.An intriguing "conspiracy concept" about Collingwood's late-game approaches has been actually floated observing its devastating loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game mindset as well as instructed its own peacemakers to become in search of players seeking repeat interruptions? Court for yourself. It comes adhering to Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney last Friday night-- Craig McRae's males surrendered a game-high 27-point lead early in the last term to drop through 3 aspects at the SCG, and also undo their finals possibilities. Check out every activity up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks during the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free ordeal today > Cycle 22WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY PRICING YOU? Establish a deposit limit.Last period, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to protect triumph. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in video games where it kept the perk at the final improvement. "They closed out activities (in 2015). This year ... they have not pretty had the capacity to obtain it carried out," St Kilda fantastic Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday night. The 287-gamer posed his idea for why that may be. "Our company admired Collingwood in 2015 for its own potential to shut activities down-- get loyal interruptions, maintain it in limited, established how they intend to set up," he proceeded, citing instances from the Cakes' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that reception, takes the address, (they) reset, get another interruption, and they can receive the video game on their terms, as well as they can only take a while off the time clock. "( Yet) the reception sprays out and it brought about the very first target (for Sydney in the final quarter). "At that point simply 2 minutes eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he knows what he intends to perform he intends to take the take on, most likely to ground, receive a ball-up-- however perhaps because of the brand-new holding-the-ball rules, everyone's getting aware. "Suddenly, rather than keeping it in it sprays out, Chad Warner catches it-- value, one more objective." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury felt the stress behind time in the competition. "Once more, 3 mins later on, Pendlebury in the protective fifty-- generally he will merely take the handle, he 'd fall his hips, get another discontinuance-- he stresses a bit, lets it splash out, which was the (second-last) goal," Montagna detailed. "I simply assumed Collingwood merely shed a little their capability (to close out close games) ... all those little bit of traits amounted to them divulging a 27-point top." Dual premiership gamer David Master posed the concept to Montagna that maybe the AFL had captured onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, and also maybe the umpires were especially watching out for the Cakes' trademark save-the-game mindset-- as well as the previous St. performed panel. "Perhaps, yeah-- it's a really good conspiracy theory," he claimed. "Maybe they (the AFL as well as its peacemakers) are onto it-- late in video games, we understand that Collingwood tries and also perform these points, (maybe they are actually saying) 'allow's recognize it'. "I assume that's fair, since they have actually done it for a couple of years currently." Collingwood will definitely be actually particularly gross about its own failure after finding fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western Bulldogs find Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th placement on the step ladder as well as need a magic to receive the finals hence-- closing competitions with Brisbane and also Melbourne await.