.Scott Pendlebury will certainly leave a long (lengthy) lasting legacy at the Collingwood Football Club ... over 400 activities worth. He's been actually Collingwood's personal distinct version of an empire and also probably one of the most impactful plan any club in the modern-day era.Sure, there's been other champions like Gary Ablett as well as Lance Franklin, plus empire sides including Geelong, Hawthorn and Richmond.Round 21WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Establish a deposit limit.Watch every game of every around this Toyota AFL Premiership Season cope with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free trial today > But given that Pendlebury was composed to the Pies in 2005, they have actually had nearly two decades of regular superiority and also been frequently in opinion for premierships, with 2 to show for it (that might properly have actually been actually much more). Virtually one else may state they've possessed that constant figure bring about effectiveness for such a substantial period to put him in an organization of his personal. In lots of means Pendlebury personifies Collingwood all at once over the final 20 years-- the optimals haven't been actually as high or even for provided that various other celebrities and also excellent groups-- yet the longevity remains in unusual air.MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies positions with his Premiership Award after the 2023 AFL Grand Final match between Collingwood Magpies and also Brisbane Lions at Melbourne Cricket Ground, on September 30, 2023, in Melbourne, Australia. (Picture through Darrian Traynor/AFL Photos/via Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSIt's among a lot of factors that is actually comprised Pendlebury's exceptional legacy as he preps to come to be the sixth gamer in AFL/VFL past to play 400 games when the Pies participate in arch competing Carlton on Saturday evening. "When I went back to the footy nightclub in 2021, it was actually a significant trait for me to reconnect along with the nightclub-- I didn't understand how important it would be," Collingwood head of growth as well as Pendlebury's ex-teammate Josh Fraser informed foxfooty.com.au." I bear in mind going to Adelaide for his 350th activity in 2022, that reached me how exclusive he was actually. I recognized it, however I believe going to the nightclub when it occurred as well as observing the whole trip to come to 350 was actually extraordinary." This happening Saturday night is mosting likely to be actually another degree once more." In coming back to the nightclub I've really felt pleased I have actually been able to share as well as view portion of his experience up close. He is actually an incredible player, yet also an awesome person, husband as well as daddy at the same time." To find him happen with the doors as an adolescent as well as grow into what he's become currently is actually one thing I'm really grateful to have actually observed." When you speak organization large, the global respect he has. Not intermittent player possesses that and some are actually polarised, however he's one everyone enjoys how fantastic he is." ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 16: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies celebrates his 350th activity in the course of the 2022 AFL Round 18 suit between the Adelaide Crows and also the Collingwood Magpies at the Adelaide Oval on July 16, 2022 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo through James Elsby/AFL Photos by means of Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSSYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 14: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies leads group mates onto the range during the course of the around 22 AFL match in between the Sydney Swans and also the Collingwood Magpies at Sydney Cricket Ground on August 14, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Picture by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSThe quadruple century turning point alone is actually a fantastic success, notwithstanding the rest of his piled tradition featuring pair of banners, a Norm Smith award, 5 absolute best and also fairests and 6 All-Australians. Other Magpies fantastic Nathan Buckley designating Pendlebury the 132-year old nightclub's ultimate ever before player is informing, arising from the gent that possesses perhaps the other best insurance claim to the name. LEGACYThere's Pendlebury's thorough off-field professionalism and trust and personal ride to guarantee he's the most ideal professional athlete he can be-- and also plainly crucial to him still going powerful at 36. There's the smooth relocating ability that makes it seem like he can easily stop opportunity on the field among disorder as well as step up on the huge stage when the pressure concerns are at their highest.Oh and also did you know he has 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 a goal during the 2023 AFL Grand Final match in between Collingwood Magpies and Brisbane Lions at Melbourne Cricket Ground, on September 30, 2023, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos/via Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSCollingwood 2010 premiership leader Chip Maxwell stated there is actually "no silver bullet" to Pendlebury's results, with his prep work as well as ability to care for his physical body the best he's found. It is actually precisely been actually essential to Pendlebury's consistency, which is what Maxwell assumes sets him in addition to various other AFL greats. "There is actually gamers like 'Swanny' (Dane Swan) as well as 'Dollars' (Buckley) where their finest and also outright top might be much better-- 40 contacts and a few goals and that form of point," Maxwell informed foxfooty.com.au." However there's been nowhere near the consistency of an eight or even nine out of 10 that Pendlebury has actually been for generally 18 years. To be capable to end up 15 away from 18 attend the best three in the most effective and fairest is actually merely unheard of." To be at that level for so long is actually why I've obtained him above anybody I have actually found play." It's really the hardest thing to perform. You may have wonderful periods or even terrific five or even six-year durations, but to do it like he has at that level is unbelievable." GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 19: Scar Maxwell as well as Scott Pendlebury arrive for a Collingwood Magpies AFL instruction treatment at Metricon Coliseum on July 19, 2013 in Gold Shoreline, Australia. (Image through Chris Hyde/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSMaxwell could not determine a specific second when he to begin with acknowledged Pendlebury was actually unique, mentioning he had "consistent development" and also "always kept incorporating layers." Heck, by Pendlebury's 2nd time in 2007, he was actually starring in the nightclub's deep finals run.Maxwell, that handed the captaincy over to Pendlebury in 2014, thinks his management mosted likely to another degree when he managed to identify his ability to impact allies through taking all of them together with him. "That's what we focused on early days - what he can show a youthful gamer that carried out body weights or an additional session along with him," Maxwell incorporated." As our experts began adding those coatings, that is actually when he became aware the influence he can have on everyone else." MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 04: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies works with the sphere with Dane Swan during the course of the around 19 AFL match 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) Source: FOX SPORTSMagpies 2010 premiership onward Travis Cloke suggested Pendlebury's heritage includes beyond himself and also regulation football. "Normally you associate heritage to individual distinctions. But he'll be actually don't forgotten for everything he is actually managed to do for Collingwood," Cloke informed foxfooty.com.au." He received the ultimate effectiveness beforehand, after that constructed the nightclub back up and got it again. When he carries out ultimately end up, he'll possess left the soccer nightclub in a much better location than when he came in." It's not simply on area, he's done incredible things for the community of that soccer club and also the brand name of AFL soccer." He is actually a world-class person and also footballer as well as will certainly reside in the Hall of Popularity one day. I ensure whatever he does submit football, he'll be awesome at. Let's hope it is actually mentoring in the AFL, because he's obtained an outstanding soccer IQ." MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 25: Travis Cloke and Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies celebrate a target in the course of the ANZAC Time rounded five AFL complement in between the Essendon Bombers and the Collingwood Magpies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on April 25, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. (Picture through Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSSo where performs the upcoming degree professionalism and reliability derive from?Fraser thinks it is actually "innate" offered Pendlebury possessed a devotion from a younger age to "obtain the best out of himself" including journeying coming from Sale around Victoria to play younger baseball. Pendlebury at that point "got a whole lot" coming from others at Collingwood in the very early times of his AFL trip and also was "very harmonic with his setting" to identify what worked greatest for him. Scott Pendlebury organizes game 400|01:28 That ride as well as dedication is actually reminiscent of overdue NBA tale Kobe Bryant, who the Pies champ has actually long marvelled at featuring possessing the words 'Mamba Attitude' created on the inside of his jumper in 2013." He is actually certainly a basketball supporter and also Kobe Bryant was his preferred gamer at some stage, I view resemblances in that," Fraser pointed out." I always remember just how committed Kobe performed a personal degree and I think 'Pendles' has a large degree of that in him. "I think his major focus is actually still very much on the team. That becomes part of his progression, having attained so much in the game, he can easily spread his power and also mindset to various other portion of the activity" MELBOURNE, VICTORIA - APRIL 25: Jobe Watson of the Bombers (L) and Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies tremble hands just before they stroll to the Anzac streamer throughout the round four AFL suit in between the Essendon Bombers and the Collingwood Magpies at Melbourne Cricket Ground on April 25, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photograph through Michael Dodge/AFL Media/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSINSIGHTSMaxwell showed his relationship along with Pendlebury was built on the two walking the water at Williamson at 9pm during winter months in the early stages of their progress. Actually arranging the additional sessions along with his much younger teammate, the tasks would promptly be actually reversed." Early times I will call him as well as pass by and also select him up and also our experts would certainly walk in the water for those additional recoveries 2 or 3 opportunities a week," Maxwell remembered." It got to the point where I was actually having children as well as my evenings transformed, after that he would certainly be actually texting me going: 'Be actually down there in 10 moments, I am actually decreasing'. So our team went full circle." Those were the large ones for our company very early days developing a partnership." MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 28: Will Definitely Minson of the Bulldogs goes after Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies in the course of the shot one AFL match in between the Western Bulldogs and the Collingwood Magpies at Etihad Stadium on March 28, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photograph through Mark Dadswell/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSMeanwhile Cloke pointed out along with a laugh Pendlebury "shaking up along with those s **** y dreadlocks" in the 2011 time was actually when he began to reveal different sides to his personality.Cloke contacted him a "great individual you could possibly regularly have a chat with"-- featuring a group of players appreciating routine sees to coffee shops and lunch time areas throughout the full week. It is actually the on-field tricks Cloke recalls very most more popularly though, even if Pendlebury "couldn't boot the sphere over a bind tin"-- but sure could entwine out some bullet passes inside 50." Definitely on the footy field he exudes personal appeal as well as course. He is actually thus hassle-free relocating and satiny along with sphere in palm," Cloke pointed out. "He is actually only an incredible artisan-- he recognizes what to accomplish along with sphere in hand and exactly how to create something away from nothing-- that's what the really good gamers do." He brought in being a forward very easy and it was actually always a delight to see. I acquired a main row chair to a masterclass each week." I possess good minds of watching him leaving the airfoil, appearing a discontinuance and kicking objectives or even booting it to me and also the similarity Leigh Brown and also Chris Dawes." MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 21: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies leads his group off the field after succeeding the round 23 AFL suit between the Carlton Blues as well as the Collingwood Magpies at Melbourne Cricket Ground on August 21, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Picture through Daniel Pockett/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSTwo-time Copeland Trophy champion Paul Licuria uncovered on the Collingwood internet site today that when showing a youthful Pendlebury the ropes in the course of a 2007 pre-season training session, he drove his understudy to the point of 'half of trying to create him puke.' Yet Licuria was actually the one on the verge of throwing up in straining to maintain the at that point 19-year old Pendlebury. It's a belief Fraser can connect to in recalling simply how very competitive Pendlebury remained in any activity he participated in. "You 'd cast your eye throughout the team and when every person resembled they were having a hard time, he might have been actually battling but never permit it present," Fraser don't forgot. "There was a mind video game taking place where if you were competing in something, he wasn't going to stop until he located a method to win. "That was actually from an extremely early grow older-- whether the children were participating in baseball, an activity of soccer or even in the game hauling-- he was actually a fella that wanted to be able to walk away in some way a victor. "That's something that is actually kept him in great stead throughout his occupation. If he's been able to drive 'Licca' to the point of throwing up, he is actually rather special, due to the fact that 'Licca' is comparable to I have actually found in terms of training.".