pies champ has actually long appreciated including possessing the words 'Mamba Attitude' composed on the within his jumper in 2013." He's clearly a baseball enthusiast and also Kobe Bryant was his preferred gamer at some stage, I view correlations during that," Fraser mentioned." I don't forget just how committed Kobe was on an individual degree and I think 'Pendles' possesses a huge degree of that in him. "I presume his principal concentration is still significantly on the team. That belongs to his evolution, having actually obtained a great deal in the video game, he can easily disperse his electricity and also frame of mind to other portion of the activity" MELBOURNE, VICTORIA - APRIL 25: Jobe Watson of the Bombers (L) and also Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies drink hands just before they stroll to the Anzac streamer during the course of the rounded 4 AFL match between the Essendon Bombers and the Collingwood Magpies at Melbourne Cricket Ground on April 25, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Image by Michael Dodge/AFL Media/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSINSIGHTSMaxwell disclosed his relationship along with Pendlebury was actually built on the 2 walking the water at Williamson at 9pm during winter season in the beginning of their careers. Originally organising the additional sessions along with his much younger colleague, the jobs will promptly be actually reversed." Early days I would certainly contact him and go past and select him up as well as we will stroll in the water for those additional recoveries two or 3 opportunities a week," Maxwell recalled." It got to the point where I was actually having youngsters and also my nights changed, then he 'd be actually texting me going: 'Be down certainly there in 10 mins, I am actually decreasing'. So our team went cycle." Those were the major ones for us very early days developing a partnership." MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 28: Will Minson of the Bulldogs chases after Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies throughout the round one AFL complement between the Western side Bulldogs as well as the Collingwood Magpies at Etihad Arena on March 28, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. (Image through Spot Dadswell/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSMeanwhile Cloke mentioned with a laugh Pendlebury "rocking up along with those s **** y dreadlocks" in the 2011 time was when he began to present different sides to his personality.Cloke called him a "great human you might constantly possess a conversation along with"-- including a team of players enjoying regular brows through to coffee shops and lunch time places throughout the full week. It is actually the on-field tricks Cloke recollects most lovingly though, even when Pendlebury "couldn't kick the round over a bind container"-- yet certain could entwine out some bullet passes inside fifty." Obviously on the footy area he oozes personal appeal as well as lesson. He's so smooth moving and also silky along with ball in hand," Cloke mentioned. "He's simply an incredible specialist-- he knows what to accomplish along with sphere in palm as well as exactly how to make something out of nothing-- that's what the really good gamers perform." He brought in being a forward extremely effortless and also it was actually constantly a delight to check out. I acquired a front row chair to a masterclass weekly." I have excellent memories of watching him leaving the airfoil, breaking through an interruption as well as kicking objectives or even booting it to me as well as the similarity Leigh Brown and also Chris Dawes." MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 21: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies leads his team off the area after winning the round 23 AFL suit in between the Carlton Blues as well as the Collingwood Magpies at Melbourne Cricket Ground on August 21, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Picture by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSTwo-time Copeland Trophy champion Paul Licuria disclosed on the Collingwood web site today that when showing a young Pendlebury the ropes in the course of a 2007 pre-season training treatment, he drove his understudy to the point of '50% of choosing to create him throw up.' However Licuria was the one about to regurgitating in battling to stay up to date with the at that point 19-year aged Pendlebury. It is actually a feeling Fraser might relate to in recalling just how very competitive Pendlebury was in any type of task he took part in. "You would certainly direct your eye around the group and when every person appeared like they were struggling, he may have been struggling but never ever permit it reveal," Fraser always remembered. "There was a thoughts video game happening where if you were actually completing in one thing, he had not been going to quit till he located a means to win. "That was actually coming from a really early grow older-- whether the young boys were actually playing baseball, a video game of soccer or in the game lifting-- he was actually an individual that wished to be able to leave somehow a victor. "That's one thing that is actually kept him in excellent standing throughout his profession. If he's managed to drive 'Licca' relevant of vomitting, he is actually fairly special, since 'Licca' is actually just as good as I've viewed in terms of instruction.".