.A thought-provoking "conspiracy concept" about Collingwood's late-game tactics has been drifted following its own destructive loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game perspective as well as coached its moderators to be looking for players seeking regular standstills? Court on your own. It comes adhering to Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's guys caved in a game-high 27-point lead early in the final phrase to lose through three points at the SCG, and also reverse their finals possibilities. Watch every activity till the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks during use Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free of cost hardship today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Specify a down payment limit.Last season, in the 13 times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to get victory. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in activities where it kept the conveniences at the final adjustment. "They liquidated games (in 2013). This year ... they have not rather had the ability to acquire it performed," St Kilda excellent Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer positioned his idea for why that could be. "Our experts lauded Collingwood in 2014 for its potential to shut games down-- get replay stops, keep it in limited, put together exactly how they want to set up," he proceeded, presenting instances from the Cakes' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2014 takes that reception, takes the tackle, (they) reset, receive an additional standstill, and also they can receive the video game on their phrases, and also they may only take a while off the time clock. "( However) the reception sprays out as well as it triggered the very first target (for Sydney in the final fourth). "At that point simply 2 minutes eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he wishes to carry out he desires to take the take on, visit ground, receive a ball-up-- yet possibly due to the new holding-the-ball rules, everybody's acquiring mindful. "Suddenly, instead of maintaining it in it squirts out, Chad Warner pounces on it-- value, one more target." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury believed the stress behind time in the contest. "Once again, 3 moments eventually, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- ordinarily he will only take the tackle, he will fall his hips, acquire an additional halt-- he worries a bit, permits it spill over out, and that was actually the (second-last) goal," Montagna discussed. "I just believed Collingwood simply dropped a little bit of their potential (to close out close video games) ... all those little bit of factors added up to all of them spending a 27-point top." Twin premiership player David Master positioned the concept to Montagna that possibly the AFL had actually recorded onto Collingwood's late-game techniques, and that possibly the umpires were exclusively keeping an eye out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game attitude-- and the previous St was on board. "Perhaps, yeah-- it's an excellent conspiracy concept," he stated. "Possibly they (the AFL and also its peacemakers) are onto it-- late in games, we know that Collingwood makes an effort as well as carry out these factors, (perhaps they're claiming) 'permit's understand it'. "I think that's fair, due to the fact that they've performed it for a couple of years now." Collingwood is going to be especially dirty about its failure after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western side Bulldogs discover Sunday and Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th placement on the ladder and also need a magic to get approved for the finals away-- finalizing matchups with Brisbane and Melbourne await.