.A thought-provoking "conspiracy theory" about Collingwood's late-game strategies has actually been actually drifted following its own terrible loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL found onto the Magpies' save-the-game way of thinking as well as coached its own umpires to become in search of players looking for replay blockages? Judge on your own. It happens adhering to Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday night-- Craig McRae's males gave in a game-high 27-point lead early in the ultimate condition to lose by three points at the SCG, as well as reverse their finals chances. Check out every activity until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks throughout play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your complimentary trial today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Establish a deposit limit.Last time, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to secure success. This year, nevertheless, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in activities where it held the perk at the last modification. "They closed the books video games (in 2014). This year ... they haven't fairly had the ability to get it done," St Kilda excellent Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday night. The 287-gamer positioned his concept for why that might be. "Our team admired Collingwood in 2015 for its ability to close activities down-- receive repeat stops, keep it in limited, put together just how they want to establish," he carried on, mentioning instances coming from the Pies' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2014 takes that reception, takes the handle, (they) reset, receive one more halt, and also they may acquire the activity on their phrases, as well as they can just take time off the time clock. "( Yet) the ball squirts out as well as it led to the very first goal (for Sydney in the last quarter). "At that point simply 2 moments later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he knows what he would like to perform he would like to take the take on, most likely to ground, get a ball-up-- but perhaps as a result of the brand new holding-the-ball regulations, every person's receiving aware. "All of a sudden, rather than maintaining it in it squirts out, Chad Detector pounces on it-- value, yet another objective." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury believed the stress late in the competition. "Again, three moments eventually, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- usually he would certainly just take the take on, he would certainly drop his hips, obtain another blockage-- he panics a small amount, allows it spill over out, which was the (second-last) goal," Montagna clarified. "I just presumed Collingwood just shed a little bit of their capacity (to close out close games) ... all those little bit of traits added up to them spending a 27-point top." Twin premiership gamer David King posed the concept to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had actually captured onto Collingwood's late-game tactics, which maybe the peacemakers were specifically looking out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game perspective-- as well as the former St performed board. "Perhaps, yeah-- it is actually an excellent conspiracy idea," he pointed out. "Perhaps they (the AFL and its own peacemakers) are actually onto it-- overdue in video games, we know that Collingwood tries and carry out these traits, (perhaps they're stating) 'let's be aware of it'. "I presume that's decent, considering that they've performed it for a couple of years currently." Collingwood is going to be specifically filthy concerning its failure after seeing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western side Bulldogs find Saturday and Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th posture on the ladder as well as need to have a miracle to obtain the finals away-- shutting competitions with Brisbane and also Melbourne await.