.A provocative "conspiracy theory" concerning Collingwood's late-game methods has been floated observing its own dreadful defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL caught onto the Magpies' save-the-game perspective and also taught its own moderators to become looking for players looking for regular stoppages? Court for yourself. It happens observing Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's men caved in a game-high 27-point top early in the last phrase to shed by 3 factors at the SCG, as well as reverse their finals chances. View every game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your totally free difficulty today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Prepare a deposit limit.Last period, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to secure triumph. This year, having said that, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in activities where it kept the advantage at the final change. "They closed the books games (in 2013). This year ... they have not rather had the capacity to get it performed," Street Kilda excellent Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer presented his idea for why that could be. "Our team admired Collingwood last year for its own potential to shut games down-- receive loyal stops, maintain it in tight, put together how they desire to set up," he continued, mentioning instances coming from the Pies' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2014 takes that ball, takes the deal with, (they) reset, acquire one more halt, and they can easily receive the game on their conditions, and also they can merely take a while off the clock. "( Yet) the ball sprays out as well as it brought about the very first target (for Sydney in the final quarter). "After that merely two mins later, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he wants to do he intends to take the address, visit ground, get a ball-up-- but maybe because of the brand-new holding-the-ball regulations, everybody's obtaining conscious. "Suddenly, as opposed to maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Detector pounces on it-- value, an additional objective." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury felt the tension late in the contest. "Once more, 3 moments eventually, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- usually he 'd just take the address, he 'd fall his hips, acquire yet another deduction-- he freaks out a little, allows it spill out, which was the (second-last) objective," Montagna described. "I only assumed Collingwood only shed a bit of their capacity (to terminate the account close video games) ... all those little factors amounted to them paying a 27-point top." Twin premiership gamer David King positioned the theory to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had actually captured onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, which perhaps the peacemakers were especially looking out for the Cakes' trademark save-the-game perspective-- and the former St was on board. "Perhaps, yeah-- it is actually a great conspiracy theory," he said. "Perhaps they (the AFL and also its own peacemakers) are onto it-- late in video games, we understand that Collingwood makes an effort and also perform these traits, (maybe they're pointing out) 'let's understand it'. "I believe that's fair, because they've done it for a number of years right now." Collingwood will definitely be actually especially filthy regarding its failure after finding fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western side Bulldogs stumble on Saturday and also Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th position on the step ladder and require a miracle to apply for the finals hence-- shutting matchups along with Brisbane as well as Melbourne await.