.A provocative "conspiracy concept" concerning Collingwood's late-game methods has been drifted following its disastrous loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game frame of mind as well as taught its umpires to become in search of players looking for replay stoppages? Court on your own. It comes complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday evening-- Craig McRae's guys surrendered a game-high 27-point lead early in the final term to drop through 3 aspects at the SCG, as well as reverse their finals chances. See every activity till the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks in the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of charge ordeal today > Round 22WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Specify a deposit limit.Last period, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to secure victory. This year, having said that, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in games where it kept the conveniences at the ultimate improvement. "They liquidated games (last year). This year ... they have not fairly managed to receive it performed," Street Kilda excellent Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer presented his idea for why that might be. "Our company admired Collingwood in 2014 for its ability to close activities down-- acquire regular halts, keep it in strict, put together exactly how they desire to put together," he proceeded, citing examples from the Pies' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2015 takes that reception, takes the address, (they) reset, obtain one more halt, and also they may receive the video game on their conditions, and they can only take a while off the clock. "( Yet) the ball squirts out and it caused the very first goal (for Sydney in the final quarter). "Then simply pair of mins later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he knows what he wants to perform he wants to take the handle, head to ground, get a ball-up-- however perhaps as a result of the brand new holding-the-ball policies, everybody's obtaining aware. "All of a sudden, instead of maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Detector pounces on it-- value, yet another target." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury experienced the pressure behind time in the competition. "Again, three mins later, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- generally he 'd merely take the address, he will fall his hips, get one more interruption-- he panics a little, allows it splash out, which was actually the (second-last) objective," Montagna described. "I only believed Collingwood just dropped a little their capability (to terminate the account close games) ... all those little bit of things added up to all of them spending a 27-point top." Dual premiership player David King postured the idea to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had actually recorded onto Collingwood's late-game approaches, and also maybe the peacemakers were primarily keeping an eye out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game mindset-- and the previous St got on panel. "Possibly, yeah-- it's an excellent conspiracy concept," he stated. "Possibly they (the AFL as well as its own umpires) are actually onto it-- overdue in activities, we know that Collingwood tries as well as perform these things, (maybe they are actually saying) 'let's know it'. "I think that is actually decent, because they have actually done it for a number of years currently." Collingwood will definitely be especially dirty concerning its crash after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western side Bulldogs stumble on Saturday and also Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th position on the step ladder as well as need to have a miracle to receive the finals hence-- finalizing matches with Brisbane and Melbourne await.