.An intriguing "conspiracy idea" about Collingwood's late-game approaches has been drifted observing its own destructive defeat to the Swans. Has the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game mentality as well as advised its own umpires to be on the lookout for players finding repeat deductions? Judge on your own. It happens observing Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney final Friday evening-- Craig McRae's males surrendered a game-high 27-point lead early in the ultimate phrase to drop through 3 points at the SCG, as well as undo their finals possibilities. See every video game till the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks in the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of cost trial today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Specify a deposit limit.Last period, in the 13 times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to safeguard victory. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in video games where it held the conveniences at the last adjustment. "They liquidated activities (in 2015). This year ... they have not very been able to get it done," Street Kilda terrific Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday night. The 287-gamer positioned his concept for why that may be. "Our team lauded Collingwood in 2014 for its own ability to close games down-- receive loyal interruptions, maintain it in tight, set up just how they want to establish," he carried on, pointing out examples coming from the Pies' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2015 takes that reception, takes the take on, (they) reset, receive one more stop, as well as they can obtain the video game on their conditions, as well as they may merely take a while off the time clock. "( But) the reception squirts out and it led to the first target (for Sydney in the final one-fourth). "After that only two moments later, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he intends to carry out he wishes to take the address, most likely to ground, receive a ball-up-- but perhaps due to the new holding-the-ball regulations, everybody's getting conscious. "All of a sudden, as opposed to keeping it in it squirts out, Chad Detector pounces on it-- bang, one more goal." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury believed the tension behind time in the competition. "Once again, three minutes later, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- typically he 'd just take the address, he 'd drop his hips, receive another deduction-- he worries a small amount, allows it splash out, and that was the (second-last) objective," Montagna described. "I merely presumed Collingwood merely lost a little their capacity (to close the books close activities) ... all those little things added up to all of them divulging a 27-point top." Double premiership player David King presented the idea to Montagna that possibly the AFL had recorded onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, and also possibly the peacemakers were specifically looking out for the Cakes' trademark save-the-game state of mind-- and also the previous St was on panel. "Possibly, yeah-- it's a great conspiracy concept," he mentioned. "Perhaps they (the AFL and also its own umpires) are actually onto it-- late in games, we understand that Collingwood makes an effort and carry out these factors, (possibly they are actually stating) 'allow's be aware of it'. "I think that's fair, since they've performed it for a couple of years currently." Collingwood is going to be particularly filthy regarding its collapse after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western side Bulldogs locate Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th placement on the step ladder and also need to have a wonder to get approved for the finals hence-- shutting matches along with Brisbane and Melbourne await.