.A thought-provoking "conspiracy theory" about Collingwood's late-game techniques has been drifted following its own disastrous defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game frame of mind and also instructed its own umpires to be in search of players looking for replay blockages? Judge for yourself. It happens adhering to Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's guys yielded a game-high 27-point lead early in the ultimate condition to drop through 3 points at the SCG, and also reverse their finals odds. Enjoy every video game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks throughout play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your complimentary trial today > Cycle 22WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY COSTING YOU? Establish a down payment limit.Last period, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to get triumph. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in video games where it stored the conveniences at the ultimate improvement. "They terminated the account games (last year). This year ... they have not fairly been able to acquire it performed," St Kilda wonderful Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday night. The 287-gamer postured his concept for why that may be. "Our experts admired Collingwood in 2013 for its potential to shut video games down-- receive loyal halts, keep it in strict, put together just how they want to put together," he continued, presenting instances from the Cakes' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that reception, takes the take on, (they) reset, acquire yet another deduction, and they may get the activity on their conditions, as well as they can easily only require time off the clock. "( However) the reception squirts out and also it brought about the initial objective (for Sydney in the last fourth). "Then merely two mins later, Steele Sidebottom-- he knows what he wants to carry out he would like to take the deal with, go to ground, obtain a ball-up-- but possibly as a result of the brand-new holding-the-ball guidelines, everybody's obtaining aware. "All of a sudden, instead of maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Detector pounces on it-- value, one more objective." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury felt the tension behind time in the competition. "Again, 3 moments later, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- generally he would certainly merely take the deal with, he 'd lose his hips, obtain one more standstill-- he stresses a little bit, permits it spill over out, and that was actually the (second-last) target," Montagna clarified. "I only assumed Collingwood only lost a little bit of their ability (to terminate the account close activities) ... all those little bit of things amounted to them paying a 27-point lead." Twin premiership gamer David Master posed the concept to Montagna that possibly the AFL had caught onto Collingwood's late-game methods, which possibly the moderators were actually specifically keeping an eye out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game perspective-- and the past St. was on board. "Maybe, yeah-- it is actually a good conspiracy concept," he said. "Maybe they (the AFL and its moderators) are onto it-- overdue in games, we know that Collingwood makes an effort and also do these points, (possibly they're mentioning) 'let's be aware of it'. "I believe that is actually reasonable, considering that they have actually done it for a number of years now." Collingwood will definitely be particularly gross about its own collapse after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western side Bulldogs stumble on Sunday and also Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th posture on the step ladder as well as require a miracle to get approved for the finals away-- shutting matchups with Brisbane and also Melbourne wait for.