Player Watch Scott Pendlebury

[ClaytonM]

I am genuinely unsure of this one. He is obviously not the same player and is making mistakes at times that he would never make in his prime. However his best is still.very good.

If the record was not just around the corner I would probably lean toward this being his last year. But that is a big carrot and he is the Legend.

 

[gouki88]

Why are we indicting sport science for improvement?

Probably for not improving enough to salvage whatever mystery ailment Wilbur is suffering to cause him to no longer be a 40 goal kicker

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

I am genuinely unsure of this one. He is obviously not the same player and is making mistakes at times that he would never make in his prime. However his best is still.very good.

If the record was not just around the corner I would probably lean toward this being his last year. But that is a big carrot and he is the Legend.

apart from a couple of quieter games and one stinker early in Opening Round he's been the Pendles of old this year

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

Probably for not improving enough to salvage whatever mystery ailment Wilbur is suffering to cause him to no longer be a 40 goal kicker

he needed a knee operation just to clean out loose bodies in that right knee in the 2018 offseason somehow this transferred to a left knee injury and a ball of fluid he barely kicks multiple goals nowadays but i am aware he's more a broad utility than a specialist forward now

 

[uglyphilbert]

He is still a brilliant player and extremely smart. That little handball and shepherd he gave to Daicos with Langdon right on him was brilliant. Our centre clearances remain our weakness, and I think it would be even worse without Pendlebury directing everyone.

 

[Professor Knowall]

Has to play next year, still so good!

Only next year? Surely we sign him up for a long term deal so he can chase down Vic Cumberland’s record!

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

i have no idea what Clayton is seeing that Pendles is declining at some dramatic pace he's far from Buddy levels of cooked and is still one of our best every week at 37

 

[domus]

I am genuinely unsure of this one. He is obviously not the same player and is making mistakes at times that he would never make in his prime. However his best is still.very good.

If the record was not just around the corner I would probably lean toward this being his last year. But that is a big carrot and he is the Legend.

What!!!!! If he was 20 years old we'd be in raptures after his performance today. What are you sniffing?

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

What!!!!! If he was 20 years old we'd be in raptures after his performance today. What are you sniffing?

in a rare bit of praise Dunstall even said Pendles looked 20 when he had that vintage candy selling clearance leading to the Beau goal

 

[ClaytonM]

What!!!!! If he was 20 years old we'd be in raptures after his performance today. What are you sniffing?

I am not basing it on one game, and I am sitting on the fence at the moment. It would appear the club is as well given Pendles comments.

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

I am not basing it on one game, and I am sitting on the fence at the moment. It would appear the club is as well given Pendles comments.

what did he say?

 

[gouki88]

I am not basing it on one game, and I am sitting on the fence at the moment. It would appear the club is as well given Pendles comments.

Just seems to be the approach we’re taking with all our olds. Given he’s still easily in our best midfield and wants to go on, he’ll go on

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

Just seems to be the approach we’re taking with all our olds. Given he’s still easily in our best midfield and wants to go on, he’ll go o

on? out with a premiership? don't leave me hanging!

 

[gouki88]

on? out with a premiership? don't leave me hanging!

Fixed haha

 

[ClaytonM]

what did he say?

I got the impression the club is not discussing an extension at this stage.

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

I got the impression the club is not discussing an extension at this stage.

he is 37 so definitely a good decision to put him in the wait and see bracket post bye because the end can come quick as we have seen with (albeit different positioned) Tom Hawkins , Joel Selwood , Buddy Franklin among a few over the last couple of years

 

[South of the Yarra]

His composure under pressure today when other players were fumbling and feeling the heat was outstanding.

 

[JoinDate]

I was surprised how little respect he was given today. He's more than adept at finding space but there were points today where he had aeons.

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

goal 203 hopefully not far away nothing better than a all too rare Pendles goal

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

I was surprised how little respect he was given today. He's more than adept at finding space but there were points today where he had aeons.

they dismiss him because he is 37 and the dees payed the price

 

[RedmanWasHere]

414th game in the bag.

12 games to equal Tucky.

Assuming he plays on next year, he'll be the same age Boomer was when Brad Scott shafted him.

 

[Bianconeri]

goal 203 hopefully not far away nothing better than a all too rare Pendles goal

They can’t be that rare if he’s scored 202 of them.

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

They can’t be that rare if he’s scored 202 of them.

nowadays he's lucky to score 5 in a year lol

 

[Tippy78]

nowadays he's lucky to score 5 in a year lol

Hasn’t scored more than 3 goals since Anzac Day 2011 so bit worried maybe he also had some fluid behind his knee?

 

[jathanas]

I got the impression the club is not discussing an extension at this stage.

The club might opt to continue with only 2 out Howe, Steele, & Pendles.

I wouldn't rush that decision. Arguably, Howe and Steele are even more important than the great man.