.A thought-provoking "conspiracy concept" about Collingwood's late-game tactics has actually been floated observing its own damaging loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game frame of mind and taught its umpires to become in search of gamers looking for repeat halts? Court on your own. It comes complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's men surrendered a game-high 27-point lead early in the ultimate condition to shed through three points at the SCG, along with reverse their finals opportunities. Enjoy every video game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks throughout play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of cost hardship today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY COSTING YOU? Prepare a deposit limit.Last season, in the 13 times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to protect triumph. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in games where it stored the conveniences at the ultimate change. "They terminated the account games (in 2014). This year ... they haven't quite had the capacity to obtain it done," St Kilda excellent Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday night. The 287-gamer posed his concept for why that could be. "Our company lauded Collingwood in 2013 for its capability to close games down-- acquire regular stoppages, maintain it in limited, put together just how they wish to set up," he continued, pointing out examples from the Pies' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski last year takes that ball, takes the handle, (they) reset, acquire an additional blockage, and also they can get the video game on their conditions, and they may merely take a while off the time clock. "( However) the ball sprays out as well as it triggered the initial target (for Sydney in the final quarter). "At that point just pair of minutes later, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he desires to perform he wants to take the address, most likely to ground, receive a ball-up-- however maybe due to the brand-new holding-the-ball guidelines, everybody's receiving mindful. "All of a sudden, as opposed to keeping it in it squirts out, Chad Warner catches it-- value, one more goal." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury felt the pressure late in the contest. "Once again, three mins eventually, Pendlebury in the protective fifty-- generally he would certainly simply take the handle, he 'd lose his hips, acquire yet another stop-- he freaks out a bit, permits it splash out, and also was actually the (second-last) target," Montagna described. "I simply presumed Collingwood only shed a bit of their potential (to close the books close games) ... all those little factors added up to them spending a 27-point top." Dual premiership gamer David Master presented the concept to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had recorded onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, and that perhaps the peacemakers were exclusively keeping an eye out for the Pies' trademark save-the-game mentality-- as well as the previous St. got on panel. "Possibly, yeah-- it's a great conspiracy concept," he stated. "Possibly they (the AFL and also its peacemakers) are onto it-- overdue in activities, we understand that Collingwood attempts and also do these points, (possibly they're stating) 'allow's recognize it'. "I believe that's decent, given that they have actually done it for a number of years currently." Collingwood is going to be actually particularly gross regarding its crash after viewing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western side Bulldogs stumble on Sunday and also Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th position on the ladder and also need a magic to get the finals from here-- closing matchups with Brisbane and also Melbourne wait for.