On the eve of his 200th senior game, Collingwood Media runs the microscope over Scott Pendlebury’s playing career and dissects the numbers behind his first 199 games.
11,286,148 – People have watched Pendlebury play across his 199 games.
100,016 – The biggest crowd Pendlebury has played in front of (in the 2010 Grand Final against St Kilda).
56,714 – People who have watched one of Pendlebury’s 199 games, on average, since 2006.
8,102 – The smallest crowd Pendlebury has played in front of (against Greater Western Sydney in round 18, 2012).
2008 – The year Pendlebury represented both Victoria (State of Origin) and Australia (International Rules).
742 – The most amount of disposals Pendlebury has won in a single season (2011).
199 – Games Pendlebury has played (so far).
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191cm – Pendlebury’s height.
130 – Goals Pendlebury has kicked across 199 games.
129 – Times Pendlebury has played at the MCG.
129 – Winning teams Pendlebury has been a part of.
118 – Brownlow votes Pendlebury received between 2006 and 2014. How many will he earn in 2015? We’ll find out in September.
91kg – Pendlebury’s weight in 2015.
82kg – Pendlebury’s weight when he arrived at the club at the end of 2005.
69 – Games played by Pendlebury’s brother, Kris, during his time as a VFL Magpie (2008-2012).
60 – Consecutive games in which Pendlebury won 20 or more disposals between round 16, 2012, and round six, 2015.
42 – The highest amount of disposals Pendlebury has won in a single game (against Adelaide in round 16, 2013).
38 – The highest amount of disposals Pendlebury has won in a final (against West Coast in the 2011 Qualifying Final).
29 – Disposals Pendlebury won en route to his Norm Smith Medal in the 2010 Grand Final Replay (his 11 tackles, four inside 50s, six clearances and seven marks helped, too).
28.44 – Pendlebury’s disposal average across eight games at Subiaco Oval since 2007.
24 – Goals kicked by Pendlebury in the 2011 season. It remains his career-high.
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21 – The least amount of games Pendlebury has played in a single season since 2007.
21 – The most Brownlow votes Pendlebury has received in a single season (2013).
19 – Pre-season games played by Pendlebury since 2007.
18 – The most amount of free kicks Pendlebury has conceded in a single season (2011).
17 – Finals Pendlebury has been a part of.
16 – The number Pendlebury wore in his first season at Collingwood, following on from Tom Davidson.
14 – VFL games played by Pendlebury’s younger brother, Ryan, during his past two years at Collingwood.
13 – Games Pendlebury had played by the time he received an AFL Rising Star Nomination (in round four, 2007).
11 – Disposals won by Pendlebury on debut against Brisbane in round 10, 2006.
10 – The number Pendlebury has worn in 190 of his 199 games. He assumed the number worn by Blake Caracella who was forced into retirement by a neck injury sustained on the same night Pendlebury debuted in 2006.
10 – VFL games to Pendlebury’s name (all with Williamstown). He has not played in the VFL since 2006.
7 – Times Pendlebury has finished in the top five of the Copeland Trophy.
6 – Bounces Pendlebury took against Carlton in round 17, 2009. It remains his career high.
6 – Goals kicked by Nathan Buckley during Pendlebury’s debut against Brisbane in round 10, 2006. It was Buckley’s career-high.
6 – Players who featured in Pendlebury’s debut against Brisbane in round 10, 2006, who would go on to play in Collingwood’s premiership triumph over St Kilda four years later in 2010.
6 – Years Pendlebury served as vice-captain before stepping up to take the reins from Nick Maxwell in 2014.
5 – Consecutive All-Australian selections bestowed upon Pendlebury since 2010.
5 – The selection Derek Hine used to recruit Pendlebury in the 2005 National Draft. The rest, as they say, is history.
4 – Best-and-Fairests won by the Pendlebury family during their time at Collingwood (three in the AFL by Scott, one in the VFL by Kris).
4 – Disposals won by Pendlebury in the 2009 Qualifying Final loss to St Kilda (he left the field early with a fractured leg).
4 – The most amount of goals Pendlebury has kicked in single game (against Geelong in round eight, 2012).
3 – Copeland Trophies on Pendlebury’s mantle piece.
3 – Grand Finals Pendlebury has played in.
3 – Times Pendlebury has played at Metricon Stadium, where he will play his 200th senior game this Saturday.
2 – Consecutive ANZAC Day Medals won by Pendlebury in 2010 and 2011.
1 – Premiership won by Pendlebury in the TAC Cup (with the Gippsland Power in 2005).
1 – Pre-season premiership Pendlebury has been a part of (2011).
1 – State of Origin game to Pendlebury's name (played for Victoria against the All Stars in 2008).
0 – Games played by Pendlebury for Collingwood’s VFL team since its rebirth in 2008.
0 – Times Pendlebury has played one hundred per cent of a single game.