Collingwood have re-signed Darcy Cameron to fend off interest from West Coast, who had been circling the sought-after premiership ruckman.
And veteran Scott Pendlebury has also re-signed and will play his 21st season in black and white, meaning he is most likely next year to overtake Brent Harvey’s games 432 AFL games record. Pendlebury has played 421 games.
Darcy Cameron has re-signed with the Pies.Credit: Getty Images
Despite being 37, the re-signing of Pendlebury, a six-time All-Australian and five-time Copeland Trophy winner, was not unexpected after his impressive season this year.
The re-signing of Cameron to a new three-year deal through until the end of 2029, however is more consequential.
The Magpies ruckman who is among the best few in the competition for several years and vying this year for All-Australian selection had been on comparatively poor money still with a year to run on his contract. Cameron had been recruited by Collingwood from Sydney, where he had played only one game before moving to the Pies in 2020.
The 30-year-old has since become a premiership player, was in the All-Australian squad and runner-up in the Copeland Trophy last year, and is an extremely popular figure in the locker room.
“Did you hear I had re-signed?” Scott Pendlebury will play on next year with fellow veteran Steele Sidebottom also set to join him.Credit: Getty Images
The Magpies have revised terms for this year and next and extended the contract. That move will stave off interest from the Eagles for the ruckman who is originally from Albany.
The Magpies still have a relatively large number of players out of contract, many of them in their 30s as they juggle contention for a flag and rejuvenating their list.
