Our captain clearly wasn't 100% last year and here is the reason why - with many thanks to 'think better' over on Nick's for posting the OP there.
an article in the Adelaide Now site talks about Pendlebury's injury throughout 2018 - seemed pretty obvious the he was carrying something for most of the year but this sounds pretty serious.
No point me posting a link but here is a bit of the article
Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury has revealed his secret struggle with a back problem last year which required post-season surgery.
The superstar onballer went under the knife after the Grand Final loss to relieve a debilitating nerve issue which hampered him in the second-half of last season.
While the five-time club champion has since regained full mobility, Pendlebury said he could barely pick the ball up off the ground at times last year.
“I was in a bit of strife most weeks last year,” Pendlebury said on the Jock and Journo podcast.
“It is not a nice feeling when you come out after half-time and you can barely touch your knees.
“I couldn’t believe the difference when I started training again in the summer (after the surgery), just being able to bend over and pick up ground balls easily.
“I remember saying to one of the physios ‘it feels good being able to get down to the ground so easily without having to worry about coming back up’.”
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I think therefore I think - I think
an article in the Adelaide Now site talks about Pendlebury's injury throughout 2018 - seemed pretty obvious the he was carrying something for most of the year but this sounds pretty serious.
No point me posting a link but here is a bit of the article
Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury has revealed his secret struggle with a back problem last year which required post-season surgery.
The superstar onballer went under the knife after the Grand Final loss to relieve a debilitating nerve issue which hampered him in the second-half of last season.
While the five-time club champion has since regained full mobility, Pendlebury said he could barely pick the ball up off the ground at times last year.
“I was in a bit of strife most weeks last year,” Pendlebury said on the Jock and Journo podcast.
“It is not a nice feeling when you come out after half-time and you can barely touch your knees.
“I couldn’t believe the difference when I started training again in the summer (after the surgery), just being able to bend over and pick up ground balls easily.
“I remember saying to one of the physios ‘it feels good being able to get down to the ground so easily without having to worry about coming back up’.”
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I think therefore I think - I think