.A thought-provoking "conspiracy theory" concerning Collingwood's late-game approaches has actually been actually floated following its disastrous loss to the Swans. Has the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game mindset and instructed its umpires to be in search of gamers looking for loyal standstills? Court for yourself. It happens complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's males caved in a game-high 27-point lead early in the ultimate term to lose by 3 points at the SCG, and also reverse their finals opportunities. View every activity till the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free difficulty today > Cycle 22WHAT'S BETTING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Establish a deposit limit.Last season, in the 13 opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to safeguard victory. This year, nevertheless, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in activities where it held the advantage at the final adjustment. "They terminated the account video games (in 2015). This year ... they have not fairly had the ability to obtain it done," St Kilda terrific Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Split on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer postured his theory for why that could be. "We lauded Collingwood last year for its potential to shut games down-- obtain replay halts, keep it in strict, established just how they wish to establish," he carried on, mentioning instances from the Cakes' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that reception, takes the address, (they) reset, acquire an additional interruption, and they may receive the activity on their conditions, as well as they can easily only require time off the time clock. "( However) the reception squirts out as well as it resulted in the very first target (for Sydney in the last fourth). "After that just 2 mins eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he would like to carry out he intends to take the handle, go to ground, get a ball-up-- yet possibly due to the brand new holding-the-ball guidelines, every person's obtaining aware. "Suddenly, as opposed to keeping it in it squirts out, Chad Detector catches it-- value, yet another goal." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury felt the tension late in the competition. "Once more, 3 mins eventually, Pendlebury in the protective fifty-- normally he 'd only take the address, he 'd drop his hips, get yet another interruption-- he worries a little, allows it spill out, and that was actually the (second-last) goal," Montagna detailed. "I only believed Collingwood only dropped a little bit of their capacity (to liquidate close video games) ... all those little bit of traits amounted to all of them spending a 27-point lead." Dual premiership gamer David King positioned the theory to Montagna that probably the AFL had recorded onto Collingwood's late-game techniques, and that perhaps the peacemakers were exclusively watching out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game mentality-- and the past Saint got on board. "Perhaps, yeah-- it's an excellent conspiracy theory," he mentioned. "Maybe they (the AFL and its umpires) are onto it-- overdue in video games, we know that Collingwood attempts as well as do these things, (perhaps they are actually claiming) 'allow's be aware of it'. "I assume that is actually reasonable, because they've performed it for a number of years now." Collingwood will certainly be actually particularly dirty regarding its own collapse after viewing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western side Bulldogs stumble on Sunday and also Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th position on the step ladder and also need to have a magic to receive the finals hence-- closing matchups along with Brisbane and also Melbourne await.