.An intriguing "conspiracy concept" concerning Collingwood's late-game methods has actually been actually floated following its own damaging defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game way of thinking and advised its peacemakers to be looking for gamers looking for replay discontinuances? Judge on your own. It happens complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's males succumbed a game-high 27-point lead early in the ultimate condition to lose by 3 points at the SCG, as well as undo their finals possibilities. Check out every activity up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks throughout play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of cost hardship today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Specify a down payment limit.Last time, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to get triumph. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in games where it kept the perk at the ultimate change. "They closed out video games (in 2014). This year ... they have not rather had the ability to receive it done," Street Kilda terrific Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday night. The 287-gamer posed his concept for why that might be. "Our team admired Collingwood in 2014 for its own capacity to close games down-- acquire repeat stoppages, keep it in limited, established exactly how they desire to put together," he proceeded, pointing out examples coming from the Cakes' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that reception, takes the handle, (they) reset, get an additional blockage, and also they can easily obtain the video game on their conditions, as well as they can easily merely require time off the time clock. "( But) the reception squirts out and also it caused the 1st goal (for Sydney in the last quarter). "Then simply 2 minutes later, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he would like to do he desires to take the take on, most likely to ground, obtain a ball-up-- but maybe due to the brand-new holding-the-ball rules, everybody's obtaining mindful. "Suddenly, as opposed to maintaining it in it squirts out, Chad Warner pounces on it-- bang, another target." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury experienced the stress behind time in the competition. "Again, 3 moments later, Pendlebury in the defensive fifty-- ordinarily he 'd simply take the address, he will drop his hips, acquire another standstill-- he stresses a small amount, lets it splash out, which was the (second-last) goal," Montagna explained. "I simply assumed Collingwood merely dropped a bit of their ability (to close out close activities) ... all those little factors added up to all of them divulging a 27-point lead." Twin premiership player David King posed the theory to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had actually recorded onto Collingwood's late-game approaches, and that possibly the peacemakers were specifically keeping an eye out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game mindset-- and also the former St was on board. "Perhaps, yeah-- it is actually a really good conspiracy idea," he mentioned. "Maybe they (the AFL and its umpires) are onto it-- overdue in activities, we understand that Collingwood makes an effort and also perform these factors, (possibly they're stating) 'let's recognize it'. "I believe that's decent, due to the fact that they've done it for a number of years currently." Collingwood will be actually especially gross regarding its collapse after seeing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western Bulldogs discover Sunday and Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th setting on the ladder and also need to have a magic to get approved for the finals from here-- closing competitions along with Brisbane as well as Melbourne await.