.A thought-provoking "conspiracy theory" concerning Collingwood's late-game strategies has actually been actually drifted observing its terrible loss to the Swans. Has the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game mentality and also instructed its own peacemakers to be looking for gamers seeking regular deductions? Court on your own. It happens observing Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's guys caved in a game-high 27-point lead early in the ultimate term to drop by 3 points at the SCG, in addition to undo their finals opportunities. Enjoy every game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your cost-free hardship today > Cycle 22WHAT'S BETTING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Specify a down payment limit.Last season, in the 13 opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to protect triumph. This year, nevertheless, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in activities where it held the benefit at the ultimate modification. "They terminated the account activities (in 2015). This year ... they have not very had the ability to get it done," St Kilda fantastic Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer positioned his idea for why that might be. "Our team lauded Collingwood in 2015 for its own potential to shut activities down-- acquire replay halts, keep it in strict, established how they desire to establish," he proceeded, mentioning instances from the Pies' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2014 takes that reception, takes the deal with, (they) reset, acquire an additional halt, as well as they can acquire the game on their terms, and they can only require time off the time clock. "( But) the reception sprays out and it triggered the initial target (for Sydney in the final quarter). "At that point just 2 minutes eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he wants to perform he wants to take the deal with, most likely to ground, get a ball-up-- yet perhaps as a result of the new holding-the-ball regulations, every person's acquiring mindful. "All of a sudden, rather than maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Detector catches it-- bang, another target." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury experienced the tension late in the contest. "Once again, three mins eventually, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- ordinarily he 'd only take the deal with, he 'd drop his hips, get another discontinuance-- he overreacts a little, allows it spill out, and that was actually the (second-last) goal," Montagna explained. "I merely believed Collingwood only dropped a little their capacity (to terminate the account close video games) ... all those little traits added up to all of them coughing up a 27-point lead." Twin premiership player David Master posed the idea to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had caught onto Collingwood's late-game approaches, which maybe the moderators were actually primarily keeping an eye out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game attitude-- and the past St was on board. "Perhaps, yeah-- it is actually a great conspiracy idea," he claimed. "Perhaps they (the AFL and its umpires) are onto it-- late in video games, we know that Collingwood makes an effort and also perform these factors, (perhaps they're saying) 'let's know it'. "I believe that is actually decent, due to the fact that they have actually performed it for a number of years now." Collingwood is going to be particularly gross about its collapse after seeing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western Bulldogs discover Sunday and also Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th position on the step ladder as well as need a wonder to apply for the finals from here-- closing matchups along with Brisbane as well as Melbourne wait for.