COLLINGWOOD captain Scott Pendlebury celebrated his 200th game in style, starring for the Magpies as they cruised to a 69-point win over Gold Coast on Saturday night.
The 20.12 (132) to 9.9 (63) victory at Metricon Stadium ensured the Pies snapped a two-game losing streak and solidified their position in the top eight.
SUNS players Kade Kolodjashnij (23 possessions), Michael Rischitelli (24 possessions), Mitch Hallahan (24 possessions) and Harley Bennell (23 possessions) fought bravely, but lacked support on the night.
Taking a 23-point lead into quarter-time, Collingwood survived a spirited SUNS fightback midway through the second quarter en-route to its fifth win of the season.
The SUNS kicked four goals within six second-quarter minutes, including three from Charlie Dixon, to come within 10 points of the visitors.
But two late goals from White restored Collingwood's advantage to 23 points at the main break.
The Pies restricted the SUNS to just two behinds in the third term, kicking five unanswered goals to stretch their lead to 55 points at three-quarter time.
Tom Nicholls booted two last-quarter goals to cap off a strong performance, but the Pies added another five in the final term to complete the percentage-boosting victory.
GC SUNS 1.3 6.5 6.7 9.9 (63)
COLLINGWOOD 5.2 10.4 15.8 20.12 (132)
GOALS
GC SUNS: Dixon 4, Sexton 2, Nicholls 2, Matera
Collingwood: Elliott 5, White 4, Fasolo 3, Pendlebury 3, Varcoe 2, Oxley, Grundy, Cloke
BEST
GC SUNS: Nicholls, Dixon, Sexton, Rischitelli
Collingwood: Varcoe, Pendlebury, Sidebottom, Elliott, Swan, Goldsack
INJURIES
GC SUNS: Nil
Collingwood: Jack Frost (leg)
SUBSTITUTES
GC SUNS: Luke Russell replaced Aaron Hall in the third quarter
Collingwood: Tim Broomhead replaced Jack Frost in the third quarter
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Fisher, Stephens, Jeffery
Official crowd: 16,440 at the Metricon Stadium
