.A provocative "conspiracy theory" about Collingwood's late-game approaches has been actually floated following its own dreadful loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL found onto the Magpies' save-the-game way of thinking and also instructed its moderators to be on the lookout for gamers finding repeat standstills? Judge on your own. It comes following Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's males caved in a game-high 27-point top early in the final phrase to drop through 3 aspects at the SCG, and also reverse their finals chances. Check out every activity up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks during the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of cost trial today > Cycle 22WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY PRICING YOU? Establish a down payment limit.Last period, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to secure triumph. This year, having said that, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in video games where it kept the conveniences at the last improvement. "They closed out video games (in 2013). This year ... they have not pretty been able to obtain it carried out," St Kilda great Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer presented his concept for why that may be. "We honored Collingwood in 2015 for its capacity to shut activities down-- get replay stops, maintain it in strict, put together how they would like to establish," he continued, presenting instances coming from the Cakes' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2014 takes that reception, takes the address, (they) reset, obtain yet another interruption, and also they can receive the activity on their terms, and also they can merely take time off the time clock. "( But) the ball sprays out as well as it led to the 1st goal (for Sydney in the last one-fourth). "Then just two minutes eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he wishes to perform he wishes to take the handle, most likely to ground, obtain a ball-up-- but perhaps because of the new holding-the-ball rules, everybody's obtaining mindful. "Suddenly, rather than maintaining it in it squirts out, Chad Warner catches it-- bang, yet another target." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the pressure late in the contest. "Once again, 3 mins later on, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- commonly he will merely take the deal with, he would certainly drop his hips, acquire another stoppage-- he stresses a small amount, lets it splash out, which was actually the (second-last) goal," Montagna explained. "I merely presumed Collingwood only dropped a bit of their capability (to terminate the account close video games) ... all those little bit of traits added up to all of them spending a 27-point lead." Dual premiership player David Master positioned the idea to Montagna that maybe the AFL had captured onto Collingwood's late-game methods, which maybe the peacemakers were primarily keeping an eye out for the Cakes' trademark save-the-game way of thinking-- and the previous St got on panel. "Maybe, yeah-- it's a good conspiracy concept," he mentioned. "Maybe they (the AFL and its umpires) are onto it-- overdue in games, we understand that Collingwood tries and also perform these points, (perhaps they are actually mentioning) 'let's know it'. "I think that is actually decent, since they've done it for a number of years currently." Collingwood is going to be especially dirty regarding its own failure after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western side Bulldogs stumble on Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th setting on the ladder and also need a miracle to apply for the finals from here-- finalizing matches with Brisbane and Melbourne wait for.