Collingwood champion Scott Pendlebury has become the first AFL player to reach 10,000 disposals, reaching the milestone in the early stages of the Anzac Day clash at the MCG.
The dual premiership Magpie, who started in the centre of the ground, posted the landmark moment in his 390th AFL game with a humble handball in the defensive 50.
The 36-year-old has averaged 25.6 disposals per match during a decorated career which began in 2006.
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The 2010 Norm Smith Medallist brought up disposal 9999 when laying a heavy tackle on Ben Hobbs on the wing which earned a free kick for holding the ball.
The six-time All Australian then created history when gathering a possession deep in Collingwood’s backline at the 23-minute mark of the first term.
With the Magpies under immense pressure, Pendlebury managed to weave the footy through heavy traffic when handballing to Darcy Cameron.
The three-time Anzac Day Medallist faces a task if he is to celebrate the milestone with a victory after Essendon’s blistering start at the MCG.
The Bombers kicked four goals in the first eight minutes of the match — at that stage Collingwood had only touched the footy four times — in a blistering opening.
