.A thought-provoking "conspiracy idea" regarding Collingwood's late-game approaches has actually been actually floated observing its devastating defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL caught onto the Magpies' save-the-game perspective as well as taught its umpires to become looking for players finding repeat interruptions? Court on your own. It comes observing Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's males succumbed a game-high 27-point lead early in the ultimate phrase to shed through three aspects at the SCG, and also reverse their finals possibilities. View every activity up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your cost-free difficulty today > Cycle 22WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY PRICING YOU? Set a deposit limit.Last season, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to protect success. This year, nevertheless, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in games where it held the benefit at the last improvement. "They closed the books video games (in 2014). This year ... they have not fairly had the ability to obtain it performed," St Kilda great Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer positioned his concept for why that might be. "Our experts lauded Collingwood in 2015 for its own potential to close video games down-- get replay blockages, maintain it in strict, set up exactly how they want to set up," he carried on, pointing out examples coming from the Pies' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski last year takes that reception, takes the take on, (they) reset, acquire yet another standstill, and also they can easily get the activity on their phrases, as well as they can only take a while off the time clock. "( Yet) the ball squirts out and it led to the 1st objective (for Sydney in the last quarter). "Then merely pair of minutes eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he wishes to perform he intends to take the address, go to ground, receive a ball-up-- but maybe as a result of the new holding-the-ball policies, every person's acquiring aware. "All of a sudden, instead of maintaining it in it squirts out, Chad Detector catches it-- value, another target." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury believed the pressure behind time in the contest. "Again, three mins eventually, Pendlebury in the defensive fifty-- normally he will simply take the handle, he will fall his hips, obtain yet another blockage-- he freaks out a little bit, permits it splash out, and that was actually the (second-last) target," Montagna clarified. "I merely thought Collingwood only lost a little their ability (to close the books close video games) ... all those little bit of factors amounted to all of them coughing up a 27-point lead." Double premiership gamer David Master positioned the theory to Montagna that maybe the AFL had actually caught onto Collingwood's late-game methods, and also perhaps the peacemakers were actually specifically keeping an eye out for the Pies' trademark save-the-game frame of mind-- and the past St got on panel. "Maybe, yeah-- it's a great conspiracy theory," he said. "Possibly they (the AFL and also its umpires) are actually onto it-- late in games, we understand that Collingwood makes an effort as well as carry out these traits, (perhaps they're stating) 'allow's know it'. "I presume that is actually fair, since they have actually done it for a couple of years now." Collingwood will be actually specifically dirty about its failure after seeing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western side Bulldogs discover Saturday and also Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th placement on the step ladder and also require a wonder to apply for the finals from here-- finalizing competitions along with Brisbane and also Melbourne wait for.