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West Australian
12-06-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Brayden Maynard commits to Collingwood through 2030, turns down North Melbourne
Collingwood vice-captain Brayden Maynard has shunned North Melbourne to sign a four-year extension with the 2023 premiers. The gun defender, who could have received a richer deal with the Roos, will remain a Magpie until the end of 2029, when he will be 33 years old. Despite dealing with an ongoing foot injury, the 28-year-old has been a strong driver of the Pies' 2025 success with their suffocating defence. The South Australian was drafted at pick 30 by Collingwood in 2014 and has served as the team's vice-captain since 2023. He was named in the All-Australian team in 2022. His recommitment comes as club legend Scott Pendlebury expressed his desire to play on next year. The 37-year-old is still without a contract for 2026 but wants to continue his career at Collingwood. 'All I can say is I'm loving my footy. I'm a super competitive person and I enjoy going into the club every day—I have so much fun,' he told SEN. 'While we're still contending and I'm playing a role that the club really values, then I'd love to continue playing footy. But that's a conversation we'll have as a club and be nice and mature about it.' Pendlebury, who has played the third-most games in VFL/AFL history with 414 appearances, would draw plenty of interest from rival clubs if Collingwood does not offer him a one-year deal.
Perth Now
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Veteran Pie decides his playing future
Collingwood vice-captain Brayden Maynard has shunned North Melbourne to sign a four-year extension with the 2023 premiers. The gun defender, who could have received a richer deal with the Roos, will remain a Magpie until the end of 2029, when he will be 33 years old. Despite dealing with an ongoing foot injury, the 28-year-old has been a strong driver of the Pies' 2025 success with their suffocating defence. The South Australian was drafted at pick 30 by Collingwood in 2014 and has served as the team's vice-captain since 2023. He was named in the All-Australian team in 2022. His recommitment comes as club legend Scott Pendlebury expressed his desire to play on next year. The 37-year-old is still without a contract for 2026 but wants to continue his career at Collingwood. 'All I can say is I'm loving my footy. I'm a super competitive person and I enjoy going into the club every day—I have so much fun,' he told SEN. 'While we're still contending and I'm playing a role that the club really values, then I'd love to continue playing footy. But that's a conversation we'll have as a club and be nice and mature about it.' Pendlebury, who has played the third-most games in VFL/AFL history with 414 appearances, would draw plenty of interest from rival clubs if Collingwood does not offer him a one-year deal. Brayden Maynard has resigned with Collingwood. Credit: Morgan Hancock / Getty Images
The Age
29-05-2025
- Sport
- The Age
An ancestry test would show Maynard is 100 per cent Magpie. Who embodies the spirit of your club?
Having your DNA tested to give you accurate data about where you come from is pretty common these days and I joined the trend by exploring my ancestry recently. Eighty-three per cent Irish felt like unders, to be honest. On my first trip to Ireland in 2002, a group of schoolboys from the local area started launching rocks at our team bus, and I was struck. Not by the rocks, but by the resemblance. Each one of these mousey brown-haired, freckly, red-nosed kids could have been me. We were connected. Curiously, when I received my DNA data in the post a few weeks back, there was no mention of Footscray or the Bulldogs, but they're in my blood, too. A few years ago, whilst chatting footy with a mate of mine, he commented that Brayden Maynard was a 'proper, old school Magpie'. I pushed him to elaborate and got the sense he had thought about it quite a bit. 'Maynard is a direct link to the old tribe from Victoria Park, I reckon. He's tough, industrious, likes a good time off the field, plays for the jumper on a Saturday and probably skips the cryptic crossword on a Sunday,' he said. It was all in jest, but it stayed with me. Now, when I watch Collingwood, I do find myself watching No.4 more closely. Maynard, one could argue, is the offspring of a spliced gene pool of Tony Shaw and Darren Millane, both heroes of the 1990 flag. Versatile, robust ... and loyal? We'll see. It begs the question, does your club have that one player who epitomises the spirit, lineage and physicality of your club's history? I kicked it around for a few days and found that some clubs were easy to allocate that symbolic individual, while others were more difficult. It raised a couple of questions for me. What does it say about a club that doesn't have a player who captures the ancestral links of their history? Does it matter? The Bulldogs have 'Libba', the Giants have Toby Greene. Carlton were tougher, but Jacob Weitering's quiet demeanour and classy output reminds me somewhat of Bruce Doull's presence amidst all the egos and drama. He's ike a giant boulder in the middle of the Howqua River, still and smooth, waters surging past and all around him. But at other clubs, such as Essendon, St Kilda and the Swans, I couldn't find one. Again, is that a problem? Is it the problem?
Sydney Morning Herald
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
An ancestry test would show Maynard is 100% Magpie. Who embodies the spirit of your club?
Having your DNA tested to give you accurate data about where you come from is pretty common these days and I joined the trend by exploring my ancestry recently. Eighty-three per cent Irish felt like unders, to be honest. On my first trip to Ireland in 2002, a group of schoolboys from the local area started launching rocks at our team bus, and I was struck. Not by the rocks, but by the resemblance. Each one of these mousey brown-haired, freckly, red-nosed kids could have been me. We were connected. Curiously, when I received my DNA data in the post a few weeks back, there was no mention of Footscray or the Bulldogs, but they're in my blood, too. A few years ago, whilst chatting footy with a mate of mine, he commented that Brayden Maynard was a 'proper, old school Magpie'. I pushed him to elaborate and got the sense he had thought about it quite a bit. 'Maynard is a direct link to the old tribe from Victoria Park, I reckon. He's tough, industrious, likes a good time off the field, plays for the jumper on a Saturday and probably skips the cryptic crossword on a Sunday,' he said. It was all in jest, but it stayed with me. Now, when I watch Collingwood, I do find myself watching No.4 more closely. Maynard, one could argue, is the offspring of a spliced gene pool of Tony Shaw and Darren Millane, both heroes of the 1990 flag. Versatile, robust ... and loyal? We'll see. It begs the question, does your club have that one player who epitomises the spirit, lineage and physicality of your club's history? I kicked it around for a few days and found that some clubs were easy to allocate that symbolic individual, while others were more difficult. It raised a couple of questions for me. What does it say about a club that doesn't have a player who captures the ancestral links of their history? Does it matter? The Bulldogs have 'Libba', the Giants have Toby Greene. Carlton were tougher, but Jacob Weitering's quiet demeanour and classy output reminds me somewhat of Bruce Doull's presence amidst all the egos and drama. He's ike a giant boulder in the middle of the Howqua River, still and smooth, waters surging past and all around him. But at other clubs, such as Essendon, St Kilda and the Swans, I couldn't find one. Again, is that a problem? Is it the problem?
The Age
29-05-2025
- Sport
- The Age
An ancestry test would show Maynard is 100% Magpie. Who embodies the spirit of your club?
Having your DNA tested to give you accurate data about where you come from is pretty common these days and I joined the trend by exploring my ancestry recently. Eighty-three per cent Irish felt like unders, to be honest. On my first trip to Ireland in 2002, a group of schoolboys from the local area started launching rocks at our team bus, and I was struck. Not by the rocks, but by the resemblance. Each one of these mousey brown-haired, freckly, red-nosed kids could have been me. We were connected. Curiously, when I received my DNA data in the post a few weeks back, there was no mention of Footscray or the Bulldogs, but they're in my blood, too. A few years ago, whilst chatting footy with a mate of mine, he commented that Brayden Maynard was a 'proper, old school Magpie'. I pushed him to elaborate and got the sense he had thought about it quite a bit. 'Maynard is a direct link to the old tribe from Victoria Park, I reckon. He's tough, industrious, likes a good time off the field, plays for the jumper on a Saturday and probably skips the cryptic crossword on a Sunday,' he said. It was all in jest, but it stayed with me. Now, when I watch Collingwood, I do find myself watching No.4 more closely. Maynard, one could argue, is the offspring of a spliced gene pool of Tony Shaw and Darren Millane, both heroes of the 1990 flag. Versatile, robust ... and loyal? We'll see. It begs the question, does your club have that one player who epitomises the spirit, lineage and physicality of your club's history? I kicked it around for a few days and found that some clubs were easy to allocate that symbolic individual, while others were more difficult. It raised a couple of questions for me. What does it say about a club that doesn't have a player who captures the ancestral links of their history? Does it matter? The Bulldogs have 'Libba', the Giants have Toby Greene. Carlton were tougher, but Jacob Weitering's quiet demeanour and classy output reminds me somewhat of Bruce Doull's presence amidst all the egos and drama. He's ike a giant boulder in the middle of the Howqua River, still and smooth, waters surging past and all around him. But at other clubs, such as Essendon, St Kilda and the Swans, I couldn't find one. Again, is that a problem? Is it the problem?
