A move to the forward line has allowed Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury to overcome what he described as a performance in which he let the side down.

With his 200th AFL game also serving as motivation, Pendlebury has told Collingwood Media’s ‘Monday’s With Maxy’ of his desire to return to form after a 19-disposal performance against the Tigers in round seven.

The captain responded with an emphatic performance against the Gold Coast Suns as he collected 35 disposals, including three goals and eight inside 50s.

“I just wanted to come out tonight and play my role and try and get the boys going,” Pendlebury told Monday’s With Maxy.

“The boys played a really good brand of footy I thought. Hopefully we can take confidence into North Melbourne next week.”

Having now played 200 games over 10 seasons in the black and white, Pendlebury believes the special milestone will be a memory to savour in years to come.

“It’s something that I’ll look back on and appreciate,” he said.

“It’s certainly different to just another game when you just get the odd text from mum and dad… I got a lot of people saying well done and things like that.”

In addition to Pendlebury’s highest disposal count on 2015, he also kicked an equal career-high of three goals as he spent stages of the game up forward.

Pendlebury’s former captain and teammate Nick Maxwell described Pendlebury as “all class” when naming the skipper as his player of the match in Saturday’s game at Metricon Stadium.

He also highlighted the capabilities of Pendlebury as a forward.

“He was outstanding. He started forward which is something Bucks said we’re going to see a lot more of. He gives Sidebottom, De Goey, Crisp and all these guys more of a run in the middle,” Maxwell said during his weekly post at the ‘Monday’s With Maxy’ desk.

“The threat that he gives the opposition when he’s up forward is he can do it in the air but also at ground level.”

Maxwell believes Pendlebury wasn’t alone as a standout performer against the Suns.

He highlighted the “very, very good” game played by Travis Varcoe in addition to Marley Williams’ 32-disposal game.

“I think when you see players like that performing to that level, you know that the future looks bright for us,” Maxwell said.