Scott Pendlebury has a joke after bouncing the ball on a pigeon against North Melbourne

SCOTT Pendlebury knows he could be in trouble with match review officer Michael Christian. But in his defence, the pigeon played for it, he clearly ducked.

Scott Pendlebury had an interesting run in with a pigeon. Picture: Michael Klein

SCOTT Pendlebury knows he could be in trouble with match review officer Michael Christian.

But in the Collingwood captain’s defence, the pigeon played for it, he clearly ducked.

Pendlebury had what he described as a “unique” experience when he bounded out of the centre square at the MCG yesterday and took a bounce on a pigeon.

“I think they’ll have a close look at it because it was head high,” Pendlebury said.

“Hopefully I get off.

Head high? Picture: Michael Klein

“ … that’s never happened to me before.

“I’m pretty sure that the pigeon flew off and he was fine.”

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