.An intriguing "conspiracy idea" regarding Collingwood's late-game strategies has been actually floated following its own terrible defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game frame of mind and also taught its moderators to become in search of gamers looking for repeat discontinuances? Judge on your own. It comes following Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's males surrendered a game-high 27-point lead early in the final term to lose through three factors at the SCG, along with undo their finals odds. View every activity up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks during the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your cost-free ordeal today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Specify a deposit limit.Last period, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to secure triumph. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in video games where it stored the conveniences at the ultimate change. "They closed out games (last year). This year ... they have not quite managed to obtain it performed," Street Kilda excellent Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Crack on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer postured his idea for why that might be. "Our company lauded Collingwood in 2014 for its own capacity to shut games down-- get regular blockages, maintain it in tight, set up how they intend to set up," he proceeded, mentioning instances from the Pies' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski last year takes that reception, takes the take on, (they) reset, acquire one more deduction, as well as they may receive the activity on their phrases, and they can simply take time off the time clock. "( But) the ball sprays out and also it triggered the very first objective (for Sydney in the final quarter). "Then only 2 minutes later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he wishes to carry out he intends to take the address, visit ground, get a ball-up-- yet maybe because of the new holding-the-ball policies, everyone's acquiring conscious. "Suddenly, as opposed to maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Detector catches it-- bang, one more goal." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the tension late in the contest. "Once more, three moments later on, Pendlebury in the defensive fifty-- ordinarily he 'd simply take the deal with, he 'd lose his hips, get yet another stoppage-- he stresses a small amount, permits it splash out, which was the (second-last) goal," Montagna revealed. "I simply believed Collingwood just shed a little bit of their capability (to terminate the account close games) ... all those little factors added up to all of them divulging a 27-point lead." Twin premiership gamer David Master posed the theory to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had captured onto Collingwood's late-game methods, which maybe the umpires were primarily looking out for the Pies' trademark save-the-game mentality-- as well as the former Saint performed panel. "Maybe, yeah-- it's a great conspiracy theory," he pointed out. "Possibly they (the AFL and also its own peacemakers) are onto it-- overdue in video games, we understand that Collingwood attempts and perform these factors, (perhaps they are actually claiming) 'allow's recognize it'. "I believe that is actually decent, given that they have actually performed it for a couple of years now." Collingwood will be actually particularly gross regarding its own failure after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western Bulldogs find Saturday and Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th setting on the ladder and also require a miracle to apply for the finals away-- closing competitions along with Brisbane and also Melbourne wait for.