Collingwood veteran Scott Pendlebury will play on subsequent 12 months, whereas coach Craig McRae has signed a contract extension to the tip of the 2026 AFL season.
The 35-year-old Pendlebury will proceed for a nineteenth season in 2024, placing the Magpies nice in sight of his four-hundredth AFL recreation. Only 5 VFL/AFL gamers have reached that milestone.
Pendlebury has performed 370 video games, a membership report, and will be part of Brent Harvey (432 video games), Michael Tuck (426), Shaun Burgoyne (407), Kevin Bartlett (403) and Dustin Fletcher (400) within the unique membership.
“I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to be a part of this club for one more year at least,” Pendlebury mentioned in a press release on Wednesday.
“I have completely bought in to what ‘Fly’ (McRae) and the coaches have created and I am loving it.
“Being a one-club player was one thing, something I am proud of, but my main motivation is to do all I can to assist the coaching group to develop our squad.
“As a collective we are loving our football and have an appetite to just getting better and succeeding which really excites me.”
Last 12 months, McRae – in his debut season as Magpies coach – took the membership to a preliminary closing wherein they had been one-point losers to Sydney.
This season, Collingwood are premiership favourites and prime the ladder with 11 wins and two losses.
“Leading this team and being a part of this great club is something I am incredibly grateful for and I look forward to continuing on this journey,” McRae, a former assistant at Richmond and Brisbane, mentioned.
“In my 16 years of coaching I haven’t seen a group quite like this one, there is an incredible fight and real belief but above all there is a genuine support and care for each other.
“It is not lost on me that I have a key role to play at this club but so too does every player and member of staff.
“We are committed to getting better together.”
Collingwood’s soccer supervisor Graham Wright mentioned the re-signings had been a present of religion.
“Craig and Scott … have both been instrumental to the development of our football program,”’ Wright mentioned.
“There is stability with ‘Fly’ as the senior coach for another three terms and Scott as a key leader of the side for at least another season.
“The commitment from both men today speaks volumes for the future of this football program.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
