.Scott Pendlebury will certainly leave a long (long) lasting legacy at the Collingwood Volleyball Club ... over 400 activities worth. He is actually been Collingwood's personal one-of-a-kind version of a dynasty as well as probably the best impactful plan any type of club in the contemporary era.Sure, there is actually been other champs like Gary Ablett and also Lance Franklin, plus dynasty edges such as Geelong, Hawthorn and Richmond.Round 21WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Specify a down payment limit.Watch every video game of every around this Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks throughout use Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free of cost test today > Yet because Pendlebury was actually drafted to the Pies in 2005, they've had virtually 20 years of regular superiority and also been actually routinely in contention for premierships, with two to present for it (that might effectively have been extra). Practically one else may say they've had that continual amount contributing to excellence for such a substantial period to put him in a game of his very own. In several means Pendlebury symbolizes Collingwood all at once over the last 20 years-- the heights haven't been as higher or even for as long as other celebrities and also great teams-- however the longevity remains in unusual air.MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies presents along with his Premiership Award 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. (Picture by Darrian Traynor/AFL Photos/via Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSIt's some of many things that is actually comprised Pendlebury's spectacular legacy as he preps to become the 6th player in AFL/VFL history to play 400 activities when the Pies play arch rivalrous Carlton on Sunday evening. "When I went back to the footy nightclub in 2021, it was actually a necessary thing for me to reconnect with the nightclub-- I failed to understand exactly how important it would be actually," Collingwood scalp of growth and also Pendlebury's ex-teammate Josh Fraser informed foxfooty.com.au." I bear in mind going to Adelaide for his 350th activity in 2022, that struck me exactly how unique he was. I recognized it, yet I believe being at the nightclub when it happened and observing the whole trip to get to 350 was unbelievable." This happening Sunday night is going to be actually one more amount once again." In coming back to the nightclub I've really felt honored I've had the ability to discuss and find portion of his quest up close. He is actually an incredible gamer, however additionally an incredible person, husband as well as dad also." To view him come through the doors as a teen and also grow into what he is actually come to be right now is something I'm very happy to have actually viewed." When you chat game broad, the common respect he possesses. Certainly not intermittent player possesses that as well as some are polarised, but he's one everybody enjoys exactly how fantastic he is." ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 16: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies celebrates his 350th game in the course of the 2022 AFL Sphere 18 match in between the Adelaide Crows and also the Collingwood Magpies at the Adelaide Oval on July 16, 2022 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photograph by James Elsby/AFL Photos through Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSSYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 14: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies leads group companions onto the range throughout the round 22 AFL suit in between the Sydney Swans and the Collingwood Magpies at Sydney Cricket Ground on August 14, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Photograph by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSThe quadruple century milestone alone is actually a fantastic accomplishment, nevertheless the rest of his stacked tradition featuring 2 banners, a Norm Smith award, 5 finest and also fairests and also six All-Australians. Other Magpies fantastic Nathan Buckley labelling Pendlebury the 132-year aged club's best ever gamer is actually telling, arising from the bloke who possesses probably the various other greatest insurance claim to the title. LEGACYThere's Pendlebury's strict off-field professionalism and trust and personal drive to guarantee he is actually the best sportsmen he could be-- and also plainly vital to him still going tough at 36. There's the soft relocating potential that produces it feel like he can easily stop time on the area amongst disorder and step up on the big phase when the tension stakes are at their highest.Oh and also performed you understand he has a baseball background?The listing goes on.MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Steele Sidebottom of the Magpies commemorates with Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies after kicking a goal during the course of 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. (Photograph by Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos/via Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSCollingwood 2010 premiership leader Chip Maxwell stated there's "no silver bullet" to Pendlebury's effectiveness, with his planning as well as potential to look after his body the very best he is actually seen. It's plainly been actually crucial 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 'Money' (Buckley) where their finest as well as outright height could be much better-- 40 contacts as well as a handful of objectives and also type of trait," Maxwell told foxfooty.com.au." However there is actually been nowhere near the congruity 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 times in the top three in the very best as well as fairest is actually just unprecedented." To be at that degree for such a long time is why I've obtained him over anyone I have actually viewed play." It's actually the hardest point to accomplish. You can easily possess terrific times or even wonderful 5 or six-year time periods, yet to accomplish it like he has at that level is unbelievable." GOLD SHORE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 19: Scar Maxwell as well as Scott Pendlebury get there for a Collingwood Magpies AFL training session at Metricon Arena on July 19, 2013 in Gold Shore, Australia. (Photograph by Chris Hyde/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSMaxwell could not determine a certain second when he initially identified Pendlebury was actually special, claiming he had "consistent growth" and "maintained including levels." Hell, through Pendlebury's second time in 2007, he was actually presently starring in the nightclub's deep-seated finals run.Maxwell, who handed the captaincy over to Pendlebury in 2014, believes his leadership mosted likely to yet another amount when he managed to identify his ability to effect colleagues by delivering them along with him. "That's what we worked with very early days - what he could possibly teach a younger gamer that carried out body weights or even an additional treatment along with him," Maxwell added." As our company began adding those coatings, that's when he realised the effect he may have on everybody else." MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 04: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies operates with the ball with Dane Swan in the course of the round 19 AFL complement between the Collingwood Magpies as well as the Essendon Bombing Planes at Melbourne Cricket Ground on August 4, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photograph through Michael Dodge/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSMagpies 2010 premiership onward Travis Cloke recommended Pendlebury's heritage includes beyond themself and football. "Commonly you connect tradition to private awards. Yet he'll be actually always remembered for every little thing he is actually managed to provide for Collingwood," Cloke informed foxfooty.com.au." He obtained the utmost excellence early, at that point built the nightclub back up and also received it once again. When he carries out eventually wrap up, he'll have left the regulation football nightclub in a better place than when he got there." It is actually not simply on field, he is actually carried out amazing traits for the community of that soccer nightclub and the brand of AFL regulation football." He's an exclusive person and footballer and will be in the Hall of Prominence one day. I make sure whatever he does post football, he'll be superb at. Allow's hope it's training in the AFL, because he is actually received an impressive regulation football intelligence quotient." MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 25: Travis Cloke and also Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies commemorate an objective during the course of the ANZAC Time circular 5 AFL suit in between the Essendon Bombers as well as the Collingwood Magpies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on April 25, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. (Picture by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSSo where performs the next degree professionalism and reliability derive from?Fraser feels it's "natural" offered Pendlebury possessed a commitment coming from a younger grow older to "obtain the most effective out of himself" including travelling from Sale around Victoria to play junior baseball. Pendlebury then "got a great deal" from others at Collingwood in the very early days of his AFL experience and also was "very harmonic with his environment" to determine what operated finest for him. Scott Pendlebury organizes activity 400|01:28 That travel and determination is evocative overdue NBA legend Kobe Bryant, that the Pies champ has actually long admired featuring possessing the words 'Mamba Attitude' written on the inside of his jumper in 2014." He is actually undoubtedly a basketball enthusiast and also Kobe Bryant was his favorite player at some stage, I view correlations because," Fraser mentioned." I always remember exactly how committed Kobe was on a personal amount and I assume 'Pendles' has a large level of that in him. "I presume his main emphasis is actually still very much on the team. That becomes part of his evolution, having attained a great deal in the video game, he can easily disperse his power and frame of mind to other parts of the video game" MELBOURNE, VICTORIA - APRIL 25: Jobe Watson of the Bombing Planes (L) and also Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies drink hands just before they walk to the Anzac banner during the course of the round four AFL match in between the Essendon Bombers and the Collingwood Magpies at Melbourne Cricket Ground on April 25, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/AFL Media/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSINSIGHTSMaxwell disclosed his partnership along with Pendlebury was actually built on the two strolling the water at Williamson at 9pm at the center of winter months in the onset of their progress. Originally arranging the additional sessions along with his much younger teammate, the parts will promptly be reversed." Early times I would certainly contact him as well as go past as well as pick him up and we will stroll in the water for those added healings two or even 3 times a full week," Maxwell recollected." It specified where I was actually possessing kids as well as my evenings changed, after that he will be texting me going: 'Be down certainly there in 10 minutes, I'm going down'. So our company went full circle." Those were the significant ones for our team very early days constructing a partnership." MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 28: Will Minson of the Bulldogs chases Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies during the shot one AFL complement between the Western Bulldogs and the Collingwood Magpies at Etihad Stadium on March 28, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photograph by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSMeanwhile Cloke said along with a laugh Pendlebury "shaking up along with those s **** y dreadlocks" in the 2011 time was when he began to reveal different sides to his personality.Cloke called him a "good individual you could constantly have a conversation with"-- including a group of gamers appreciating frequent visits to coffee shops as well as lunch time places during the course of the full week. It is actually the on-field tricks Cloke remembers most fondly though, even though Pendlebury "could not kick the round over a bind container"-- yet certain can tie out some bullet passes inside fifty." Certainly on the footy industry he exudes charm and class. He is actually thus hassle-free moving as well as smooth along with ball in hand," Cloke mentioned. "He's only an amazing craftsman-- he knows what to accomplish along with sphere in hand and exactly how to make something out of nothing at all-- that's what the good players do." He made being actually an ahead very effortless as well as it was actually constantly a pleasure to see. I received a frontal row chair to a masterclass weekly." I have excellent memories of enjoying him running along the wing, appearing a blockage and also booting targets or even booting it to me and the likes of Leigh Brown and also Chris Dawes." MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 21: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies leads his team off the field after succeeding the round 23 AFL suit between the Carlton Woe and the Collingwood Magpies at Melbourne Cricket Ground on August 21, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photograph by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSTwo-time Copeland Prize champion Paul Licuria uncovered on the Collingwood web site this week that when showing a younger 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 make him throw up.' However Licuria was actually the one about to vomitting in battling to stay on par with the at that point 19-year old Pendlebury. It's a conviction Fraser could associate with in remembering merely exactly how affordable Pendlebury remained in any activity he joined. "You would certainly cast your eye throughout the group as well as when everyone seemed like they were actually struggling, he may possess been struggling yet certainly never let it show," Fraser bore in mind. "There was a thoughts game going on where if you were actually competing in one thing, he wasn't heading to quit till he found a means to gain. "That was actually coming from a really early age-- whether the boys were participating in baseball, a video game of football or even in the activity hauling-- he was actually a guy that wished to manage to walk away somehow a champion. "That's something that's stored him in great stead throughout his profession. If he's been able to drive 'Licca' relevant of vomitting, he is actually pretty special, given that 'Licca' is actually like I have actually observed in relations to instruction.".