.A provocative "conspiracy idea" concerning Collingwood's late-game approaches has been drifted observing its own destructive defeat to the Swans. Has the AFL found onto the Magpies' save-the-game frame of mind and also advised its own peacemakers to become looking for gamers looking for replay interruptions? Court on your own. It happens observing Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's males yielded a game-high 27-point lead early in the ultimate condition to lose by three points at the SCG, in addition to reverse their finals odds. Watch every activity up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free hardship today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY PRICING YOU? Prepare a deposit limit.Last period, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to safeguard success. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in games where it kept the advantage at the final improvement. "They closed out games (in 2013). This year ... they haven't pretty managed to obtain it done," St Kilda fantastic Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Split on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer postured his concept for why that could be. "We honored Collingwood in 2015 for its own capability to close video games down-- receive replay standstills, maintain it in tight, put together how they would like to set up," he continued, mentioning examples coming from the Cakes' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that reception, takes the handle, (they) reset, acquire yet another blockage, and also they can easily obtain the game on their conditions, and also they may just require time off the time clock. "( But) the ball sprays out and also it brought about the first goal (for Sydney in the last quarter). "After that simply pair of minutes later, Steele Sidebottom-- he knows what he intends to do he desires to take the address, go to ground, acquire a ball-up-- however maybe as a result of the brand new holding-the-ball policies, every person's obtaining aware. "Suddenly, instead of keeping it in it squirts out, Chad Warner catches it-- value, yet another target." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury experienced the pressure behind time in the contest. "Again, 3 moments later, Pendlebury in the protective fifty-- normally he would certainly merely take the tackle, he 'd fall his hips, acquire yet another standstill-- he runs scared a small amount, lets it splash out, and also was the (second-last) goal," Montagna detailed. "I simply assumed Collingwood simply lost a little bit of their potential (to close the books close activities) ... all those little bit of factors amounted to all of them paying a 27-point top." Dual premiership gamer David King presented the idea to Montagna that possibly the AFL had actually captured onto Collingwood's late-game tactics, and also possibly the umpires were actually exclusively looking out for the Pies' trademark save-the-game way of thinking-- and also the past Saint got on board. "Maybe, yeah-- it's a great conspiracy idea," he said. "Perhaps they (the AFL and also its peacemakers) are onto it-- overdue in video games, we know that Collingwood makes an effort and do these factors, (perhaps they are actually stating) 'let's know it'. "I think that is actually decent, since they have actually performed it for a couple of years right now." Collingwood will definitely be especially dirty concerning its own collapse after viewing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western side Bulldogs locate Saturday and also Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th position on the step ladder and also need a miracle to qualify for the finals hence-- finalizing matchups along with Brisbane and also Melbourne wait for.