Scott Pendlebury undergoes second surgery on broken finger, faces extended injury layoff

COLLINGWOOD captain Scott Pendlebury faces an extended stint on the sidelines after a second round of surgery to fix his injured finger.

Scott Pendlebury faces an extended injury layoff. Picture: Michael Klein

COLLINGWOOD captain Scott Pendlebury faces an extended stint on the sidelines after a second round of surgery to fix his injured finger.

Pendlebury, 29, went under the knife again on Monday night to correct a minor complication with the broken bone in his right middle finger.

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While the superstar onballer has not given up hope of playing again this season, the setback is expected to rule him out for about another three weeks.

Collingwood will reassess his availability then, but could opt against risking its best player if the Magpies are out of the finals race.

Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury. Picture: Michael Klein

Pendlebury’s first round of surgery was on Monday to insert a pin into his shattered finger which was injured in the win over Gold Coast.

He described the injury as the most painful he had experienced in his sparkling 252-game career but played with the injury throughout the second half of the game to help the Pies prevail.

The blow could deny the brilliant ballwinner a record-equalling sixth Copeland Trophy this year.

He is rated the No.2 player in the league according to the official AFL Player ratings.