.A provocative "conspiracy theory" regarding Collingwood's late-game strategies has been floated observing its own damaging defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game frame of mind and instructed its umpires to become in search of players looking for repeat interruptions? Judge for yourself. It comes following Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's guys yielded a game-high 27-point top early in the last condition to drop through 3 aspects at the SCG, in addition to reverse their finals chances. Enjoy every video game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your cost-free trial today > Cycle 22WHAT'S BETTING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Establish a down payment limit.Last season, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to get success. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in video games where it stored the benefit at the last change. "They terminated the account activities (in 2015). This year ... they have not rather had the ability to obtain it done," St Kilda fantastic Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer positioned his idea for why that may be. "Our team honored Collingwood in 2013 for its own capacity to close activities down-- get loyal stoppages, maintain it in tight, put together just how they wish to establish," he carried on, pointing out examples from the Cakes' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski last year takes that reception, takes the handle, (they) reset, get an additional standstill, and they can easily acquire the activity on their conditions, as well as they may only take time off the clock. "( But) the ball sprays out and also it brought about the 1st goal (for Sydney in the last quarter). "Then merely 2 minutes later, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he wants to carry out he desires to take the deal with, head to ground, acquire a ball-up-- but perhaps as a result of the brand-new holding-the-ball regulations, everyone's acquiring conscious. "Suddenly, as opposed to keeping it in it squirts out, Chad Warner pounces on it-- value, another goal." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury believed the stress behind time in the competition. "Once more, 3 mins eventually, Pendlebury in the defensive fifty-- typically he would certainly simply take the deal with, he 'd lose his hips, acquire one more stop-- he panics a bit, allows it spill out, and also was the (second-last) goal," Montagna explained. "I just assumed Collingwood only dropped a little their ability (to liquidate close games) ... all those little traits added up to them coughing up a 27-point top." Twin premiership gamer David Master presented the idea to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had actually recorded onto Collingwood's late-game techniques, and that maybe the umpires were actually especially looking out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game attitude-- as well as the former Saint was on board. "Perhaps, yeah-- it's a good conspiracy idea," he pointed out. "Perhaps they (the AFL and its moderators) are onto it-- late in video games, we know that Collingwood attempts and also carry out these traits, (maybe they're mentioning) 'allow's understand it'. "I believe that's reasonable, considering that they've done it for a couple of years currently." Collingwood will definitely be actually especially dirty concerning its failure after seeing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western Bulldogs locate Sunday and Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th placement on the step ladder as well as need a wonder to receive the finals away-- shutting competitions along with Brisbane and Melbourne wait for.