.A thought-provoking "conspiracy concept" concerning Collingwood's late-game tactics has actually been drifted observing its damaging loss to the Swans. Has the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game attitude and coached its own umpires to become in search of players finding replay interruptions? Court on your own. It happens complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's males surrendered a game-high 27-point top early in the ultimate phrase to drop through three factors at the SCG, along with undo their finals opportunities. Enjoy every activity until the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of charge difficulty today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a down payment limit.Last season, in the 13 opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to secure triumph. This year, having said that, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in activities where it kept the benefit at the last modification. "They closed the books activities (in 2013). This year ... they have not quite managed to get it carried out," St Kilda fantastic Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday night. The 287-gamer presented his theory for why that could be. "Our experts lauded Collingwood in 2014 for its capability to close games down-- get replay interruptions, keep it in limited, established just how they would like to establish," he continued, presenting instances coming from the Pies' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski last year takes that ball, takes the address, (they) reset, receive yet another deduction, as well as they can obtain the game on their phrases, as well as they may just require time off the time clock. "( Yet) the ball squirts out as well as it resulted in the initial goal (for Sydney in the last quarter). "At that point simply two moments later, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he desires to do he would like to take the take on, most likely to ground, obtain a ball-up-- but maybe due to the brand-new holding-the-ball regulations, everybody's acquiring aware. "Suddenly, as opposed to keeping it in it sprays out, Chad Warner catches it-- bang, one more objective." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the stress late in the competition. "Once more, 3 moments later, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- typically he 'd only take the tackle, he 'd fall his hips, obtain yet another deduction-- he overreacts a bit, permits it spill out, and that was the (second-last) target," Montagna detailed. "I simply believed Collingwood just shed a bit of their capability (to liquidate close activities) ... all those little traits added up to them coughing up a 27-point lead." Double premiership player David King positioned the theory to Montagna that maybe the AFL had actually captured onto Collingwood's late-game tactics, and that perhaps the peacemakers were actually especially watching out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game mindset-- as well as the past Saint got on panel. "Perhaps, yeah-- it is actually a great conspiracy concept," he pointed out. "Maybe they (the AFL and also its own peacemakers) are onto it-- late in video games, we know that Collingwood makes an effort and also carry out these things, (perhaps they are actually saying) 'allow's recognize it'. "I believe that is actually reasonable, since they've performed it for a couple of years currently." Collingwood will be actually specifically filthy about its failure after finding fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western side Bulldogs locate Saturday and also Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th posture on the step ladder and also need to have a magic to apply for the finals from here-- finalizing matchups with Brisbane and also Melbourne await.