.A thought-provoking "conspiracy idea" concerning Collingwood's late-game tactics has actually been actually drifted observing its destructive loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game perspective and advised its moderators to be in search of gamers looking for replay deductions? Court for yourself. It comes complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney final Friday evening-- Craig McRae's men gave in a game-high 27-point top early in the last phrase to drop through 3 aspects at the SCG, in addition to reverse their finals odds. See every game till the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks throughout play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your totally free difficulty today > Round 22WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Prepare a deposit limit.Last time, in the 13 times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to secure victory. This year, however, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in video games where it held the benefit at the final modification. "They closed out video games (in 2014). This year ... they have not rather had the capacity to obtain it performed," St Kilda terrific Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer presented his theory for why that could be. "Our company lauded Collingwood last year for its own capability to shut games down-- get loyal discontinuances, keep it in tight, put together exactly how they wish to set up," he continued, pointing out examples from the Pies' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2015 takes that ball, takes the tackle, (they) reset, obtain one more interruption, and also they may receive the game on their conditions, as well as they can easily only take time off the clock. "( Yet) the reception sprays out and it triggered the first objective (for Sydney in the final fourth). "Then only pair of mins eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he wishes to do he would like to take the take on, visit ground, obtain a ball-up-- however maybe as a result of the new holding-the-ball policies, every person's acquiring conscious. "Suddenly, as opposed to keeping it in it sprays out, Chad Detector catches it-- bang, another target." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury felt the stress late in the competition. "Once more, three moments later, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- typically he 'd simply take the deal with, he 'd lose his hips, receive an additional stoppage-- he freaks out a little bit, permits it splash out, and that was the (second-last) target," Montagna clarified. "I merely assumed Collingwood only shed a little their potential (to close out close games) ... all those little bit of things amounted to all of them spending a 27-point lead." Double premiership gamer David King presented the concept to Montagna that possibly the AFL had actually caught onto Collingwood's late-game methods, which maybe the moderators were actually specifically keeping an eye out for the Cakes' trademark save-the-game mindset-- and also the former St. was on board. "Maybe, yeah-- it's a really good conspiracy theory," he pointed out. "Maybe they (the AFL and its own peacemakers) are onto it-- late in video games, we understand that Collingwood makes an effort as well as perform these points, (perhaps they're claiming) 'let's be aware of it'. "I assume that is actually reasonable, because they have actually done it for a couple of years right now." Collingwood is going to be specifically filthy concerning its collapse after seeing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western side Bulldogs stumble on Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th position on the step ladder as well as require a magic to qualify for the finals from here-- closing matchups with Brisbane and Melbourne wait for.