.An intriguing "conspiracy theory" concerning Collingwood's late-game strategies has actually been drifted observing its terrible defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL caught onto the Magpies' save-the-game mentality and also instructed its own umpires to be looking for gamers finding loyal deductions? Judge for yourself. It happens complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney final Friday evening-- Craig McRae's males caved in a game-high 27-point top early in the final term to shed through 3 factors at the SCG, in addition to undo their finals chances. View every game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your totally free hardship today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY PRICING YOU? Prepare a deposit limit.Last season, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to get victory. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in games where it kept the advantage at the last modification. "They liquidated games (last year). This year ... they haven't pretty had the capacity to obtain it done," St Kilda great Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Crack on Sunday night. The 287-gamer presented his theory for why that could be. "We admired Collingwood in 2014 for its potential to close games down-- acquire loyal interruptions, maintain it in tight, put together exactly how they desire to set up," he continued, mentioning instances coming from the Pies' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that reception, takes the tackle, (they) reset, acquire an additional deduction, and they may acquire the game on their terms, and they may merely take time off the clock. "( But) the reception squirts out and it caused the initial target (for Sydney in the final quarter). "After that just pair of mins later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he desires to carry out he wants to take the deal with, visit ground, receive a ball-up-- but perhaps due to the new holding-the-ball policies, everyone's obtaining mindful. "All of a sudden, rather than maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Detector catches it-- value, another goal." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury felt the tension behind time in the contest. "Once more, three minutes eventually, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- ordinarily he 'd simply take the deal with, he 'd drop his hips, get another stop-- he freaks out a little, lets it spill out, and that was actually the (second-last) objective," Montagna revealed. "I only assumed Collingwood just shed a little bit of their capacity (to close the books close activities) ... all those little bit of factors amounted to them coughing up a 27-point top." Dual premiership player David Master positioned the idea to Montagna that probably the AFL had caught onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, which perhaps the umpires were actually particularly keeping an eye out for the Pies' trademark save-the-game mindset-- and also the former Saint was on board. "Possibly, yeah-- it's a good conspiracy concept," he said. "Perhaps they (the AFL and its peacemakers) are onto it-- overdue in games, we understand that Collingwood tries as well as perform these factors, (maybe they're pointing out) 'allow's understand it'. "I think that's fair, considering that they've performed it for a couple of years right now." Collingwood is going to be specifically dirty concerning its own failure after finding fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western side Bulldogs locate Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th posture on the step ladder and also need to have a magic to get approved for the finals from here-- shutting matches with Brisbane and also Melbourne wait for.