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Oliver Caffrey

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Pendlebury transforms from skinny boy to afl legend | History Defined

Collingwood's Scott Pendlebury is on the verge of cracking into an elite and exclusive AFL club. (Morgan Hancock/AAP PHOTOS)

Immediately after kicking a goal with his first disposal in the AFL, Scott Pendlebury was described as a "young boy playing a man's game".

Eighteen years later, the kid with "skinny arms" from Sale in country Victoria is about to become only the sixth VFL/AFL player to reach 400 games after a legendary career at Collingwood committed to continually improving himself.

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