Quote Originally Posted by azabob View Post
Honestly it is not a clear cut answer. Before Pendlebury kicked the goal what did you think?

Pendlebury has been a top liner up until this year for his entire career.

I doubt we can call it till Bont retires.
Pendlebury's position in the game and as a Collingwood legend has always been something I've been curious about. You have Buckley and Peter Daicos as more modern legends, a lot of people put him in that company. From a competition perspective he's always been there but never been the absolute best amongst his peers, which is something you might argue is similar to Bont.

As modern legends we have Grant, West, Johnson and Hawkins, for Bont to compare to and I don't necessarily rate him better than maybe two or three of those depending on how I'm feeling.

I've also always said I'd rather wait until Bont finishes his career to assess it, while others are more quickly willing to judge him today.

Interesting conversation.