.A thought-provoking "conspiracy idea" concerning Collingwood's late-game strategies has actually been drifted following its own destructive defeat to the Swans. Has the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game attitude as well as advised its own umpires to be in search of gamers finding regular halts? Court on your own. It comes adhering to Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's males caved in a game-high 27-point top early in the ultimate phrase to drop by three aspects at the SCG, along with reverse their finals possibilities. Check out every video game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks throughout play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your totally free trial today > Round 22WHAT'S BETTING REALLY PRICING YOU? Establish a down payment limit.Last time, in the 13 opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to get victory. This year, however, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in activities where it kept the benefit at the last adjustment. "They liquidated games (in 2014). This year ... they have not quite managed to receive it carried out," St Kilda excellent Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Split on Sunday night. The 287-gamer presented his theory for why that could be. "Our team honored Collingwood in 2014 for its capability to shut activities down-- acquire regular blockages, keep it in tight, put together how they desire to establish," he proceeded, mentioning instances coming from the Pies' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2015 takes that ball, takes the tackle, (they) reset, acquire one more interruption, and they may acquire the game on their phrases, as well as they can simply require time off the clock. "( Yet) the ball squirts out and also it resulted in the initial target (for Sydney in the last one-fourth). "After that merely 2 mins later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he wants to perform he would like to take the deal with, go to ground, receive a ball-up-- however maybe because of the new holding-the-ball regulations, everybody's getting mindful. "Suddenly, as opposed to keeping it in it sprays out, Chad Warner pounces on it-- bang, one more goal." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the pressure late in the competition. "Once more, three minutes eventually, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- typically he will simply take the address, he 'd fall his hips, get an additional stop-- he worries a bit, permits it splash out, and also was the (second-last) goal," Montagna revealed. "I only thought Collingwood only lost a little bit of their potential (to close the books close video games) ... all those little bit of things added up to them divulging a 27-point top." Double premiership player David Master postured the idea to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had caught onto Collingwood's late-game approaches, and also maybe the peacemakers were actually specifically watching out for the Pies' trademark save-the-game mindset-- and the former Saint got on panel. "Perhaps, yeah-- it is actually a really good conspiracy concept," he mentioned. "Possibly they (the AFL as well as its umpires) are actually onto it-- overdue in video games, we know that Collingwood attempts and also perform these traits, (maybe they're pointing out) 'permit's understand it'. "I assume that is actually fair, given that they've performed it for a couple of years right now." Collingwood is going to be specifically unclean concerning its own crash after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western side Bulldogs stumble on Saturday and also Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th posture on the ladder and need to have a miracle to receive the finals from here-- finalizing matches with Brisbane as well as Melbourne wait for.