Scott Pendlebury will sit out the remaining two weeks of this year’s training due to a leg injury.

Pendlebury sustained a knock to his lower left leg at training on Friday morning with subsequent scans revealing a hairline fracture.

The knock was taken near the site of the leg injury that saw the 33-year-old miss the remaining four rounds of the season this year.

Pendlebury will have a plate put in his leg within the next 36 hours to ensure he is ready to return to training in January.  

“Although frustrating for Scott, this is a minor setback,” Collingwood GM of Football, Graham Wright, said.

“Given his previous injury we are being cautious. He will need a minimal amount of time off his legs but will be fine to go when the program returns to training in the new year.”