.A thought-provoking "conspiracy theory" regarding Collingwood's late-game tactics has actually been actually floated following its own destructive loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL found onto the Magpies' save-the-game frame of mind and taught its own umpires to become on the lookout for gamers seeking loyal halts? Judge on your own. It happens adhering to Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday night-- Craig McRae's men caved in a game-high 27-point lead early in the final condition to shed through three aspects at the SCG, as well as undo their finals possibilities. Enjoy every activity till the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks during use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge difficulty today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY COSTING YOU? Specify a deposit limit.Last season, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to secure triumph. This year, however, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in games where it stored the benefit at the ultimate improvement. "They terminated the account activities (in 2013). This year ... they haven't pretty been able to obtain it carried out," Street Kilda wonderful Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Crack on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer presented his idea for why that may be. "Our experts lauded Collingwood in 2013 for its capability to shut video games down-- get regular deductions, keep it in strict, set up exactly how they would like to put together," he continued, mentioning examples coming from the Pies' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski last year takes that reception, takes the tackle, (they) reset, get one more deduction, and they can obtain the activity on their terms, and they can easily just take time off the time clock. "( However) the reception squirts out as well as it led to the first target (for Sydney in the last quarter). "At that point only pair of moments eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he knows what he desires to do he intends to take the handle, head to ground, acquire a ball-up-- yet perhaps as a result of the brand-new holding-the-ball policies, everyone's receiving aware. "Suddenly, as opposed to keeping it in it sprays out, Chad Warner catches it-- bang, one more objective." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury believed the tension behind time in the competition. "Again, three minutes later, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- ordinarily he will merely take the tackle, he will fall his hips, get another stoppage-- he runs scared a bit, permits it splash out, and that was the (second-last) target," Montagna discussed. "I just believed Collingwood only dropped a bit of their ability (to terminate the account close activities) ... all those little bit of factors added up to them coughing up a 27-point lead." Dual premiership gamer David King presented the concept to Montagna that probably the AFL had captured onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, which possibly the umpires were actually exclusively keeping an eye out for the Cakes' trademark save-the-game mentality-- and also the past St. got on panel. "Perhaps, yeah-- it's a great conspiracy concept," he said. "Perhaps they (the AFL and also its own moderators) are actually onto it-- overdue in activities, we understand that Collingwood makes an effort as well as perform these factors, (possibly they're pointing out) 'let's understand it'. "I presume that's decent, due to the fact that they have actually done it for a number of years right now." Collingwood is going to be especially unclean regarding its own crash after viewing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western side Bulldogs stumble on Saturday and also Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th setting on the step ladder and also need to have a magic to qualify for the finals hence-- shutting matchups with Brisbane and Melbourne wait for.