Bucks on Pendles

[ottoman]

I put Daicos above them both. He was a god.

Took the words out of my mouth. Was just about to ask people if they forgot a guy named Daicos.

 

[Kilmo]

I put Daicos above them both. He was a god.

I put Stan Magro above all of them.

 

[35Daicos]

I was talking to my old man a few weeks back (we're both born and bred Collingwood men) and I said to him, "who's the best Collingwood player you've ever seen?" After a few moments he replied, "Bucks." (and he has personalised plates commemorating Darren Millane - number 6, such was his fanfare of him.)

That's a great story Ricky90 and I enjoyed reading it, but (and sorry if I've somehow misread this) but the great Darren Millane wore number 42, so why have you mentioned number 6?

 

[PieNSauce]

Great story mate, I'm only a couple a couple of years older than you but I would have to say as good as Pendles is in my opinion Bucks is and always will be the better player. He was as dominant as they come in what was an ordinary side, I would have loved to have seen him play in a side like our 2010 team where the focus isn't only on him.

Buckley was a better kick, mark and had bigger impact on games, Pendles has better evasiveness. Both are big game players. My old man says bucks is our best and most complete player that he has ever seen, I'm happy to take his word for it.

Both are/will be Collingwood greats but Bucks is on top of the tree and as good as Pendles is Buckley was once in a generation!

I'm not in the camp that believes that Bucks was necessarily the better player personally. He did have sublime hand and foot skills for sure but to me that's not where being the best player starts and ends. Bucks himself has alluded on many occasions to his lack of people skills and unfortunately that is the one area that let him down as a rounded player and very definitely as captain. It's true that Bucks improved his people skills late in his career but I don't think you can ignore the fact that for the vast majority of it he was polarising both within and outside the club. To my thinking that probably cost us more than most people care to imagine. Pendles, like Bucks has sublime skills although for sheer penetration and accuracy of kicking, Bucks was ahead of him. I would rate Pendles awareness and evasive skills as marginally superior but I suspect that his people skills will be the area where Pendles exceeds what Bucks had to offer.

I know this assessment won't be to everyone's liking but when I think of Bucks' career, I think of individuality whilst Both Maxwell and Pendles make me think far more of team. If footy was an individual sport I would rate Bucks as possibly the greatest Collingwood player I have ever seen but it is a team sport and hence I will always apply some discount to his achievements. That of course is not to say that I do not hold him in high esteem, just not on the same pedestal that so many put him.

 

[THATSGOLD]

Carrying the team on his shoulders the way Buckley did in the 90s now.
Must be a Buckley thing.

 

[Captivating]

I too questioned Pendles, I thought he was too meek and mild, I prefer a fire breather, but he's getting the job done isn't he

I'm not so sure, given we're screaming to get Maxy back to provide on field leadership that's missing.

 

[loki04]

I'm not so sure, given we're screaming to get Maxy back to provide on field leadership that's missing.

Not sure we are screaming for it I have seen the defence look a shambles even with Maxwell in the team, I think it is a cop out we have won games with him out and we have lost games with him out. We have looked rock solid with him in and looked all at sea with him in, if the midfield is getting beaten and are being lazy not applying pressure then the defence invariably looks like shit.

Also with him gone it is giving/forcing other players to stand up and be counted in this area, much like Steele bumping Grundy away from doing his usual head explosion and giving away a free kick. Something no one would of expected.

 

[Ricky90]

That's a great story Ricky90 and I enjoyed reading it, but (and sorry if I've somehow misread this) but the great Darren Millane wore number 42, so why have you mentioned number 6?

Yeah, seems I've gotten my players wrong. I must have been thinking of Peter McKenna - completely different era even (it definitely wasn't Brodie Holland haha). Now I look silly. I've heard dad rave on for years about all the great Magpies, I've just been confused on who was who.

 

[Anzacday]

Yeah, seems I've gotten my players wrong. I must have been thinking of Peter McKenna - completely different era even (it definitely wasn't Brodie Holland haha). Now I look silly. I've heard dad rave on for years about all the great Magpies, I've just been confused on who was who.

No worries about the mix up.
Good post I enjoyed reading. I would say Buckley is our best , (I started in the 70's as a kid) not only with what he did, but how consistent he was. Daicos was a star and we all loved it when he went near the ball as we knew something special was about to happen, but he wasn't as consistent.
That said, Pendles is not too far behind Bucks now albeit in a better team and he is very consistent too.

 

[35Daicos]

Yeah, seems I've gotten my players wrong. I must have been thinking of Peter McKenna - completely different era even (it definitely wasn't Brodie Holland haha). Now I look silly. I've heard dad rave on for years about all the great Magpies, I've just been confused on who was who.

Don't worry about it mate. It's nothing to lose any sleep over.

 

[jonbe54]

As for the best I have seen play 2 stand head and shoulders above the rest for sublime skills, Daicos of course and a young bloke by the name of Greening.

For pure animal toughness Tuddy would lead the brigade.

No player is the complete package, no matter what the publicists say, look at fabulous Phil the most gifted player I have ever had the joy of watching at this club or any other. Could have been an all time great but was fatally flawed by a total lack of self control of temper onfield.