Scott Pendlebury is an Australian athlete who plays Australian rules football for Collingwood FC in Australian Football League.
Pendlebury was born on 7 January 1988 in Sale, Gippsland Region of Victoria. He made his AFL debut in 2006 with Collingwood Football Club, and two years after in 2008 he made his international debut for Australia.
Scott is the only AFL player to record more than 600 disposals within eight seasons. The Pies captain has played more games than any other player in Collingwood’s history.
Who Is Scott Pendlebury’s Brother?
Scott Pendlebury’s brother is also a professional Australian footballer who played in Victorian Football League (VFL) with the Collingwood VFL team. After winning the Joseph Memorial Trophy, Scott’s older brother, Kristopher Pendleburry captained the Collingwood VFL football club.
However, he didn’t make it to the Australian Football League. The AFL star also has a younger brother, Ryan Pendlebury who has played for three different teams in VFL.
Scott Pendlebury Is Married To Alex Pendlebury
The Gippsland Power product shared his wedding vows with his girlfriend, Alex Pendlebury who he’d been dating for long period. The Collingwood FC’s great Scott Pendlebury’s wife Alex Pendlebury is a licensed nutritionist, vitamin coach, and model.
According to DailyMail UK, Alex is now 32 years old. After getting married in 2016, the couple had their first child in 2017, a son, Jax who is now 5 years old. Recently in 2020, they added a second toddler to their family, Darcy who is now 2.
Scott Pendlebury Is An AFL Player
Fun fact, AFL star began his career in sports by playing basketball in high school and got enrolled with a full scholarship in the Australian Institute of Sport based in Canberra.
However, just after three weeks at AIS, Pendlebury decided to choose a different career path and quit the U-18 basketball team. He went back to Victoria to pursue professional football and joined Gippsland Power in the TAC Cup.
Pendlebury averaged 17 possessions playing two games for the U-18 Vic Country team in 2005. In the same year, Gippsland Power selected him to play in the TAC Cup. He had a noticeable season with Gippsland and with the recommendation of his manager, Collingwood FC picked him to play AFL. Ever since 2006, he has made quite the history with the club.
His Accolades As Collingwood Magpies
34 years old athlete won his first Copeland Trophy in 2011 and has continued to amass Top three positions 13 times out of 16 seasons at Collingwood. The Copeland trophy is given to the best and the fairest player of the season in Collingwood FC. Only Gary Dempsey (15) and Kevin Murray (14) have managed to achieve these accolades more than Scott.
Out of those 13 top-three finishes, Pendlebury has won Copeland Trophy five times only second to Nathan Buckley, the former captain who has just one more.
The Collingwood skipper’s accomplishments as an AFL player don’t end there. He has appeared eleven times in the Therabody All-Australian 40-man squad, second to Lance Franklin’s 12 times.
Pendlebury served as a captain for Collingwood FC since 2014. His accolades also include AFL Player’s Association Best Captain. Five times Copeland Trophy winner has won Anzac Day Medals thrice in his career in 2010, 2011, and 2019.
Pendlebury has been leading the Collingwood squad since 2014 which is the record serving time for Collingwood as a captain. No. 10 has registered over 9000 disposals in his AFL career. Only Robert Harvey, Brent Harvey, and Kevin Bartlett have managed to achieve this feat.