Collingwood's Scott Pendlebury has yet to make a decision on his playing future as the season heads into the final stretch of home and away games.
Pendlebury has long been tipped to have autonomy over whether he continues in 2027, with senior coach Craig McRae indicating since joining the Pies that he's keen on extending the club's stars' careers.
But the all-time AFL games record holder said he was no closer to making a call.
"I'm not sure," Pendlebury said on Channel Seven when asked if he would play on next year. "I'll give you the straight-bat answer.
"I'm enjoying my footy and taking it day by day.
"I haven't actually thought about it, to be fair. In the last few years, I've gone in with the mindset of just enjoying my footy, have fun.
"We've won four in a row and we're building some momentum so I'm excited by that."
Collingwood has stormed into top six contention after claiming four consecutive victories, and have a date with arch rival Carlton, who are also vying for a finals berth.
Pendlebury has played 11 games this year, and has been managed on occasion, but is still contributing at a high level, averaging 24.2 disposals, 4.6 marks, 3.7 clearances and 2.5 tackles.
The veteran also used his analytical mind to weigh in on the ongoing AFL Review Centre (ARC) issues that plague the competition.
After Friday night's thrilling win, Pendlebury took to Instagram to share his thoughts on the state of the ARC (AFL Review Centre) system and general goal umpiring issues.
A Collingwood goal against North Melbourne was ruled out due to insufficient evidence from the camera angles and quality.
"I wanted to throw a few ideas out for this ARC goal line technology," Pendlebury said.
"If you didn't know, I had a basketball background, but how cool would it be if the ARC was just the goal umpire made a decision, but coaches got a challenge each.
"Within the 30 seconds of getting back to the (centre ball up), the coaches can challenge, so there would be someone on the film or tape that can review it and be like, 'Nah, nah, we have to challenge that'.
"If you get it wrong, you're done, no more challenges for the rest of the game, but if you're right, you keep your challenge.
"That way it puts it back on the teams, not on the umpires, not on some independent thing. If you think something was touched. Players whack your hand up; you can ask for it to be asked, and within that 30-second time frame, you have to challenge.
"If you've got the vision and you can't cut it quick enough or whatever, that's on the team that's on you. It removes the umpires and the ARC and puts it back on clubland."
He also suggested — albeit contrary to the laws of the game — that if the ball hits the post and comes back into play, it should be play on.
