.A thought-provoking "conspiracy theory" regarding Collingwood's late-game tactics has actually been actually floated observing its dreadful defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game attitude and also instructed its moderators to become looking for players finding replay stoppages? Judge for yourself. It comes complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's guys surrendered a game-high 27-point top early in the final condition to lose through three factors at the SCG, in addition to reverse their finals opportunities. Enjoy every activity until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks during the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of charge hardship today > Cycle 22WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a deposit limit.Last season, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to safeguard victory. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in activities where it stored the advantage at the ultimate improvement. "They closed the books video games (last year). This year ... they haven't pretty had the capacity to get it carried out," St Kilda excellent Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Crack on Sunday night. The 287-gamer posed his theory for why that could be. "We admired Collingwood in 2014 for its ability to shut video games down-- acquire regular deductions, maintain it in limited, set up just how they want to establish," he proceeded, presenting examples from the Pies' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2014 takes that reception, takes the address, (they) reset, get an additional halt, and they may get the activity on their terms, and also they can only take time off the time clock. "( But) the reception squirts out and it triggered the 1st target (for Sydney in the last quarter). "Then simply two mins later, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he intends to do he intends to take the address, most likely to ground, get a ball-up-- yet possibly due to the new holding-the-ball regulations, everyone's obtaining conscious. "All of a sudden, instead of maintaining it in it squirts out, Chad Detector pounces on it-- bang, an additional goal." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the tension late in the competition. "Again, three mins later, Pendlebury in the protective fifty-- usually he would certainly merely take the handle, he 'd drop his hips, get yet another stop-- he runs scared a small amount, allows it spill out, and that was actually the (second-last) target," Montagna explained. "I merely assumed Collingwood merely shed a little their capacity (to close the books close games) ... all those little traits amounted to them coughing up a 27-point lead." Dual premiership player David King positioned the concept to Montagna that possibly the AFL had actually captured onto Collingwood's late-game tactics, and also maybe the peacemakers were particularly watching out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game attitude-- and the past St got on panel. "Maybe, yeah-- it's an excellent conspiracy concept," he claimed. "Perhaps they (the AFL and its peacemakers) are onto it-- overdue in games, we understand that Collingwood attempts as well as do these things, (possibly they are actually saying) 'allow's be aware of it'. "I presume that's fair, because they have actually performed it for a couple of years currently." Collingwood will be specifically dirty about its own failure after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and the Western side Bulldogs find Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th position on the step ladder as well as require a miracle to qualify for the finals hence-- shutting matches along with Brisbane and also Melbourne wait for.