.A provocative "conspiracy idea" regarding Collingwood's late-game tactics has actually been actually drifted observing its damaging defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL found onto the Magpies' save-the-game frame of mind and instructed its umpires to become looking for gamers seeking regular deductions? Court for yourself. It happens complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's males succumbed a game-high 27-point top early in the last phrase to lose by three factors at the SCG, as well as reverse their finals odds. See every video game till the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your complimentary ordeal today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICING YOU? Specify a down payment limit.Last period, in the 13 times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to secure victory. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in games where it held the advantage at the last change. "They closed the books video games (in 2015). This year ... they haven't rather had the capacity to receive it carried out," Street Kilda terrific Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer posed his concept for why that may be. "Our experts lauded Collingwood in 2015 for its potential to close video games down-- acquire replay deductions, keep it in strict, established how they wish to put together," he carried on, presenting examples coming from the Cakes' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that reception, takes the address, (they) reset, obtain one more standstill, and they may obtain the activity on their conditions, and they can merely take some time off the clock. "( But) the ball sprays out as well as it resulted in the very first objective (for Sydney in the final quarter). "After that just pair of moments later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he would like to do he wants to take the tackle, most likely to ground, get a ball-up-- but perhaps as a result of the brand-new holding-the-ball policies, every person's receiving aware. "All of a sudden, as opposed to keeping it in it squirts out, Chad Warner catches it-- value, one more goal." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the tension behind time in the competition. "Once again, three moments later on, Pendlebury in the protective fifty-- commonly he would certainly merely take the deal with, he will fall his hips, acquire another stop-- he freaks out a little, lets it spill out, which was actually the (second-last) target," Montagna clarified. "I merely believed Collingwood merely dropped a bit of their capacity (to close out close video games) ... all those little traits added up to all of them spending a 27-point lead." Twin premiership player David King postured the concept to Montagna that maybe the AFL had actually caught onto Collingwood's late-game tactics, which maybe the peacemakers were primarily keeping an eye out for the Pies' trademark save-the-game mentality-- as well as the previous St. performed panel. "Perhaps, yeah-- it's an excellent conspiracy concept," he claimed. "Perhaps they (the AFL and also its moderators) are onto it-- late in video games, we understand that Collingwood makes an effort as well as carry out these factors, (perhaps they're pointing out) 'permit's know it'. "I think that's decent, due to the fact that they've performed it for a number of years now." Collingwood will definitely be especially filthy about its failure after seeing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western Bulldogs stumble on Sunday and Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th posture on the ladder and also need a wonder to obtain the finals away-- shutting matches along with Brisbane and also Melbourne wait for.