Collingwood Magpies great Scott Pendlebury escapes without a ban from the AFL Tribunal
Scott Pendlebury’s exemplary record over two decades of AFL football has paid off after the Collingwood superstar avoided suspension at the tribunal on Tuesday night for a rough conduct charge stemming from the weekend’s clash with Adelaide.
After avoiding the AFL Tribunal since his AFL career began in 2006, Pendlebury was fined $3000 for bumping Crows opponent Josh Worrall at the MCG on Saturday night.
Scott Pendlebury after the Magpies’ loss to the Crows at the MCG.Credit: AFL Photos
After more than 50 minutes of deliberations, tribunal chairman Jeff Gleeson KC said Pendlebury did not deserve to be suspended.
“To have played 427 games of AFL football as a midfielder engaged in many thousands of contests over his career, and to have never been suspended is clearly exceptional when compared with the entire history of VFL/AFL players.” Gleeson said.
