.A provocative "conspiracy theory" regarding Collingwood's late-game strategies has actually been actually drifted following its own destructive defeat to the Swans. Has the AFL caught onto the Magpies' save-the-game attitude as well as instructed its own moderators to be in search of gamers seeking repeat interruptions? Court for yourself. It happens following Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday night-- Craig McRae's guys succumbed a game-high 27-point lead early in the final phrase to lose by 3 aspects at the SCG, and also reverse their finals chances. Watch every activity until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks during the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge trial today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a down payment limit.Last season, in the 13 opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to safeguard success. This year, however, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in games where it stored the perk at the final adjustment. "They closed the books games (in 2014). This year ... they have not fairly managed to acquire it performed," St Kilda great Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer presented his theory for why that might be. "Our experts admired Collingwood in 2013 for its own capability to shut video games down-- acquire repeat interruptions, keep it in strict, set up how they want to establish," he proceeded, citing instances from the Pies' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski last year takes that ball, takes the take on, (they) reset, get an additional discontinuance, and also they can easily acquire the video game on their conditions, as well as they can only take some time off the clock. "( But) the ball sprays out and also it caused the first goal (for Sydney in the last quarter). "After that only pair of moments later, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he intends to perform he desires to take the tackle, most likely to ground, get a ball-up-- yet maybe because of the brand-new holding-the-ball guidelines, everybody's obtaining aware. "Suddenly, as opposed to maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Warner catches it-- bang, one more goal." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury believed the tension behind time in the competition. "Once more, 3 mins later, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- ordinarily he would certainly only take the take on, he will fall his hips, receive another interruption-- he overreacts a small amount, allows it splash out, which was the (second-last) objective," Montagna detailed. "I merely believed Collingwood just shed a little their ability (to terminate the account close games) ... all those little things added up to all of them coughing up a 27-point top." Twin premiership player David Master presented the idea to Montagna that maybe the AFL had actually recorded onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, and also perhaps the umpires were actually especially looking out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game mentality-- and also the past St. performed panel. "Possibly, yeah-- it is actually a good conspiracy idea," he stated. "Perhaps they (the AFL as well as its moderators) are actually onto it-- late in activities, we know that Collingwood attempts as well as perform these traits, (perhaps they are actually pointing out) 'let's understand it'. "I believe that is actually fair, considering that they have actually performed it for a number of years right now." Collingwood is going to be actually specifically filthy concerning its failure after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western Bulldogs find Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th placement on the step ladder and also require a miracle to get approved for the finals hence-- closing competitions along with Brisbane as well as Melbourne wait for.