.A thought-provoking "conspiracy idea" regarding Collingwood's late-game methods has been drifted observing its terrible defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL caught onto the Magpies' save-the-game way of thinking and instructed its peacemakers to become on the lookout for players finding repeat stops? Judge for yourself. It happens adhering to Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's men gave in a game-high 27-point lead early in the last phrase to shed by 3 points at the SCG, in addition to undo their finals opportunities. Watch every game till the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks during use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free difficulty today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Specify a deposit limit.Last period, in the 13 times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to get victory. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in activities where it held the perk at the ultimate adjustment. "They closed the books games (last year). This year ... they haven't very managed to get it carried out," St Kilda wonderful Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday night. The 287-gamer positioned his idea for why that might be. "Our team lauded Collingwood in 2015 for its capacity to close video games down-- obtain loyal stoppages, maintain it in limited, established how they intend to set up," he continued, citing instances coming from the Cakes' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski last year takes that reception, takes the address, (they) reset, obtain another stoppage, and also they can easily get the video game on their phrases, and they may only take a while off the clock. "( However) the reception squirts out as well as it resulted in the very first objective (for Sydney in the last quarter). "At that point just pair of minutes later, Steele Sidebottom-- he knows what he desires to do he wants to take the address, most likely to ground, obtain a ball-up-- but maybe because of the new holding-the-ball rules, everybody's getting aware. "All of a sudden, as opposed to maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Detector pounces on it-- value, another target." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury experienced the pressure late in the competition. "Once more, 3 mins later, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- typically he will merely take the handle, he would certainly lose his hips, get one more stoppage-- he stresses a small amount, allows it spill out, and that was actually the (second-last) target," Montagna discussed. "I only thought Collingwood merely lost a little bit of their potential (to liquidate close activities) ... all those little things added up to all of them coughing up a 27-point lead." Double premiership gamer David Master positioned the theory to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had caught onto Collingwood's late-game tactics, and also possibly the moderators were particularly keeping an eye out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game perspective-- and also the former St performed panel. "Possibly, yeah-- it's an excellent conspiracy theory," he mentioned. "Maybe they (the AFL and its own umpires) are actually onto it-- overdue in games, we know that Collingwood tries as well as perform these points, (perhaps they're mentioning) 'let's recognize it'. "I assume that's decent, considering that they've done it for a couple of years right now." Collingwood will definitely be especially dirty regarding its own collapse after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western side Bulldogs find Sunday as well as Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th setting on the ladder and need a magic to qualify for the finals from here-- shutting competitions along with Brisbane as well as Melbourne wait for.