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Cats keen to help Pies facilitate Pendlebury record
Sam Edmund • March 17th, 2026 10:54 am
Geelong and Collingwood discussed swapping home games in the event Scott Pendlebury’s record-breaking game fell on a Cats away match.
But while that option was quickly deemed too difficult due to ticketing and other complexities, the Cats are committed to helping the Pies should the Pendlebury moment arrive in Round 9 at the MCG.
Geelong CEO Steve Hocking and Pies counterpart Craig Kelly have had discussions about how the occasion would be met, with Geelong having control of the LEDs, big screen and other activation measures as the home club.
As things stand, Pendlebury is set to become the all-time VFL/AFL games record holder when he goes past Brent Harvey and plays his 433rd game against Hawthorn in Round 8.
But if he can’t overturn a one-match suspension at tonight’s tribunal he and the Magpies face the prospect of celebrating the milestone the following week at a Cats home game at the MCG.
But if he can’t overturn a one-match suspension at tonight’s tribunal he and the Magpies face the prospect of celebrating the milestone the following week at a Cats home game at the MCG.
Further complicating the planning is the fact the Pies have a five-day break between Anzac Day (Round 7) and the Hawthorn game in Round 8, raising concerns Pendlebury could back up quickly enough to feature in both.
But Geelong is open to helping Collingwood and will work with its rival to support their requirements for the record-breaking game should it be needed.
The two clubs meet again in Round 21 in a Collingwood home game, but the Cats would not expect anything back the other way for the return bout.
