Gerard

They carry the faithful through long winters, shouldering our expectations and hopes.

Yet Pendlebury gives the impression of being timeless through the moments, through the seasons and through the generations.

He's carried a champion's burden lightly.

Saturday gives us the chance to reflect and celebrate, and to marvel at a unique achievement.

In Know Your History Today, Shannon Gill will recount the progression of the Games record, and you can be sure it's all happened before.

If Collingwood gently arranged the stage for this record, it has nothing on the manipulations that have gone on previously to nurse ageing veterans to the then milestone.

extravaganzas staged, merchandise sold, paraphernalia of giant proportions, the auctioning of game-worn gear, audiences with the record breaker at high prices, and misplaced predictions as to how easily the new record would be bettered.

If you think the setup for the Pendlebury record has been a bit gaudy, take comfort in the fact it's all happened before.

And give yourself permission to enjoy what's about to take place.

We are still allowed to have nice things.

And Mel has the right idea.

I couldn't let Pendle's 433rd game go without reaching out.

It feels really special and a bit emotional.

I remember the draft day, getting the kid from Gippsland along with the other bombshell kid who we grew to name Daisy.

From the broken leg to the many, many accolades he's accumulated along the way, but especially to the respected man and leader he has become, it's been wonderful to witness.

I'll be in my usual seats of 25-plus years, probably with a tear in my eye

but also witnessing history in the making.

That's from Mel.

The 40 Wings temper text throughout the morning is 0433 98 11 16.

The difference is temper.