.A thought-provoking "conspiracy theory" regarding Collingwood's late-game methods has been floated observing its own disastrous loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game state of mind and instructed its peacemakers to be on the lookout for players looking for loyal halts? Judge for yourself. It comes 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 last phrase to shed through 3 factors at the SCG, along with undo their finals chances. Check out every game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks throughout use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of cost ordeal today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY PRICING YOU? Establish a deposit limit.Last season, in the 13 opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to protect success. This year, however, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in activities where it stored the conveniences at the ultimate adjustment. "They liquidated activities (last year). This year ... they have not rather managed to get it performed," St Kilda terrific Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday night. The 287-gamer postured his theory for why that could be. "We admired Collingwood in 2015 for its own potential to shut video games down-- receive replay interruptions, keep it in strict, set up how they intend to set up," he continued, presenting examples from the Pies' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2014 takes that reception, takes the handle, (they) reset, receive an additional standstill, and they can easily acquire the video game on their phrases, and they can easily just take some time off the time clock. "( However) the ball squirts out and also it triggered the 1st target (for Sydney in the last quarter). "Then merely pair of minutes later, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he intends to perform he intends to take the deal with, go to ground, acquire a ball-up-- yet possibly as a result of the brand new holding-the-ball policies, everyone's receiving aware. "Suddenly, rather than keeping it in it sprays out, Chad Warner pounces on it-- bang, yet another target." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury experienced the tension late in the contest. "Again, three moments eventually, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- generally he would certainly merely take the take on, he will fall his hips, obtain another stoppage-- he panics a small amount, lets it spill over out, and also was the (second-last) goal," Montagna discussed. "I just assumed Collingwood merely dropped a bit of their capacity (to terminate the account close video games) ... all those little traits added up to them coughing up a 27-point top." Double premiership gamer David King posed the idea to Montagna that possibly the AFL had captured onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, which maybe the peacemakers were actually specifically looking out for the Cakes' trademark save-the-game mentality-- and also the past St performed board. "Maybe, yeah-- it's an excellent conspiracy concept," he mentioned. "Perhaps they (the AFL as well as its peacemakers) are actually onto it-- late in games, we know that Collingwood tries and also do these factors, (perhaps they're stating) 'permit's know it'. "I believe that is actually reasonable, because they've performed it for a number of years currently." Collingwood is going to be actually particularly filthy regarding its own collapse after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western side Bulldogs discover Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th position on the step ladder as well as need a miracle to get the finals hence-- closing matchups with Brisbane and Melbourne wait for.