.An intriguing "conspiracy theory" concerning Collingwood's late-game methods has actually been drifted following its own terrible loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game state of mind as well as coached its own peacemakers to become looking for gamers looking for regular discontinuances? Court for yourself. It comes following Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's males gave in a game-high 27-point top early in the final term to shed through 3 aspects at the SCG, as well as undo their finals possibilities. Check out every activity till the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks throughout use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your cost-free difficulty today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY COSTING 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, having said that, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in activities where it kept the perk at the ultimate change. "They closed out games (last year). This year ... they have not rather had the capacity to receive it carried out," Street Kilda terrific Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer presented his concept for why that could be. "We admired Collingwood last year for its own potential to shut activities down-- obtain replay stops, keep it in limited, set up exactly how they want to establish," he continued, mentioning examples from the Cakes' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that ball, takes the handle, (they) reset, get another stoppage, as well as they can receive the activity on their conditions, as well as they can easily merely take time off the time clock. "( But) the ball squirts out as well as it triggered the very first objective (for Sydney in the last fourth). "Then just 2 mins later, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he wishes to carry out he intends to take the take on, visit ground, receive a ball-up-- however maybe due to the brand-new holding-the-ball rules, everybody's receiving conscious. "All of a sudden, as opposed to keeping it in it squirts out, Chad Warner pounces on it-- value, an additional goal." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the stress late in the contest. "Once more, 3 moments later, Pendlebury in the defensive fifty-- typically he 'd merely take the handle, he 'd lose his hips, obtain yet another blockage-- he runs scared a bit, allows it spill out, and also was actually the (second-last) goal," Montagna detailed. "I just presumed Collingwood just dropped a little bit of their capability (to close out close activities) ... all those little points amounted to them divulging a 27-point top." Double premiership gamer David Master presented the idea to Montagna that probably the AFL had actually recorded onto Collingwood's late-game techniques, and that possibly the umpires were especially watching out for the Cakes' trademark save-the-game state of mind-- as well as the past St performed board. "Possibly, yeah-- it is actually an excellent conspiracy theory," he pointed out. "Possibly they (the AFL and also its peacemakers) are actually onto it-- overdue in video games, we understand that Collingwood tries and also perform these traits, (perhaps they're stating) 'allow's recognize it'. "I think that is actually reasonable, because they've performed it for a couple of years now." Collingwood will definitely be actually especially dirty concerning its own collapse after viewing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western side Bulldogs discover Sunday and also Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th setting on the step ladder as well as require a miracle to receive the finals away-- finalizing matchups with Brisbane and Melbourne wait for.