.A thought-provoking "conspiracy theory" regarding Collingwood's late-game methods has been actually floated following its terrible defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL caught onto the Magpies' save-the-game frame of mind and coached its own moderators to become looking for players finding loyal stops? Court for yourself. It comes complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's guys succumbed a game-high 27-point top early in the ultimate phrase to shed by 3 aspects at the SCG, and also reverse their finals possibilities. See every activity till the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free difficulty today > Cycle 22WHAT'S BETTING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Set a deposit limit.Last period, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to safeguard victory. This year, however, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in video games where it kept the benefit at the final modification. "They closed out games (in 2013). This year ... they have not quite had the capacity to get it carried out," Street Kilda wonderful Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Crack on Sunday night. The 287-gamer positioned his concept for why that may be. "Our team lauded Collingwood in 2013 for its own ability to close video games down-- receive loyal stoppages, maintain it in tight, established just how they desire to put together," he carried on, mentioning instances coming from the Pies' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski last year takes that ball, takes the address, (they) reset, obtain an additional standstill, as well as they may get the video game on their terms, and they can just take time off the clock. "( Yet) the reception squirts out and also it triggered the 1st target (for Sydney in the final one-fourth). "After that merely two minutes later, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he would like to do he wants to take the handle, most likely to ground, acquire a ball-up-- however perhaps as a result of the brand new holding-the-ball policies, everybody's receiving mindful. "All of a sudden, rather than maintaining it in it squirts out, Chad Warner pounces on it-- value, another target." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury believed the pressure behind time in the contest. "Once more, three minutes later on, Pendlebury in the protective fifty-- typically he will merely take the handle, he will drop his hips, get yet another interruption-- he runs scared a small amount, permits it spill over out, and also was actually the (second-last) objective," Montagna revealed. "I merely believed Collingwood only shed a bit of their potential (to terminate the account close video games) ... all those little bit of points added up to them coughing up a 27-point top." Twin premiership gamer David King posed the theory to Montagna that maybe the AFL had captured onto Collingwood's late-game methods, and also possibly the peacemakers were exclusively keeping an eye out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game state of mind-- and the former Saint performed panel. "Perhaps, yeah-- it is actually a great conspiracy concept," he pointed out. "Perhaps they (the AFL as well as its own umpires) are actually onto it-- overdue in activities, we understand that Collingwood attempts as well as do these factors, (maybe they are actually claiming) 'permit's understand it'. "I believe that is actually fair, considering that they've done it for a number of years right now." Collingwood will definitely be particularly gross about its failure after finding fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and the Western side Bulldogs locate Sunday and Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th position on the step ladder as well as require a miracle to apply for the finals from here-- finalizing matchups along with Brisbane as well as Melbourne wait for.