.An intriguing "conspiracy idea" regarding Collingwood's late-game techniques has actually been drifted following its terrible defeat to the Swans. Has the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game state of mind and also taught its own umpires to be looking for gamers seeking repeat stops? Court on your own. It happens adhering to Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney last Friday night-- Craig McRae's males gave in a game-high 27-point lead early in the last condition to lose through 3 aspects at the SCG, as well as reverse their finals chances. View every game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks throughout play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge hardship today > Round 22WHAT'S BETTING REALLY COSTING YOU? Establish a deposit limit.Last period, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to secure victory. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in games where it stored the conveniences at the last improvement. "They closed out activities (last year). This year ... they haven't quite managed to acquire it performed," St Kilda wonderful Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Crack on Sunday night. The 287-gamer posed his idea for why that might be. "We admired Collingwood in 2013 for its own potential to shut activities down-- acquire replay halts, keep it in tight, established just how they wish to set up," he carried on, citing instances coming from the Cakes' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2015 takes that ball, takes the take on, (they) reset, acquire another standstill, and also they may acquire the activity on their phrases, and they may just require time off the clock. "( However) the ball sprays out and it brought about the 1st goal (for Sydney in the last one-fourth). "Then simply 2 moments eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he would like to do he desires to take the address, most likely to ground, get a ball-up-- yet maybe because of the brand new holding-the-ball rules, every person's getting mindful. "Suddenly, as opposed to keeping it in it squirts out, Chad Warner pounces on it-- bang, another goal." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury felt the tension late in the competition. "Once more, 3 minutes later on, Pendlebury in the defensive fifty-- usually he would certainly merely take the tackle, he will drop his hips, obtain yet another interruption-- he panics a little bit, permits it spill over out, and that was actually the (second-last) goal," Montagna explained. "I merely assumed Collingwood simply lost a little bit of their potential (to close the books close games) ... all those little factors added up to them paying a 27-point lead." Double premiership player David King postured the theory to Montagna that maybe the AFL had actually caught onto Collingwood's late-game approaches, which perhaps the peacemakers were actually especially looking out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game perspective-- as well as the previous Saint got on panel. "Maybe, yeah-- it is actually a great conspiracy idea," he mentioned. "Maybe they (the AFL and its umpires) are actually onto it-- overdue in video games, we know that Collingwood tries and do these things, (maybe they're claiming) 'allow's understand it'. "I assume that is actually fair, considering that they've performed it for a number of years currently." Collingwood will be especially filthy concerning its own failure after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western side Bulldogs discover Saturday and also Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th position on the step ladder and also require a miracle to receive the finals from here-- closing matches along with Brisbane and Melbourne await.