.An intriguing "conspiracy idea" regarding Collingwood's late-game methods has been actually drifted observing its devastating defeat to the Swans. Has the AFL found onto the Magpies' save-the-game mentality and taught its umpires to be looking for gamers looking for regular stops? Court on your own. It happens following Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday evening-- Craig McRae's guys surrendered a game-high 27-point top early in the final phrase to drop through 3 factors at the SCG, in addition to reverse their finals possibilities. View every game till the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks during the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your totally free hardship today > Cycle 22WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY PRICING YOU? Set a down payment limit.Last period, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to protect success. This year, however, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in video games where it held the advantage at the last modification. "They closed the books video games (in 2013). This year ... they have not pretty had the capacity to acquire it performed," St Kilda excellent Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Split on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer postured his theory for why that may be. "Our team honored Collingwood in 2015 for its own capability to close video games down-- receive loyal stops, maintain it in tight, put together exactly how they wish to set up," he continued, citing instances from the Cakes' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that reception, takes the tackle, (they) reset, receive yet another discontinuance, and also they may get the game on their phrases, as well as they may just require time off the time clock. "( However) the ball sprays out and also it caused the 1st objective (for Sydney in the last fourth). "After that just pair of minutes later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he intends to perform he desires to take the address, go to ground, acquire a ball-up-- however maybe because of the brand new holding-the-ball policies, everyone's obtaining conscious. "Suddenly, instead of maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Warner pounces on it-- bang, one more target." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury experienced the tension late in the contest. "Once more, 3 mins later, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- commonly he will merely take the deal with, he 'd fall his hips, get yet another standstill-- he freaks out a little, allows it spill over out, and also was the (second-last) goal," Montagna explained. "I just assumed Collingwood just lost a little their capability (to close the books close activities) ... all those little bit of traits amounted to all of them coughing up a 27-point top." Dual premiership player David King posed the idea to Montagna that possibly the AFL had caught onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, and also maybe the peacemakers were actually particularly keeping an eye out for the Cakes' trademark save-the-game attitude-- as well as the previous Saint got on board. "Perhaps, yeah-- it is actually a good conspiracy idea," he stated. "Possibly they (the AFL as well as its own moderators) are actually onto it-- overdue in video games, we understand that Collingwood attempts and perform these points, (perhaps they are actually saying) 'permit's recognize it'. "I presume that's fair, considering that they've done it for a couple of years now." Collingwood will definitely be especially filthy regarding its collapse after viewing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western Bulldogs discover Sunday and Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th posture on the step ladder and also need to have a magic to obtain the finals hence-- shutting matchups with Brisbane and also Melbourne await.