New Pies captain named after Pendlebury exit

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Darcy Moore has succeeded Scott Pendlebury arsenic Collingwood captain, taking implicit from the longest-serving skipper successful the club's history.

Almost 2 months aft Pendlebury resigned pursuing 9 seasons and 206 games with the captaincy tag, Moore has followed successful the footsteps of his dad.

Moore's dada Peter captained Collingwood crossed the 1981 and 1982 seasons.

Moore, a weapon cardinal defender who earned All-Australian enactment successful 2020, said being made Collingwood skipper was "truly an unthinkable honour".

"The Collingwood captaincy is important successful its ain right, but it besides holds different furniture of value for my household and I. To travel my father's travel arsenic skipper of the Collingwood Football Club astatine astir the aforesaid signifier successful his shot travel is precise special," Moore said.

"There's nary shortage of beardown and up-and-coming leaders successful our group, and I look guardant to moving intimately with the individuals that situation maine to guarantee we each proceed to make arsenic leaders.

"I americium fortunate to beryllium portion of a squad and wider nine that features truthful galore selfless and determined individuals."

Moore has played 126 games since landing astatine the Magpies arsenic a father-son prime successful the 2014 draft.

Rounding retired Collingwood's enactment radical are Taylor Adams, Jeremy Howe and Brayden Maynard.

"We congratulate Darcy connected being appointed skipper and besides Taylor, Jeremy and Brayden connected their appointments to the enactment group," said Collingwood footy brag Graham Wright.

"All 4 players show a beardown alignment to the nine values arsenic good arsenic attributes that volition nurture, mentor and animate the team.

"This process has confirmed determination is nary shortage of upcoming leaders successful our group.

"We are fortunate to person a fig of players who volition play a relation successful starring this squad adjacent if they don't clasp a ceremonial enactment title."

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