Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury has revealed the top five opponents he's loved playing against since he was drafted in 2005.

On the Jock and Journo Podcast alongside Herald Sun journalist Jay Clark, Pendlebury was asked about which players he enjoyed playing against, following comments last week about Joel Selwood's influence in Geelong's win over St Kilda.

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5. Shaun Burgoyne

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 17: Shaun Burgoyne of Port offloads a kick during the round 12 AFL match between the Port Adelaide Power and the West Coast Eagles at AAMI Stadium on June 17, 2006 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by James Knowler/Getty Images)

"As a midfielder, one day against Port Adelaide we tagged him and he had 18 clearances, games like that stand out and he was so quick.

"He's such a good clearance player, he's impossible to tackle, he's strong, he's still quick now and him and Brendon Lade at Port Adelaide were unbelievable, and he was a guy that I would ask to play on, but the coach would say 'no you can't, because he would destroy you'."

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