.A provocative "conspiracy concept" concerning Collingwood's late-game strategies has actually been floated following its own disastrous loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game mindset as well as advised its umpires to be on the lookout for players looking for regular stoppages? Court for yourself. It happens following Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's guys caved in a game-high 27-point top early in the final condition to drop by three aspects at the SCG, as well as reverse their finals opportunities. Check out every game till the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free hardship today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Prepare a deposit limit.Last period, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to secure victory. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in activities where it stored the perk at the last change. "They liquidated activities (in 2014). This year ... they haven't very had the ability to obtain it performed," St Kilda fantastic Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Split on Sunday night. The 287-gamer positioned his theory for why that could be. "Our experts lauded Collingwood in 2013 for its capability to shut games down-- acquire loyal halts, keep it in strict, established how they want to put together," he proceeded, presenting instances coming from the Pies' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2015 takes that reception, takes the tackle, (they) reset, obtain yet another stoppage, and they can obtain the activity on their terms, and also they may simply take some time off the time clock. "( However) the ball squirts out as well as it caused the initial target (for Sydney in the last one-fourth). "Then only pair of moments later, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he desires to carry out he intends to take the deal with, visit ground, receive a ball-up-- yet perhaps as a result of the brand-new holding-the-ball rules, everyone's getting conscious. "All of a sudden, as opposed to keeping it in it squirts out, Chad Warner pounces on it-- value, another goal." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the tension late in the contest. "Once again, 3 minutes eventually, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- normally he will simply take the address, he would certainly fall his hips, acquire one more blockage-- he overreacts a small amount, lets it spill out, and also was the (second-last) target," Montagna discussed. "I just believed Collingwood only lost a little bit of their ability (to terminate the account close activities) ... all those little points added up to all of them divulging a 27-point lead." Twin premiership gamer David Master postured the theory to Montagna that possibly the AFL had captured onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, and that maybe the peacemakers were specifically keeping an eye out for the Pies' trademark save-the-game way of thinking-- as well as the previous St got on panel. "Perhaps, yeah-- it's a great conspiracy theory," he mentioned. "Possibly they (the AFL and its own peacemakers) are onto it-- overdue in activities, we know that Collingwood tries and also carry out these points, (perhaps they are actually pointing out) 'let's understand it'. "I presume that is actually reasonable, due to the fact that they have actually performed it for a couple of years right now." Collingwood will be particularly gross about its failure after finding fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western Bulldogs locate Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th position on the ladder as well as need a magic to get the finals hence-- shutting competitions with Brisbane as well as Melbourne wait for.