Former Magpies recruiter says Moore should replace Pendlebury as skipper in 2021

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 SEN’s Dwayne’s World, Rendell says the time is now to install Moore as skipper.

“He should be (Collingwood’s next captain). I would even do it next year,” Rendell said.

“Pendlebury has been there a long while and he’s not going to be any different if he’s captain or not captain.

“But why wouldn’t you get Darcy in at 24, he’s just signed a two-year contract, he’s going to come out (of contract) in free agency.

“Why wouldn’t you hand (the captaincy) over. He’s a smart kid, he’s running the backline, he can play ruck, he can play forward.

“I’d be throwing him the keys and saying ‘Pendles you’ve been fantastic for us, but let’s get the new bunch of kids in’.

The club is coming off a tumultuous off-season - with Adam Treloar, Jaidyn Stephenson, Tom Phillips and Atu Bosenavulagi 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.