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AFL games record holder makes call on his future
- AFL games record holder Scott Pendlebury is leaving Collingwood after 21 seasons to join the Gold Coast Suns as an unrestricted free agent, ending his 442-game career with the Magpies.
- Collingwood did not offer Pendlebury a new contract, and coach Craig McRae had rated the veteran's chances of staying as 50-50 three days ago before a hamstring injury sidelined him from the wildcard-final defeat.
- Manager Anthony Panozzo confirmed the move for Pendlebury, who departs the Magpies as one of the club's greatest players with two premierships, a Norm Smith medal, and six All-Australian nods.
- Mimicking former Hawthorn legend Luke Hodge's 2018 move to the Brisbane Lions, Pendlebury signed a multi-year deal featuring a hybrid coaching and on-field role for two seasons, then two years as assistant coach.
- The contract will be officially processed when the AFL free agency period begins on October 2, with next year expected to be Pendlebury's final season as a player before he transitions fully into coaching.
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Pendlebury confirms ambition to become AFL coach
Scott Pendlebury says he wants to be an AFL coach one day as he prepares to join Gold Coast.
·North Sydney, Australia
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