.A thought-provoking "conspiracy concept" about Collingwood's late-game approaches has actually been actually floated following its destructive defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL caught onto the Magpies' save-the-game mindset and instructed its moderators to be looking for players seeking regular blockages? Judge for yourself. It comes complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday evening-- Craig McRae's males surrendered a game-high 27-point top early in the final term to lose through 3 points at the SCG, as well as reverse their finals chances. View every video game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your complimentary hardship today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Specify a deposit limit.Last period, in the 13 opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to protect success. This year, however, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in games where it held the benefit at the ultimate adjustment. "They closed the books games (in 2013). This year ... they have not pretty been able to acquire it done," Street Kilda excellent Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Split on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer positioned his theory for why that might be. "Our company lauded Collingwood in 2013 for its own capability to close games down-- acquire loyal standstills, maintain it in strict, established how they want to establish," he continued, mentioning instances coming from the Cakes' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski last year takes that reception, takes the handle, (they) reset, receive an additional interruption, as well as they can easily obtain the activity on their conditions, and they can merely take time off the time clock. "( Yet) the reception sprays out and it led to the first goal (for Sydney in the final fourth). "Then simply two minutes later, Steele Sidebottom-- he knows what he desires to do he desires to take the address, visit ground, acquire a ball-up-- but perhaps due to the brand new holding-the-ball policies, every person's acquiring aware. "All of a sudden, as opposed to keeping it in it squirts out, Chad Warner pounces on it-- value, yet another objective." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury experienced the stress behind time in the contest. "Again, 3 minutes later, Pendlebury in the protective fifty-- generally he would certainly only take the handle, he 'd fall his hips, obtain another discontinuance-- he overreacts a little bit, lets it spill out, and also was the (second-last) target," Montagna explained. "I only presumed Collingwood only lost a little their capacity (to liquidate close activities) ... all those little bit of points amounted to them paying a 27-point lead." Double premiership gamer David Master postured the theory to Montagna that maybe the AFL had actually captured onto Collingwood's late-game tactics, which perhaps the peacemakers were primarily watching out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game perspective-- and also the former St. performed panel. "Maybe, yeah-- it is actually an excellent conspiracy theory," he pointed out. "Maybe they (the AFL and its moderators) are actually onto it-- late in video games, we understand that Collingwood tries and also perform these traits, (possibly they are actually claiming) 'let's know it'. "I presume that's reasonable, because they've done it for a number of years right now." Collingwood will certainly be particularly gross about its own collapse after viewing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western Bulldogs discover Sunday as well as Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th posture on the ladder and need to have a magic to apply for the finals hence-- closing competitions with Brisbane as well as Melbourne wait for.