#10 Scott Pendlebury

Culprit · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Port Melbourne

He is a quality receiver not a head over the ball type player. Hopefully as he bulks up and matures he will get better in that area. He is starting to be targetted by the opposition as well. Mongrel is something you cannot teach it has to be there.

roar · Joined: 01 Sep 2004

Doesn't have to be mongrel, culprit, but he has to go when it's his time. And I reckon that is something he can learn.

I have faith he will improve in this area because he wants to get the best out of himself. Added maturity will also help.

Culprit · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Port Melbourne

^^ agree we sometimes forget how young he actually is.

swoop42 · Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:51 am

If he wasn't so talented doubt we or Mick would be so willing to overlook this flaw in his game.

God help Johnson or L.Brown if they back out of a contest.

Pretty sure actually he didn't go hard enough on a couple of occassions Friday night with one if I remember correctly coming at a critical point in the game.

Whether it be Pendlebury or someone else make no mistake it will cost us a game one day when the stakes are at there highest.

When it's your turn to go you've just got to summon up the mental fortitude to do it for your teammates.

thebaldfacts · Joined: 02 Aug 2007

42 · Nathan Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Location: Magnificent Melbourne

Happened right in front of me and i was embarassed for him. Surprised it was highlighted in the media over the weekend.

Pendles is my 2nd fav player (after Didak), but suicidal courage is not his thing. Will never go down as a G Brown, a N Maxwell or a S Burns (all of whom are\were suicidally courageous). But he is still a great player.

Piethagoras' Theorem · the hypotenuse, is always a cakewalk Joined: 29 May 2006

Some interesting replies and I agree with what's been said. Glad no one has taken any cheap shots, constructive criticism never hurt anyone and I'm sure that Scotty, being the wonderful professional that he is would be aware of that aspect of his game and will do his best to eradicate any flaws. Now for more pressing matters, did I mention how ordinary that tash looked? Razz

spoljar · Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Location: Lynbrook

Footy teams are made up of all sorts.

Some are Head over the Ball players, some are receivers. No team can have 22 players play exactly the same way. In fact, a team with 22 like players, would never win a premiership IMHO.

3rd degree · Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Location: John Wren's tote

Agreed Spoljar - Pendlebury is a more flashy runner styled player compared to the likes of Swan, Beams and OBree - but for his size and ability I would like to see more from him aggression at times. Overall the best is yet to come from the moustached monster.

drew1602 · Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Location: Northcote Victoria

The good thing is after his initial poor effort in the marking contest he laid a tackle to cause a turnover which resulted in and end to end goal for the Pies ..I think he knew straight away his first effort was poor and he then went about making amends for it straight away......Everyone allowed to make an errot/mistake...its what you learn from it that counyts in the long run...Scott aint stupid..he will learn move on and contunue is upwards progression as an elite midfielder...

Trezegol · Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Location: Doncaster East

Puting your head over the ball cannot be learned. You either have it or you don't. Pendles doesn't have it.

He's pulled out of marking contests about half a dozen times this year. The more he does it, the more faith his teamates will lose in him.

There are certain things that you cannot control on a footy field - courage is not one of them.

thebaldfacts · Joined: 02 Aug 2007

Lot of people have been criticising Pendles for not going hard enough at the footy, so i thought I would praise him.
Did anyone see him back into the on coming Scum player in that marking contest early in the last quarter?
Great to see that he put his body on the line.

Piethagoras' Theorem · the hypotenuse, is always a cakewalk Joined: 29 May 2006

Must've missed it but that's great to hear as I was a bit critical of him after the dogs game. Perhaps he was a little tentative after the knee injury and is now fully recovered.

PIES4LYF · Joined: 06 Apr 2008 Location: Melbourne

Pendlebury is a star! Before his knee injury(Remember he was ONLY out for 1 week) he was on avge 30 disposals a game and the last 4 weeks he has been back each of his games got better and almost seems to be 100% again. By the way thebaldfacts i agree and i saw the play you were talking about but he does this many times and i think he has from this season and is getting alot better (he is only 21) at becoming a inside mid aswell as a outside mid which is the perfect midfielder Smile

Mr Smith Goes To C'Wood · Joined: 06 Oct 2008

Yes I noticed the Pendles play, was terrific. Shaw even went one better going back against the flight in all or nothing defence... with no thought whatsoever for consequence. Gee it was impressive. His whole game was seriously fabulous.