.A provocative "conspiracy concept" regarding Collingwood's late-game tactics has actually been drifted observing its disastrous loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game way of thinking and also coached its own peacemakers to be in search of gamers finding repeat stops? Court for yourself. It comes adhering to Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's males caved in a game-high 27-point lead early in the final condition to shed by 3 factors at the SCG, in addition to reverse their finals odds. Enjoy every video game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks during use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your totally free trial today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Establish a deposit limit.Last period, in the 13 times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to safeguard triumph. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in activities where it held the conveniences at the final adjustment. "They closed out games (in 2014). This year ... they have not pretty had the ability to receive it done," St Kilda wonderful Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Split on Sunday night. The 287-gamer postured his idea for why that might be. "Our company admired Collingwood last year for its capability to shut activities down-- obtain regular deductions, maintain it in strict, established how they desire to establish," he carried on, citing examples coming from the Pies' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that ball, takes the take on, (they) reset, acquire another interruption, as well as they can get the activity on their phrases, and also they may simply require time off the clock. "( Yet) the ball squirts out and also it resulted in the first objective (for Sydney in the final fourth). "After that merely 2 moments later, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he desires to carry out he desires to take the take on, most likely to ground, acquire a ball-up-- however maybe because of the brand-new holding-the-ball guidelines, everyone's obtaining aware. "All of a sudden, instead of keeping it in it sprays out, Chad Detector catches it-- value, another target." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the stress late in the competition. "Again, three moments later, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- usually he will merely take the handle, he 'd lose his hips, receive an additional stop-- he panics a little, allows it spill over out, which was actually the (second-last) target," Montagna explained. "I merely believed Collingwood only shed a little bit of their capacity (to close the books close activities) ... all those little traits amounted to all of them divulging a 27-point lead." Twin premiership player David Master positioned the theory to Montagna that maybe the AFL had caught onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, and also possibly the umpires were actually particularly watching out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game perspective-- and the past Saint got on panel. "Perhaps, yeah-- it is actually a really good conspiracy idea," he pointed out. "Maybe they (the AFL and its peacemakers) are actually onto it-- late in video games, we know that Collingwood attempts and also do these things, (perhaps they are actually pointing out) 'permit's know it'. "I presume that is actually fair, given that they have actually done it for a couple of years currently." Collingwood will definitely be specifically dirty about its crash after viewing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and the Western side Bulldogs locate Saturday and also Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th posture on the ladder and need to have a wonder to get approved for the finals away-- closing competitions with Brisbane as well as Melbourne wait for.