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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Pies veteran pendlebury avoids ban for whacking neale - The Untold Story

Magpie Scott Pendlebury (pic) won't be suspended despite striking Lions midfielder Lachie Neale. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Collingwood veteran Scott Pendlebury has escaped suspension for his uncharacteristic off-the-ball whack on Brisbane Lions star Lachie Neale.

Neale was left doubled over in pain in Thursday night's 20-point loss to the Magpies after receiving an open-handed but powerful slap to the mid-riff from Pendlebury.

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