.An intriguing "conspiracy idea" regarding Collingwood's late-game tactics has been actually floated observing its damaging loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL found onto the Magpies' save-the-game perspective as well as coached its moderators to become on the lookout for gamers seeking replay stoppages? Court on your own. It comes observing Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney final Friday evening-- Craig McRae's men caved in a game-high 27-point lead early in the ultimate condition to drop by three points at the SCG, as well as undo their finals odds. Enjoy every game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks throughout use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge difficulty today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY PRICING YOU? Establish a deposit limit.Last season, in the 13 times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to protect victory. This year, however, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in activities where it stored the perk at the last adjustment. "They closed the books video games (in 2014). This year ... they haven't pretty had the ability to get it performed," Street Kilda great Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer positioned his concept for why that could be. "Our experts admired Collingwood in 2013 for its ability to close activities down-- acquire regular deductions, maintain it in limited, established how they want to set up," he carried on, presenting instances from the Cakes' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that ball, takes the tackle, (they) reset, acquire one more discontinuance, and also they can easily get the video game on their phrases, and also they may only take some time off the time clock. "( But) the ball squirts out and also it resulted in the first objective (for Sydney in the last one-fourth). "At that point merely pair of mins eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he wants to do he would like to take the deal with, visit ground, get a ball-up-- however perhaps as a result of the brand-new holding-the-ball rules, everyone's acquiring aware. "All of a sudden, instead of maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Detector pounces on it-- bang, one more objective." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the pressure late in the competition. "Again, three mins eventually, Pendlebury in the protective fifty-- ordinarily he would certainly only take the deal with, he would certainly lose his hips, obtain another standstill-- he overreacts a little bit, permits it splash out, and that was the (second-last) objective," Montagna described. "I only assumed Collingwood just dropped a little bit of their capability (to close the books close video games) ... all those little points amounted to them spending a 27-point top." Dual premiership gamer David Master positioned the idea to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had captured onto Collingwood's late-game methods, and also possibly the peacemakers were especially watching out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game frame of mind-- as well as the former St performed panel. "Perhaps, yeah-- it's a really good conspiracy idea," he claimed. "Maybe they (the AFL and also its own moderators) are actually onto it-- overdue in activities, we understand that Collingwood makes an effort as well as carry out these things, (possibly they're claiming) 'let's recognize it'. "I assume that is actually decent, given that they have actually done it for a couple of years currently." Collingwood is going to be specifically gross concerning its own crash after finding fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western Bulldogs find Sunday and also Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th setting on the step ladder as well as need a magic to apply for the finals hence-- closing competitions along with Brisbane and Melbourne wait for.