COLLINGWOOD captain Scott Pendlebury and wife Alex have welcomed their baby son this morning, named Jax.

The couple, who have been together for 10 years, have spoken of their joy at starting a family.

Collingwood fans have flooded social media with messages of excitement about a future father-son selection.

The birth had become a talking point over the weekend with Pendlebury saying he would have missed the Magpies match against GWS to be there.

media_camera Alex and Scott Pendlebury. Picture: Alex Coppel

Alex told the Herald Sun last week that Scott has been enraptured by their baby since her first scan.

“When we were younger — we’ve been together since we were 19 — he always said ‘There’s no way I’d miss a game’ and I was like, ‘Whatever, that’s fine’,’’ she said.

“But as soon as we found out I was pregnant and at the first scan, he was like, ‘I am not missing this’.

“He saw the heartbeat and his whole perception on it changed. I think it was a bit of maturing as well.”

jackie.epstein@news.com.au