.A provocative "conspiracy theory" concerning Collingwood's late-game strategies has actually been floated observing its destructive defeat to the Swans. Has the AFL caught onto the Magpies' save-the-game frame of mind as well as taught its own umpires to be looking for players looking for regular interruptions? Court for yourself. It comes adhering to Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday evening-- Craig McRae's men surrendered a game-high 27-point top early in the final term to drop through 3 points at the SCG, and also undo their finals opportunities. 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? Start your free of cost hardship today > Round 22WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY COSTING YOU? Prepare a deposit limit.Last season, in the 13 times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to safeguard victory. This year, however, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in activities where it held the benefit at the ultimate improvement. "They closed the books games (last year). This year ... they have not rather managed to acquire it carried out," St Kilda wonderful Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer posed his idea for why that could be. "Our experts admired Collingwood in 2013 for its capacity to close games down-- acquire repeat stoppages, maintain it in tight, set up exactly how they wish to set up," he proceeded, citing examples from the Pies' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2015 takes that ball, takes the address, (they) reset, get one more interruption, as well as they may obtain the activity on their terms, and they may simply take time off the clock. "( But) the ball sprays out and it resulted in the first goal (for Sydney in the last fourth). "At that point just two mins later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he wants to do he intends to take the handle, go to ground, obtain a ball-up-- but perhaps due to the brand new holding-the-ball regulations, everybody's getting aware. "Suddenly, rather than maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Warner catches it-- value, one more target." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury felt the tension late in the contest. "Once again, 3 moments later, Pendlebury in the protective fifty-- commonly he will just take the deal with, he would certainly lose his hips, obtain one more discontinuance-- he overreacts a little bit, allows it spill out, and that was actually the (second-last) target," Montagna discussed. "I just thought Collingwood just dropped a little bit of their potential (to close the books close video games) ... all those little traits amounted to all of them divulging a 27-point top." Double premiership player David King presented the idea to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had recorded onto Collingwood's late-game techniques, and that possibly the umpires were actually specifically looking out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game state of mind-- and the former St performed board. "Possibly, yeah-- it's a great conspiracy theory," he claimed. "Maybe they (the AFL as well as its peacemakers) are actually onto it-- overdue in games, we understand that Collingwood makes an effort and perform these factors, (possibly they are actually stating) 'permit's know it'. "I think that's reasonable, because they've performed it for a couple of years now." Collingwood will certainly be actually specifically gross about its crash after finding fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western Bulldogs locate Sunday as well as Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th setting on the step ladder and require a wonder to receive the finals away-- finalizing matches with Brisbane and Melbourne wait for.