Is it time for Collingwood to hand its captaincy reigns over to someone else?
Former Pies recruiter Matt Rendell believes Darcy Moore should replace Scott Pendlebury in the role in 2021.
The club legend has been skipper since 2014 and last season broke the Collingwood VFL/AFL games played record as well as most games as captain.
However, Moore is coming off a breakout 2020 campaign, receiving his first All Australian jumper to become one of the elite defenders of the competition.
The 24-year old just signed a two-year extension with the Magpies, tying him to the club until the end of 2022.
Speaking on SENโs Dwayneโs World, Rendell says the time is now to install Moore as skipper.
โHe should be (Collingwoodโs next captain). I would even do it next year,โ Rendell said.
โPendlebury has been there a long while and heโs not going to be any different if heโs captain or not captain.
โBut why wouldnโt you get Darcy in at 24, heโs just signed a two-year contract, heโs going to come out (of contract) in free agency.
โWhy wouldnโt you hand (the captaincy) over. Heโs a smart kid, heโs running the backline, he can play ruck, he can play forward.
โIโd be throwing him the keys and saying โPendles youโve been fantastic for us, but letโs get the new bunch of kids inโ.
The club is coming off a tumultuous off-season - withย Adam Treloar,ย Jaidyn Stephenson,ย Tom Phillipsย andย Atu Bosenavulagiย all getting moved to clear salary cap pressure.
Earlier this week Collingwood announced that Marcus Wagner and Nick Maxwell will replace outgoing GM of Football Geoff Walsh on an interim basis following his retirement last week.
