Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury will sit out the four remaining matches of the club’s AFL season.

Scans today confirmed that Pendlebury suffered a hairline fracture in his lower left leg during the first quarter of Friday night’s match against Port Adelaide at Marvel Stadium.

Pendlebury was subbed out of the match at the first break.

“Unfortunately, Scott will miss the remainder of the season,” Collingwood GM of Football, Graham Wright, said.

“It takes a bit to bring him down. He has been durable almost beyond belief to have played 334 matches across 16 seasons but a fracture, however small, requires appropriate treatment and care. There is no displacement and Scott is relatively comfortable. As captain he will stay close to our very young group over the last month of the season to contribute as a leader and, as usual, we’ll see him back on the track on day one of pre-season training.”