.A provocative "conspiracy idea" concerning Collingwood's late-game methods has been actually floated following its damaging loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game perspective and also advised its own moderators to become looking for gamers looking for loyal standstills? Judge on your own. It comes adhering to Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's men succumbed a game-high 27-point top early in the final term to drop by three aspects at the SCG, and also undo their finals opportunities. Watch every game till the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks throughout play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge hardship today > Cycle 22WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY PRICING YOU? Prepare a down payment limit.Last time, in the 13 times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to secure victory. This year, however, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in video games where it held the perk at the last modification. "They liquidated video games (in 2015). This year ... they have not rather had the ability to acquire it done," St Kilda fantastic Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday night. The 287-gamer positioned his idea for why that may be. "We lauded Collingwood in 2015 for its ability to shut video games down-- acquire replay blockages, keep it in limited, set up exactly how they wish to put together," he carried on, mentioning examples from the Pies' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski last year takes that ball, takes the address, (they) reset, obtain an additional deduction, and they can easily acquire the video game on their conditions, and also they can only take a while off the clock. "( Yet) the ball squirts out and it triggered the initial target (for Sydney in the last one-fourth). "After that merely 2 mins later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he wants to do he desires to take the take on, go to ground, get a ball-up-- however possibly as a result of the brand-new holding-the-ball policies, everyone's obtaining conscious. "Suddenly, as opposed to keeping it in it sprays out, Chad Warner pounces on it-- bang, an additional objective." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the pressure late in the contest. "Once more, 3 minutes eventually, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- generally he would certainly only take the handle, he would certainly fall his hips, get one more blockage-- he runs scared a little bit, lets it spill out, which was actually the (second-last) goal," Montagna explained. "I merely presumed Collingwood only lost a bit of their ability (to terminate the account close activities) ... all those little bit of points amounted to all of them paying a 27-point top." Double premiership player David Master positioned the theory to Montagna that maybe the AFL had recorded onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, and also possibly the umpires were actually especially keeping an eye out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game state of mind-- and the former St performed panel. "Possibly, yeah-- it is actually a good conspiracy idea," he mentioned. "Perhaps they (the AFL and its own umpires) are onto it-- late in games, we understand that Collingwood makes an effort and also do these things, (possibly they're stating) 'permit's recognize it'. "I presume that's fair, considering that they have actually performed it for a couple of years now." Collingwood will certainly be especially gross concerning its crash after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and the Western Bulldogs locate Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th position on the step ladder and also require a wonder to apply for the finals hence-- closing competitions with Brisbane as well as Melbourne wait for.