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- Sep 4, 2016
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At the very least he should get Shaw's record. Harvey/Tuck are too far away to consider at this stage. From memory Harvey/Bradley/Fletcher were largely on one year contracts towards the end and that's the right way.Of course Scott Pendlebury will breakMichael Tuck’sBoomer Harvey’s * game record ...
... (currently Pendles 286, Harvey 432) ...
... but what do you reckon Pendles’ exit strategy will look like?
(1) First up, how many seasons do you think Pendles has left in him?
Most likely will be a handover as we've done with Shaw/Brown and Maxwell/Pendlebury. Buckley/Burns was a matter of circumstances through Buckley's hamstrings and Clement retiring early for family reasons.He’s currently 31.
His current contract runs out end of 2020 season.
Our previous three captains were Maxwell (retired at 31), Burns (retired at 33) and Buckley (retired at 35)
GAJ and Luke Hodge are currently 35
(2) On the question of the captaincy, should/would there be a succession plan that allows an orderly handover / crossover, like happened with Maxwell -> Pendlebury? Or will Pendlebury exit the captaincy on the day he retires without a succession plan in place like what happened with Buckley -> Burns?
Baring a Buckley/Swan injury situation he'll go out in the manner of Shaw while he's still capable of good footy. He's been resilient and has never relied upon pace, so it will be a form issue and one that's more based on the form of others; I can't see Pendlebury standing in the way of a younger player. His experience at another club will come as non-playing assistant coach, should he ultimately go down the coaching path.(3) How do you think Pendles will exit Collingwood?
Will he retire at Collingwood when he’s at the top of his game? (eg: Leigh ‘The Anvil’ Brown)
Will he retire at Collingwood when his body has given up and he can give no more? (Eg: N.Buckley)
Will he seek / get traded, Eg: to get the experience of another club environment? (Eg: Hodge, Mitchell)
NextAnd for completeness ...
Will he get sacked over some drug fuelled sex scandal involving organised crime and an outlaw motorcycle gang?
Will he get delisted?
Will he leave as a free agent? (Not up with the FA rules, is this an option? Somebody let me know and I’ll add to poll if necessary)
Poll above
No, will retire
No, one club player
See Q3(4) What are the considerations of Pendles going to another club?
IIRC, he’s interested in a future in coaching, so maybe he’d benefit from seeing inside another club environment?
At his age I dare say Pendlebury is already worth more to us than we'd get in return. I'm liking the slight change to his role this year where we're using his kicking skills more on the outside and to deliver the footy inside 50.Would Collingwood consider trading him out while he still has some value? (Obviously Ed would rather cast Pendles in bronze before he’d allow that to happen, but would / should Collingwood be ruthless in the quest of Premierships if that makes sense?)
Or let him go where he wants to go for peanuts?
Obviously Sam Mitchell and Luke Hodge are useful prototypes for this discussion.
* Thanks 35Daicos Pricey97
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