.Scott Pendlebury will certainly leave a long (lengthy) enduring tradition at the Collingwood Football Club ... over 400 activities worth. He's been Collingwood's own unique variation of an empire as well as arguably one of the most impactful figure on any club in the modern-day era.Sure, there is actually been actually various other champs like Gary Ablett as well as Lance Franklin, plus dynasty edges including Geelong, Hawthorn and also Richmond.Round 21WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY PRICING YOU? Set a deposit limit.Watch every video game of every around this Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of cost trial today > But due to the fact that Pendlebury was composed to the Pies in 2005, they've possessed nearly twenty years of consistent excellence and been actually on a regular basis in contention for premierships, along with 2 to reveal for it (that can effectively have actually been extra). Virtually one else may mention they've possessed that steady body supporting effectiveness for such an extended period to place him in a game of his own. In several ways Pendlebury personifies Collingwood in its entirety over the final twenty years-- the optimals have not been as higher or for so long as other stars as well as great teams-- yet the life expectancy remains in rare air.MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies positions with his Premiership Medal after the 2023 AFL Grand Final suit in between Collingwood Magpies and Brisbane Lions at Melbourne Cricket Ground, on September 30, 2023, in Melbourne, Australia. (Picture by Darrian Traynor/AFL Photos/via Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSIt's among several points that is actually comprised Pendlebury's magnificent heritage as he preps to end up being the 6th player in AFL/VFL past to play 400 activities when the Pies play arch rival Carlton on Saturday night. "When I went back to the footy club in 2021, it was a crucial thing for me to reconnect with the nightclub-- I really did not realise just how vital it would be," Collingwood head of progression and also Pendlebury's ex-teammate Josh Fraser informed foxfooty.com.au." I always remember heading to Adelaide for his 350th video game in 2022, that reached me how special he was actually. I recognized it, yet I presume going to the club when it took place as well as seeing the entire journey to get to 350 was actually fabulous." This happening Saturday evening is visiting be actually one more amount once again." In going back to the club I've experienced pleased I have actually been able to discuss and also see aspect of his trip up close. He's an awesome gamer, but additionally an incredible person, husband and papa too." To find him happen through the doors as a young adult and become what he's become currently is actually something I am actually extremely thankful to have found." When you speak game vast, the common appreciation he possesses. Not every other gamer has that and some are polarised, but he's one everybody appreciates just how fantastic he is." ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 16: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies commemorates his 350th game during the course of the 2022 AFL Around 18 suit in between the Adelaide Crows as well as the Collingwood Magpies at the Adelaide Oval on July 16, 2022 in Adelaide, Australia. (Image by James Elsby/AFL Photos via Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSSYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 14: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies leads group friends onto the range during the course of the sphere 22 AFL suit between the Sydney Swans as well as the Collingwood Magpies at Sydney Cricket Ground on August 14, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Image through Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSThe quadruple century landmark alone is a remarkable accomplishment, regardless of the remainder of his stacked legacy featuring pair of banners, a Standard Johnson award, five absolute best and also fairests and 6 All-Australians. Other Magpies great Nathan Buckley labelling Pendlebury the 132-year outdated nightclub's greatest ever before player is actually telling, stemming from the bloke that possesses perhaps the other strongest case to the name. LEGACYThere's Pendlebury's strict off-field expertise as well as private drive to guarantee he's the best professional athlete he can be-- and also accurately vital to him still going solid at 36. There's the soft relocating capability that makes it seem like he can quit time on the field amongst disorder as well as improve on the large phase when the pressure concerns go to their highest.Oh and also performed you know he has a baseball background?The checklist goes on.MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Steele Sidebottom of the Magpies commemorates with Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies after stopping a target during the course of 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. (Picture through Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos/via Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSCollingwood 2010 premiership leader Scar Maxwell mentioned there's "no silver bullet" to Pendlebury's successes, along with his planning and also ability to look after his body the very best he's seen. It is actually precisely been actually crucial to Pendlebury's consistency, which is what Maxwell thinks collections him besides other AFL greats. "There's players like 'Swanny' (Dane Swan) as well as 'Dollars' (Buckley) where their finest as well as complete optimal may be much better-- 40 touches and also a few targets and that kind of factor," Maxwell said to foxfooty.com.au." But there's been nowhere near the uniformity of an eight or 9 out of 10 that Pendlebury has been actually for basically 18 years. To become capable to end up 15 away from 18 times in the best 3 in the best as well as fairest is just uncommon." To be at that degree for such a long time is actually why I've received him above any person I've found play." It's really the hardest trait to accomplish. You can easily have great times or wonderful five or even six-year durations, however to do it like he contends that amount is unbelievable." GOLD COASTLINE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 19: Scar Maxwell and Scott Pendlebury arrive for a Collingwood Magpies AFL instruction session at Metricon Stadium on July 19, 2013 in Gold Shoreline, Australia. (Image through Chris Hyde/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSMaxwell couldn't identify a specific second when he initially identified Pendlebury was exclusive, mentioning he possessed "steady growth" and "always kept incorporating coatings." Hell, through Pendlebury's 2nd period in 2007, he was already starring in the club's deeper finals run.Maxwell, that handed the captaincy over to Pendlebury in 2014, feels his management mosted likely to an additional level when he had the ability to identify his ability to impact colleagues by taking them together with him. "That's what our company serviced very early times - what he could teach a young gamer that carried out body weights or an extra treatment along with him," Maxwell added." As our company started including those layers, that's when he knew the impact he can easily have on everybody else." MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 04: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies functions with the ball along with Dane Swan during the course of the round 19 AFL complement between the Collingwood Magpies and the Essendon Bombers at Melbourne Cricket Ground on August 4, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Image by Michael Dodge/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSMagpies 2010 premiership forward Travis Cloke suggested Pendlebury's tradition reaches beyond himself and regulation football. "Typically you associate tradition to individual awards. However he'll be born in mind for every little thing he's managed to do for Collingwood," Cloke said to foxfooty.com.au." He received the best effectiveness beforehand, at that point built the club back up as well as obtained it again. When he does lastly wrap up, he'll have left behind the soccer nightclub in a far better place than when he got here." It's not simply on area, he's performed incredible things for the neighborhood of that football nightclub and also the label of AFL regulation football." He is actually an elite individual as well as footballer as well as are going to reside in the Venue of Popularity 1 day. I ensure whatever he performs publish football, he'll be excellent at. Permit's wish it's training in the AFL, since he's got an impressive soccer IQ." MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 25: Travis Cloke as well as Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies commemorate a target during the course of the ANZAC Day round five AFL complement between the Essendon Bombers as well as the Collingwood Magpies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on April 25, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. (Picture through Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSSo where carries out the following level expertise derive from?Fraser thinks it's "intrinsic" offered Pendlebury possessed a dedication from a younger age to "receive the very best out of themself" consisting of taking a trip from Sale around Victoria to participate in jr basketball. Pendlebury after that "picked up a great deal" from others at Collingwood in the very early days of his AFL journey as well as was "extremely harmonic along with his environment" to determine what worked absolute best for him. Scott Pendlebury organizes video game 400|01:28 That ride and persistence is evocative late NBA legend Kobe Bryant, that the Pies champ has actually long appreciated featuring possessing the words 'Mamba Mindset' written on the inside of his jumper in 2015." He is actually undoubtedly a basketball supporter as well as Kobe Bryant was his favorite player at one phase, I find resemblances during that," Fraser said." I remember exactly how committed Kobe was on a private level as well as I think 'Pendles' has a large degree of that in him. "I presume his primary emphasis is still very much on the team. That's part of his evolution, having actually attained so much in the game, he can easily disperse his electricity and also mentality to various other parts of the game" MELBOURNE, VICTORIA - APRIL 25: Jobe Watson of the Bombers (L) as well as Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies shake hands before they walk to the Anzac ensign during the course of the round 4 AFL match between the Essendon Bombers as well as the Collingwood Magpies at Melbourne Cricket Ground on April 25, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo through Michael Dodge/AFL Media/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSINSIGHTSMaxwell uncovered his relationship along with Pendlebury was actually improved both walking the water at Williamson at 9pm during winter in the beginning of their careers. Actually setting up the additional sessions with his younger ally, the jobs would quickly be actually turned around." Early days I would certainly call him and go past as well as choose him up as well as our experts will stroll in the water for those additional recoveries pair of or three times a full week," Maxwell recollected." It got to the point where I was actually possessing kids and my nights transformed, after that he 'd be texting me going: 'Be down there in 10 mins, I'm going down'. So we went cycle." Those were actually the significant ones for our company early times developing a relationship." MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 28: Will Certainly Minson of the Bulldogs chases after Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies throughout the round one AFL suit between the Western Bulldogs and also the Collingwood Magpies at Etihad Stadium on March 28, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photograph by Spot Dadswell/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSMeanwhile Cloke stated with a laugh Pendlebury "rocking up with those s **** y dreadlocks" in the 2011 period was actually when he started to show various sides to his personality.Cloke phoned him a "excellent individual you could possibly constantly have a conversation with"-- including a team of players delighting in normal sees to cafes as well as lunch areas during the course of the full week. It's the on-field shenanigans Cloke remembers most fondly though, even if Pendlebury "could not kick the sphere over a bind container"-- however certain could lace out some bullet passes inside 50." Obviously on the footy field he exudes charm and course. He is actually so hassle-free relocating and sleek along with round in hand," Cloke mentioned. "He's merely an incredible craftsman-- he recognizes what to carry out with round in palm and also exactly how to make one thing out of absolutely nothing-- that's what the good players carry out." He made being an ahead incredibly easy and also it was always a pleasure to enjoy. I acquired a front row seat to a masterclass weekly." I have really good memories of seeing him leaving the airfoil, breaking through a discontinuance as well as kicking objectives or booting it to me as well as the likes of Leigh Brown and Chris Dawes." MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 21: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies leads his crew off the industry after succeeding the sphere 23 AFL suit in between the Carlton Woe and also the Collingwood Magpies at Melbourne Cricket Ground on August 21, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSTwo-time Copeland Trophy champion Paul Licuria uncovered on the Collingwood internet site today that when showing a younger Pendlebury the ropes in the course of a 2007 pre-season instruction session, he pressed his understudy to the point of '50 percent attempting to create him vomit.' Yet Licuria was the one almost regurgitating in battling to stay on par with the after that 19-year old Pendlebury. It is actually a sentiment Fraser can associate with in recalling only exactly how affordable Pendlebury was in any sort of task he participated in. "You would certainly cast your eye around the team as well as when everybody looked like they were actually struggling, he may have been actually having a hard time however certainly never let it show," Fraser always remembered. "There was actually a mind video game going on where if you were competing in something, he wasn't mosting likely to cease till he located a technique to win. "That was from an extremely early age-- whether the young boys were actually playing baseball, a game of soccer or even in the game training-- he was actually an individual who would like to have the ability to leave somehow a victor. "That is actually something that's held him in fantastic stead throughout his profession. If he's been able to drive 'Licca' to the point of regurgitating, he is actually pretty exclusive, given that 'Licca' is comparable to I have actually observed in relations to instruction.".