Scott Pendlebury learnt early that the only way to become the best was to put himself in positions where he was no longer the best – but that is not all, as we discovered when he spoke to The Age ahead of his record-breaking game.

Amid the deluge of tributes, it’s worth considering where Scott Pendlebury’s incomplete innings ranks in the AFL’s pantheon, over the course of his career.

The windfall that Collingwood legend Scott Pendlebury will reap from playing a record-breaking 433 AFL games may offset some financial trouble elsewhere.

Eddie McGuire gushes over the incredible career of Scott Pendlebury.