Pendlebury's countdown to 313

[Damien]

For me it's Daics #1 and Bucks #2. Captaining a Premiership would slot him into three for mine quite nicely.

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You may be wondering if this is a person or a computer responding.

[jatsad]

Great as Pendles is, he is not in my top 5 and I have been watching Collingwood since 1966. But he doesn't miss by much.

In order:

1. John Greening - Would have been a legend of the game. Had an incredible amount of natural and athletic ability and was spectacular as well.
2. Peter Daicos - Changed the way small forwards kicked goals forever. Could do anything.
3. Nathan Buckley - Total ability and professionalism - best kick of a football I've ever seen and that includes Darren Jarman
4. Len Thompson - Best ruckman of his generation and was the first of the athletic, free running ruckmen. Again changed the game.
5. Dane Swan - Best burst player in the past 25 years. Incredible strength and football nous.
6. Wayne Richardson - Champion rover who consistently got 30 possessions when possession meant something. Never wasted a kick.
7. Scott Pendlebury - Anyone who makes time stand still is a great. Would have been higher but to my mind hasn't been an inspiring captain. Still time though.
8. Gavin Brown - Could play anywhere. Didn't understand the meaning of fear and best one on one player for his size I've seen.
9.Phil Carman - Raw natural ability and extremely fit and athletic. Would have been higher if he had played longer.
10. Darren Millane - Not the most highly skilled player but made up for it with his toughness. His impacts on games was immeasurable. Huge tragedy that he passed on so early.

This is my opinion and others may disagree. It is only based on players I've seen.

[Bleedblackanwhite]

1. Blair
2. Mayne
3. White
4. Karnezis
5. Young

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[Tannin]

[Tannin]

[think positive]

Two great posts.

[Pies4shaw]

[makri]

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[Presti35]

Pendles now sits in the top 10 for games played at Collingwood.

Last night he passed Harry Collier and one more game sees him pass Gavin Brown. 5 more to pass Swan, 7 to pass Buckley, 8 to pass McHale, 11 to pass Burns, 14 to pass Thompson. He'll need to play another 24 to crack the top 3.

https://afltables.com/afl/stats/alltime/collingwood.html

[Presti35]

360 opened up tonight with Robbo suggesting Pendles is the greatest Magpie of all. He mentioned Bob Rose was widely considered the best, but Rose himself said Buckley was the best.

Robbo said he'd only seen Bucks and Pendles. But Robbo could subtly be trying to stick it to Bucks. Who knows?

6 more games see's him pass Swan (258), Buckley (260), McHale (261) and Burns (264).

Either way, the Cap is in great form and will be in AA and Copeland trophy discussions if he keeps it up. Would love it, but I think the Brownlow is out of reach.

[qldmagpie67]

Presti I watched that and wondered about it but in context since round 3 he's been very very complimentary of not just Buckley but also Collingwood.
He's been saying loads of positive stuff and giving out praise to both players and coach.
I wondered at the time had he had a tap on the shoulder and been told to be more fair in his appraisal the he had been in the past.
He lost his gig on SEN with rumours saying it was largely due to his constant bagging of all things Collingwood and Buckley as it was alienating a large listening audience.
Be it true or partially true his attitude has definitely changed
As for the comment about Pendles geez it's a tough argument.
In my time Buckley is the best I've seen but Pendles deserves to be in the conversation along with Swanny

[RudeBoy]

1. Greening - easily the greatest ever player I've seen.

2. Daicos - supreme ability to turn a game on his own. Nothing he couldn't do. Mr Magic.

3. Tuddy - our greatest ever leader.

4. Bucks - our first fully professional player. Carried the team for a decade.

5. Pendles - like Bucks (hard to split them). Mr Dependable. Mr consistency.

6. Swan - the machine.

7. Carman (would have been higher, but for his short lived career with us)

8. Thomson - best ruckman we've had.

9. McKenna - best forward by far.

10. Millane - spiritual captain.[/b][/b]

[Mugwump]

Greatness depends a lot on the terms of definition, but if defined as match-winning ability (best on ground) in the time I’ve been watching , ie more or less since 1970 I get the list below. If defined as footballing skill and beauty, it’d be a little different.

1. Daicos
2. Buckley
3. Thompson
4. McKenna
5. Swan
6. Pendlebury
7. W Richardson
8. Carman
9. Picken
10. Moore (Peter)
11. Tony Shaw
12. Graham Wright

Greening’s career was too short to tell. Millane is remembered with rose tinted spectacles. Great player, great leader, but rarely turned a game off his own boot, as all of the above could. Graham Wright is a seriously underrrated footballer who came second in the Brownlow in our premiership year. He could carve an opposition to ribbons and it’s ironic that Millane, on the other wing, is so lionized while Wright is largely forgotten.

McKenna was not a great natural footballer (Hudson was miles better in raw skill) but he was still one the greatest weapon players ever to pull on a Pies jumper., and won us game after game.

The one that most people underrrate is Len Thompson. If you are unsure how good he was, try reading the top ten Brownlow vote getters between 1969 and 1973. He won it in 72, and featured in the top ten at least two other years, despite being in an outstandingly strong side. He was a giant in every sense.

Tuddenham probably should be there, in the top 6, but his best mostly predates my time.

As I said, it depends on your definition.