.An intriguing "conspiracy idea" regarding Collingwood's late-game techniques has actually been actually drifted following its damaging defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL caught onto the Magpies' save-the-game mentality and also advised its own peacemakers to be looking for players looking for regular interruptions? Court on your own. It happens observing Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's guys yielded a game-high 27-point lead early in the ultimate phrase to lose through 3 aspects at the SCG, in addition to undo their finals chances. Check out every game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks during the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your totally free difficulty today > Round 22WHAT'S BETTING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a down payment limit.Last time, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to safeguard victory. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in games where it held the perk at the ultimate change. "They terminated the account activities (in 2015). This year ... they haven't very had the capacity to receive it carried out," Street Kilda excellent Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer positioned his idea for why that could be. "Our company admired Collingwood in 2013 for its capacity to close activities down-- receive replay standstills, maintain it in tight, put together exactly how they wish to put together," he carried on, pointing out examples from the Cakes' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2014 takes that ball, takes the handle, (they) reset, acquire an additional deduction, and also they can easily receive the video game on their phrases, and also they can simply take some time off the clock. "( But) the reception sprays out and it brought about the 1st objective (for Sydney in the last one-fourth). "At that point just 2 mins eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he wishes to carry out he would like to take the take on, visit ground, receive a ball-up-- yet maybe as a result of the brand new holding-the-ball policies, everyone's obtaining conscious. "Suddenly, rather than maintaining it in it squirts out, Chad Detector pounces on it-- bang, another objective." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury experienced the pressure late in the contest. "Once again, three moments eventually, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- normally he will only take the take on, he would certainly drop his hips, get another stop-- he overreacts a small amount, lets it spill over out, and also was actually the (second-last) objective," Montagna described. "I just thought Collingwood simply lost a little their potential (to close the books close activities) ... all those little points amounted to them divulging a 27-point top." Double premiership player David Master postured the concept to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had actually captured onto Collingwood's late-game techniques, which possibly the umpires were exclusively looking out for the Pies' trademark save-the-game frame of mind-- and also the previous St was on board. "Possibly, yeah-- it's an excellent conspiracy theory," he claimed. "Maybe they (the AFL as well as its peacemakers) are actually onto it-- late in activities, we understand that Collingwood makes an effort and also do these traits, (maybe they are actually claiming) 'allow's recognize it'. "I believe that's reasonable, due to the fact that they have actually done it for a couple of years now." Collingwood is going to be particularly unclean concerning its own failure after finding fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western side Bulldogs find Saturday and Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th posture on the step ladder and also need a miracle to apply for the finals away-- finalizing matches along with Brisbane as well as Melbourne wait for.