.An intriguing "conspiracy concept" regarding Collingwood's late-game techniques has been actually floated following its own disastrous loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL caught onto the Magpies' save-the-game way of thinking and also advised its peacemakers to become on the lookout for gamers looking for regular stops? Judge for yourself. It happens complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday evening-- Craig McRae's guys succumbed a game-high 27-point top early in the final term to shed by 3 points at the SCG, as well as undo their finals chances. Enjoy every game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free of cost hardship today > Round 22WHAT'S BETTING REALLY COSTING YOU? Specify a down payment limit.Last period, in the 13 opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to get victory. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in games where it held the advantage at the final modification. "They closed the books activities (in 2014). This year ... they haven't very been able to get it done," St Kilda fantastic Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday night. The 287-gamer positioned his idea for why that could be. "Our company lauded Collingwood in 2015 for its own capability to shut activities down-- acquire repeat discontinuances, maintain it in tight, put together exactly how they desire to put together," he continued, citing examples coming from the Pies' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2014 takes that reception, takes the deal with, (they) reset, get yet another stop, as well as they can easily acquire the video game on their phrases, as well as they can only require time off the clock. "( Yet) the reception sprays out as well as it led to the very first goal (for Sydney in the final quarter). "After that just pair of moments eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he intends to perform he would like to take the tackle, most likely to ground, obtain a ball-up-- but perhaps as a result of the new holding-the-ball rules, everyone's getting mindful. "Suddenly, instead of maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Detector pounces on it-- bang, yet another goal." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury believed the pressure late in the competition. "Again, three minutes eventually, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- commonly he will just take the deal with, he will lose his hips, obtain another standstill-- he stresses a little, permits it spill over out, and also was the (second-last) goal," Montagna revealed. "I only assumed Collingwood just shed a little bit of their potential (to close out close activities) ... all those little bit of factors added up to them spending a 27-point top." Dual premiership player David Master presented the idea to Montagna that probably the AFL had recorded onto Collingwood's late-game approaches, and also possibly the umpires were actually especially keeping an eye out for the Pies' trademark save-the-game state of mind-- and also the former Saint performed board. "Perhaps, yeah-- it's an excellent conspiracy concept," he said. "Perhaps they (the AFL and also its own moderators) are actually onto it-- late in games, we know that Collingwood tries and carry out these traits, (perhaps they are actually claiming) 'let's understand it'. "I presume that's reasonable, given that they've performed it for a number of years now." Collingwood is going to be particularly gross concerning its crash after finding fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western side Bulldogs locate Sunday as well as Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th position on the step ladder and need to have a magic to qualify for the finals away-- shutting matchups along with Brisbane as well as Melbourne await.