{"id":463051,"date":"2025-08-04T09:12:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T09:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=463051"},"modified":"2025-08-04T23:17:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T23:17:35","slug":"magpies-legend-eyes-all-time-record-with-fresh-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=463051","title":{"rendered":"Magpies legend eyes all-time record with fresh contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/collingwood-magpies-5sd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Collingwood\">Collingwood<\/a> legend Scott Pendlebury has signed a one-year contract extension to play an incredible 21st season with the Magpies in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>According to Nine&#x27;s chief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/afl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"AFL\">AFL<\/a> reporter Tom Morris, the club legend will join likely join fellow veterans Steele Sidebottom and Jeremy Howe, who are also nearing their own one-year extensions to remain in the black and white guernesy.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>All three have been hugely important for the Magpies&#x27; top four run\ufeff this season, with Sidebottom winning the Anzac Medal. <\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/afl\/news-2025-tom-stewart-fined-mro-geelong-cats-ollie-wines-bump-paul-curtis-suspended-punch-20250804-p5mkab.html\"><strong>Geelong star learns fate after bump that floored rival<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/afl\/news-2025-ben-cousins-named-afl-legends-game-hernia-operation-cyril-rioli-20250804-p5mk9m.html\"><strong>Cousins named for shock footy return in Legends game<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/athletics\/news-2025-noah-lyles-vs-kenny-bednarek-video-american-world-championship-trials-200m-record-20250804-p5mk70.html\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><strong>Finish-line shove ignites bitter US sprint rivalry<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pendlebury however will have the opportunity to potentially break the record for most games ever played in VFL\/AFL history in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>He currently sits just 12 games behind North Melbourne champion Brent Harvey, who played 432 games for the club.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"b5e795df-33b5-42d6-80a7-94ef4dfba27f\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/b5e795df-33b5-42d6-80a7-94ef4dfba27f\" alt=\"\" data-width=\"1917\" data-height=\"1078\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;\ufeffThey&#x27;ve all agreed to terms to play on in 2026,&quot; Morris told 9News Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;\ufeffThese signatures are yet to be signed formally, but they could come as early as the next few days.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;\ufeffPendlebury is currently on 420 matches and all things being equal, he will surpass Brent Harvey&#x27;s record of 432 matches.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Brody Mihocek and Jamie Elliott are just waiting at the moment, they&#x27;re free agents, and Mason Cox and Tom Mitchell have been asked to wait until the end of the year.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\ufeffSidebottom will play his 350th game for the Magpies on Thursday against Hawthorn, while Howe has played 268 games across his time at Collingwood and Melbourne.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Collingwood legend Scott Pendlebury has signed a one-year contract extension to play an incredible 21st season with the Magpies in 2026. 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