.An intriguing "conspiracy idea" about Collingwood's late-game tactics has actually been actually floated observing its devastating loss to the Swans. Has the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game attitude as well as coached its umpires to become looking for players finding repeat stoppages? Judge on your own. It happens complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney last Friday night-- Craig McRae's men succumbed a game-high 27-point lead early in the ultimate condition to shed through 3 aspects at the SCG, in addition to reverse their finals odds. Watch every game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks during the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your totally free ordeal today > Cycle 22WHAT'S BETTING REALLY PRICING YOU? Specify a deposit limit.Last time, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to protect success. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in video games where it stored the conveniences at the final adjustment. "They closed out games (in 2015). This year ... they have not pretty managed to acquire it performed," Street Kilda excellent Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Split on Sunday night. The 287-gamer presented his idea for why that may be. "Our company admired Collingwood last year for its own ability to shut games down-- acquire loyal halts, maintain it in tight, established exactly how they want to establish," he continued, presenting instances coming from the Cakes' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2015 takes that reception, takes the handle, (they) reset, acquire yet another standstill, and also they may receive the video game on their phrases, as well as they can easily just take some time off the clock. "( But) the ball sprays out as well as it brought about the 1st goal (for Sydney in the last one-fourth). "At that point simply two minutes eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he desires to perform he would like to take the address, head to ground, acquire a ball-up-- but perhaps because of the brand new holding-the-ball guidelines, everybody's getting mindful. "Suddenly, as opposed to maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Detector pounces on it-- bang, one more goal." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury felt the stress behind time in the contest. "Once more, 3 mins later on, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- usually he will simply take the tackle, he 'd drop his hips, receive one more standstill-- he worries a little bit, lets it spill over out, which was the (second-last) objective," Montagna described. "I only thought Collingwood simply lost a bit of their potential (to close the books close games) ... all those little traits added up to them coughing up a 27-point lead." Double premiership gamer David King presented the concept to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had captured onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, and that possibly the moderators were actually especially keeping an eye out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game mindset-- and the former Saint was on board. "Possibly, yeah-- it is actually an excellent conspiracy concept," he mentioned. "Perhaps they (the AFL and its moderators) are actually onto it-- late in games, we know that Collingwood tries as well as perform these things, (possibly they are actually claiming) 'permit's know it'. "I think that's decent, because they have actually performed it for a couple of years right now." Collingwood is going to be actually particularly filthy about its failure after viewing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and the Western side Bulldogs locate Sunday and also Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th setting on the ladder and require a miracle to receive the finals hence-- finalizing competitions along with Brisbane and Melbourne await.