Player ratings: No.2-ranked player steps it up even further on Anzac Day
SCOTT Pendlebury will have no trouble holding onto the No. 2 position in the Official AFL Player Ratings, brought to you by Gatorade, if he can continue his great run of form against Essendon.
The Collingwood skipper has averaged 20.4 player ratings points in matches against the Bombers since the start of the 2010 season.
And when it comes to games played on Anzac Day, Pendlebury's average rises to 22.7 points.
In all games against Essendon, the silky-skilled midfielder averages 31 disposals and 5.3 inside-50s, compared to 28.6 disposals and 3.9 inside-50s against the other 16 clubs.
In the overall player ratings standings, Pendlebury is 78 points behind the No. 1 man, Gold Coast captain Gary Ablett.
But Pendlebury has been the highest scorer in 2014, tallying two more points than Ablett.
Other than Pendlebury, the other great performers in recent Anzac Day matches at the MCG have been Essendon's David Zaharakis (average of 19.3 points per game) and Jobe Watson (18.8), along with Collingwood's Dane Swan (18.1) and Travis Cloke (17.2).
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