Roger Federer has always had that extra fraction of a second. In cricket, the majestic Mark Waugh, too, seemed utterly unhurried when a red missile was hurled at him at 150 km/h. And, in the hectic chaos of Australian football – a game in which 36 players run in different directions and crash into one another – there is one man who appears to have considerably more time than any of his 800 AFL peers.
The Collingwood captain doesn't feel like he's slowing down the game when he has the footy. "It's normal for me. It's how I play," he says. Just under six minutes remained in the final round Collingwood-Essendon game when Pendlebury roved the loose ball from a marking contest. As he moved, three Essendon players – Kyle Langford, Paddy Ambrose and Mason Redman – hung back rather than rushing at him, waiting to anticipate where Pendlebury would move.As you can see in the video above, Pendlebury at first faked a handball. Then he changed direction, moving towards the centre corridor before faking again and standing still.
"Early in the games, I will do the first things that come to mind ... usually by the third or fourth quarter, I feel like I've built a fair bit of confidence. Then I might take that extra second or I might see something and say, 'If I fake that way, he might bite on that and then I can open up that kick behind him', which is a bit more damaging. I never go out there at the start and try and just go whack and do something pretty special or something cool.
As with other highly skilled players, Pendlebury’s mastery of the basic skills – one-touch ball-handling, kicking and handball – allows him to direct his focus to strategic objectives. As the AFL’s Farrow explained, whereas less skilful players have to concentrate on executing the skill, Pendlebury can spend "the spare attention" on making the best decisions with the ball, or on reading the play.
Such a good picture... Who gets the he credits?
That’s exactly what made PeterDaicos such a delight to watch.
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