.Scott Pendlebury are going to leave behind a long (long) long lasting legacy at the Collingwood Volleyball Nightclub ... over 400 games worth. He's been actually Collingwood's personal special version of a dynasty as well as arguably one of the most impactful plan any club in the modern era.Sure, there's been other champions like Gary Ablett and Lance Franklin, plus dynasty sides including Geelong, Hawthorn as well as Richmond.Round 21WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Establish a down payment limit.Watch every game of every round this Toyota AFL Premiership Time LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge trial today > But considering that Pendlebury was actually drafted to the Pies in 2005, they've possessed virtually twenty years of steady distinction as well as been actually frequently in opinion for premierships, along with pair of to present for it (that might effectively have been a lot more). Practically one else may say they have actually had that constant figure contributing to results for such an extended period to place him in a game of his very own. In lots of ways Pendlebury personifies Collingwood as a whole over the last twenty years-- the optimals have not been as higher or even for provided that various other superstars and also fantastic teams-- yet the durability remains in unusual air.MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies postures with his Premiership Award after the 2023 AFL Grand Final suit between Collingwood Magpies as well as Brisbane Lions at Melbourne Cricket Ground, on September 30, 2023, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/AFL Photos/via Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSIt's some of lots of points that's composed Pendlebury's incredible legacy as he prepares to come to be the 6th player in AFL/VFL background to participate in 400 games when the Pies play arch rivalrous Carlton on Sunday evening. "When I went back to the footy nightclub in 2021, it was an essential thing for me to reconnect along with the club-- I really did not know just how significant it would certainly be actually," Collingwood head of advancement as well as Pendlebury's ex-teammate Josh Fraser told foxfooty.com.au." I don't forget visiting Adelaide for his 350th activity in 2022, that hit me just how exclusive he was actually. I understood it, yet I presume being at the club when it happened and viewing the whole experience to come to 350 was actually extraordinary." This coming Saturday night is visiting be yet another amount once again." In returning to the nightclub I've really felt glad I've had the capacity to discuss as well as view component of his trip up close. He's an incredible gamer, yet also an amazing individual, husband and also dad as well." To view him happen by means of the doors as a teen and turn into what he's ended up being right now is actually one thing I'm quite glad to have seen." When you speak league wide, the universal respect he possesses. Certainly not every other gamer has that and some are polarised, however he's one everybody values just how fantastic he is actually." ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 16: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies celebrates his 350th activity during the course of the 2022 AFL Sphere 18 match 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 through Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSSYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 14: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies leads staff 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. (Photograph by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSThe quadruple century milestone alone is an impressive achievement, nevertheless the remainder of his stacked heritage featuring two flags, a Rule Johnson medal, five ideal as well as fairests and also six All-Australians. Fellow Magpies fantastic Nathan Buckley tagging Pendlebury the 132-year outdated club's greatest ever player is informing, stemming from the bloke who has probably the other strongest claim to the name. LEGACYThere's Pendlebury's strict off-field professionalism and trust and also private drive to ensure he's the most effective sportsmen he could be-- and precisely crucial to him still going strong at 36. There's the hassle-free moving ability that makes it seem like he can easily cease opportunity on the field amongst chaos as well as improve on the large phase when the stress concerns go to their highest.Oh and performed you recognize he has a basketball background?The list goes on.MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Steele Sidebottom of the Magpies celebrates along with Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies after kicking an objective during the course of the 2023 AFL Grand Final suit between Collingwood Magpies as well as Brisbane Lions at Melbourne Cricket Ground, on September 30, 2023, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo through Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos/via Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSCollingwood 2010 premiership leader Nick Maxwell mentioned there is actually "no silver bullet" to Pendlebury's successes, along with his preparation as well as capacity to care for his body system the best he is actually observed. It is actually precisely been actually key to Pendlebury's consistency, which is what Maxwell thinks collections him other than other AFL greats. "There is actually players like 'Swanny' (Dane Swan) and also 'Bucks' (Buckley) where their absolute best and outright peak might be far better-- 40 touches and also a handful of targets and also form of factor," Maxwell told foxfooty.com.au." But there's been nowhere near the uniformity of an eight or even 9 away from 10 that Pendlebury has been for generally 18 years. To become able to end up 15 out of 18 attend the top 3 in the best and also fairest is only unprecedented." To be at that level for as long is actually why I have actually acquired him over any person I've viewed play." It's in fact the hardest point to carry out. You can have fantastic seasons or even fantastic 5 or even six-year durations, yet to perform it like he contends that level boggles the mind." GOLD SHORE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 19: Chip Maxwell and Scott Pendlebury arrive for a Collingwood Magpies AFL training session at Metricon Arena on July 19, 2013 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo through Chris Hyde/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSMaxwell could not recognize a particular moment when he first acknowledged Pendlebury was special, stating he had "constant growth" as well as "always kept including coatings." Hell, by Pendlebury's 2nd time in 2007, he was actually already starring in the nightclub's deep-seated finals run.Maxwell, that handed the captaincy over to Pendlebury in 2014, feels his leadership visited another level when he managed to recognise his capacity to impact allies by bringing them alongside him. "That's what our company worked on early times - what he could educate a young player that did weights or even an additional session along with him," Maxwell included." As our company started incorporating those levels, that is actually when he realised the impact he can carry every person else." MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 04: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies works with the round with Dane Swan throughout the around 19 AFL complement in between the Collingwood Magpies and the Essendon Bombing Planes at Melbourne Cricket Ground on August 4, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Picture by Michael Dodge/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSMagpies 2010 premiership forward Travis Cloke proposed Pendlebury's tradition extends to past themself and also soccer. "Normally you connect tradition to personal awards. But he'll be remembered for whatever he's managed to do for Collingwood," Cloke informed foxfooty.com.au." He obtained the utmost success beforehand, after that developed the club back up as well as acquired it once more. When he carries out ultimately end up, he'll have left the football nightclub in a much better spot than when he got here." It's not just on field, he is actually performed incredible traits for the neighborhood of that soccer club as well as the brand name of AFL soccer." He is actually a world-class person and footballer and will certainly remain in the Venue of Fame eventually. I'm sure whatever he does upload soccer, he'll be actually amazing at. Allow's wish it's training in the AFL, because he is actually got a fantastic soccer intelligence." MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 25: Travis Cloke and also Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies commemorate an objective during the course of the ANZAC Day round 5 AFL suit between the Essendon Bombers and the Collingwood Magpies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on April 25, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photograph by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSSo where does the upcoming level expertise derive from?Fraser feels it is actually "intrinsic" given Pendlebury possessed a devotion coming from a youthful grow older to "acquire the best out of themself" including travelling from Sale around Victoria to play jr basketball. Pendlebury then "grabbed a whole lot" coming from others at Collingwood in the very early days of his AFL trip and also was "quite harmonic along with his setting" to find out what functioned greatest for him. Scott Pendlebury gets ready for game 400|01:28 That travel as well as willpower is evocative overdue NBA tale Kobe Bryant, that the Pies champ has long appreciated featuring having words 'Mamba Mentality' created on the inside of his jumper in 2013." He is actually undoubtedly a baseball fan as well as Kobe Bryant was his favourite gamer at one phase, I find similarities in that," Fraser claimed." I bear in mind how committed Kobe performed a personal level and I believe 'Pendles' has a sizable level of that in him. "I presume his major concentration is actually still quite on the team. That's part of his advancement, having attained a lot in the activity, he can disperse his energy and state of mind to other portion of the activity" MELBOURNE, VICTORIA - APRIL 25: Jobe Watson of the Bombers (L) and Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies tremble hands prior to they walk to the Anzac streamer throughout the circular four AFL match between the Essendon Bombers and the Collingwood Magpies at Melbourne Cricket Ground on April 25, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Picture through Michael Dodge/AFL Media/Getty Images) Source: FOX SPORTSINSIGHTSMaxwell disclosed his relationship with Pendlebury was improved both walking the water at Williamson at 9pm at the center of wintertime in the onset of their careers. Originally planning the added treatments with his younger teammate, the jobs would rapidly be actually turned around." Very early times I 'd contact him and also transcend and select him up as well as we would certainly walk in the water for those added rehabilitations 2 or even 3 opportunities a week," Maxwell remembered." It got to the point where I was possessing youngsters as well as my nights altered, at that point he would certainly be texting me going: 'Be down certainly there in 10 mins, I am actually going down'. So our company went full circle." Those were actually the big ones for our company early times developing a partnership." MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 28: Will Minson of the Bulldogs chases Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies during the course of the round one AFL match between the Western side Bulldogs as well as the Collingwood Magpies at Etihad Stadium on March 28, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photograph by Spot Dadswell/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSMeanwhile Cloke mentioned along with a laugh Pendlebury "rocking up with those s **** y dreadlocks" in the 2011 season was when he began to present various edges to his personality.Cloke contacted him a "excellent human you might regularly have a chat with"-- consisting of a group of gamers appreciating regular brows through to coffee shops as well as lunch areas in the course of the full week. It's the on-field shenanigans Cloke recalls very most fondly though, even if Pendlebury "couldn't kick the round over a jam tin"-- yet sure could lace out some bullet passes inside 50." Certainly on the footy area he oozes personal appeal and also course. He's thus soft relocating and smooth with ball in palm," Cloke said. "He is actually merely a remarkable specialist-- he knows what to perform along with sphere in palm as well as how to make one thing away from nothing-- that's what the excellent players perform." He brought in being an onward really quick and easy as well as it was actually always a delight to enjoy. I acquired a frontal row chair to a masterclass every week." I have really good minds of viewing him leaving the wing, appearing a stop as well as booting objectives or even kicking it to me and the similarity Leigh Brown and also Chris Dawes." MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 21: Scott Pendlebury of the Magpies leads his team off the field after gaining the sphere 23 AFL match between the Carlton Blues and the Collingwood Magpies at Melbourne Cricket Ground on August 21, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Picture through Daniel Pockett/Getty Images) Resource: FOX SPORTSTwo-time Copeland Prize winner Paul Licuria revealed on the Collingwood site recently that when revealing a youthful Pendlebury the ropes in the course of a 2007 pre-season instruction treatment, he drove his understudy to the point of 'half attempting to create him throw up.' However Licuria was actually the one about to throwing up in having a hard time to maintain the at that point 19-year old Pendlebury. It's a conviction Fraser could possibly connect to in recollecting simply how very competitive Pendlebury remained in any sort of task he participated in. "You 'd cast your eye around the group and when everyone seemed like they were actually struggling, he might have been actually straining but never let it reveal," Fraser kept in mind. "There was a thoughts activity happening where if you were actually contending in something, he wasn't visiting stop until he located a way to win. "That was actually from an extremely early age-- whether the kids were participating in basketball, an activity of soccer or even in the game training-- he was actually an individual who desired to have the capacity to leave in some way a champion. "That is actually something that's held him in excellent standing throughout his occupation. If he's managed to push 'Licca' relevant of vomitting, he is actually pretty special, considering that 'Licca' is actually as good as I've viewed in relations to instruction.".