.An intriguing "conspiracy theory" regarding Collingwood's late-game approaches has actually been actually floated following its own damaging defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL caught onto the Magpies' save-the-game frame of mind as well as taught its own peacemakers to be in search of gamers finding loyal standstills? Court for yourself. It happens observing Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's men yielded a game-high 27-point lead early in the ultimate term to drop by 3 aspects at the SCG, and also undo their finals chances. Check out every game till the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free of charge hardship today > Cycle 22WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Establish a deposit limit.Last time, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to secure success. This year, however, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in activities where it held the perk at the final change. "They closed the books games (in 2014). This year ... they have not very had the ability to acquire it performed," St Kilda excellent Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer posed his idea for why that may be. "We lauded Collingwood in 2014 for its capacity to shut activities down-- get loyal stops, keep it in limited, put together how they intend to establish," he proceeded, mentioning examples from the Pies' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that reception, takes the address, (they) reset, acquire one more discontinuance, and they can easily receive the game on their terms, and they can merely require time off the time clock. "( But) the reception squirts out and it triggered the 1st target (for Sydney in the final quarter). "At that point only two mins later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he wants to do he wishes to take the handle, head to ground, obtain a ball-up-- however possibly as a result of the brand new holding-the-ball regulations, everybody's acquiring conscious. "All of a sudden, rather than keeping it in it squirts out, Chad Detector catches it-- bang, another target." Even 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 merely take the take on, he would certainly fall his hips, obtain an additional interruption-- he overreacts a small amount, lets it spill out, which was actually the (second-last) target," Montagna discussed. "I simply assumed Collingwood simply lost a little their potential (to close the books close activities) ... all those little points added up to them divulging a 27-point top." Twin premiership player David King postured the concept to Montagna that maybe the AFL had actually captured onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, and that perhaps the peacemakers were actually particularly watching out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game mindset-- as well as the former Saint was on board. "Possibly, yeah-- it is actually an excellent conspiracy concept," he stated. "Maybe they (the AFL and its own umpires) are onto it-- late in activities, we know that Collingwood makes an effort and do these traits, (maybe they're pointing out) 'let's understand it'. "I presume that's fair, because they have actually done it for a number of years currently." Collingwood will be particularly unclean concerning its own failure after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and the Western Bulldogs find Saturday and also Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th position on the ladder and also need to have a wonder to obtain the finals from here-- shutting matches along with Brisbane and Melbourne wait for.