.A thought-provoking "conspiracy idea" concerning Collingwood's late-game techniques has been floated observing its destructive defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game way of thinking and also coached its peacemakers to be looking for players looking for regular standstills? Court for yourself. It comes complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney last Friday night-- Craig McRae's guys succumbed a game-high 27-point top early in the last term to drop by three aspects at the SCG, and also reverse their finals chances. Watch every video game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks in the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your totally free ordeal today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY COSTING YOU? Establish a down payment limit.Last time, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to safeguard victory. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in video games where it kept the benefit at the ultimate modification. "They closed the books games (in 2014). This year ... they haven't rather been able to get it performed," Street Kilda great Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Split on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer posed his idea for why that may be. "Our team admired Collingwood last year for its own ability to shut games down-- obtain regular discontinuances, keep it in tight, set up just how they intend to set up," he proceeded, pointing out instances coming from the Cakes' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that reception, takes the tackle, (they) reset, get yet another blockage, as well as they can easily obtain the activity on their phrases, and also they can easily only take time off the time clock. "( Yet) the reception sprays out and also it led to the first target (for Sydney in the final quarter). "At that point just pair of moments eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he knows what he desires to perform he wishes to take the deal with, go to ground, obtain a ball-up-- yet perhaps due to the brand-new holding-the-ball rules, everyone's getting conscious. "Suddenly, as opposed to keeping it in it sprays out, Chad Warner pounces on it-- value, yet another objective." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the tension late in the competition. "Once more, 3 mins later on, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- usually he 'd just take the deal with, he will drop his hips, acquire another stop-- he panics a small amount, allows it splash out, and that was actually the (second-last) objective," Montagna clarified. "I merely thought Collingwood just shed a little bit of their potential (to close the books close video games) ... all those little bit of things amounted to them divulging a 27-point top." Dual premiership gamer David King presented the concept to Montagna that maybe the AFL had actually recorded onto Collingwood's late-game approaches, which maybe the moderators were particularly watching out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game attitude-- and the past St. was on panel. "Perhaps, yeah-- it's a really good conspiracy theory," he stated. "Perhaps they (the AFL and also its peacemakers) are actually onto it-- overdue in games, we understand that Collingwood makes an effort and do these traits, (maybe they're pointing out) 'allow's recognize it'. "I believe that's decent, considering that they have actually done it for a couple of years right now." Collingwood will certainly be actually specifically unclean regarding its own collapse after finding fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and the Western Bulldogs locate Sunday as well as Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th posture on the step ladder as well as need a miracle to qualify for the finals from here-- shutting matchups along with Brisbane and Melbourne await.