.An intriguing "conspiracy concept" concerning Collingwood's late-game tactics has actually been actually floated observing its terrible defeat to the Swans. Has the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game attitude as well as taught its own moderators to become in search of players finding replay stoppages? Court on your own. It happens adhering to Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney final Friday evening-- Craig McRae's men succumbed a game-high 27-point lead early in the final condition to drop by three aspects at the SCG, as well as undo their finals opportunities. Watch every video game till the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks during the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free trial today > Cycle 22WHAT'S BETTING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Prepare a down payment limit.Last period, in the 13 opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to safeguard victory. This year, however, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in activities where it held the benefit at the ultimate modification. "They liquidated activities (last year). This year ... they have not rather had the capacity to get it done," St Kilda fantastic Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer posed his concept for why that may be. "We lauded Collingwood in 2015 for its ability to close activities down-- obtain loyal standstills, maintain it in tight, put together how they would like to set up," he carried on, presenting examples coming from the Cakes' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski last year takes that ball, takes the tackle, (they) reset, get yet another deduction, as well as they can acquire the activity on their phrases, and they can easily simply require time off the clock. "( But) the reception sprays out as well as it triggered the initial target (for Sydney in the final quarter). "At that point simply 2 mins later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he wants to carry out he wishes to take the handle, head to ground, receive a ball-up-- however maybe because of the brand-new holding-the-ball guidelines, everybody's acquiring mindful. "All of a sudden, rather than maintaining it in it squirts out, Chad Warner catches it-- bang, another target." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury felt the stress late in the competition. "Once again, 3 moments later on, Pendlebury in the protective fifty-- normally he 'd only take the deal with, he would certainly drop his hips, get one more interruption-- he runs scared a bit, permits it spill over out, and that was actually the (second-last) goal," Montagna discussed. "I only thought Collingwood only lost a little their capacity (to close the books close video games) ... all those little factors added up to them paying a 27-point top." Double premiership gamer David King posed the concept to Montagna that possibly the AFL had captured onto Collingwood's late-game methods, and that perhaps the moderators were exclusively looking out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game mentality-- and the former St. was on panel. "Perhaps, yeah-- it's a great conspiracy idea," he claimed. "Maybe they (the AFL and its moderators) are actually onto it-- overdue in video games, we understand that Collingwood tries and also carry out these factors, (possibly they're pointing out) 'allow's understand it'. "I assume that's decent, given that they have actually done it for a couple of years right now." Collingwood will certainly be actually particularly gross concerning its own crash after seeing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western Bulldogs stumble on Sunday and Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th posture on the step ladder and need to have a magic to obtain the finals away-- shutting matchups along with Brisbane and also Melbourne wait for.