.An intriguing "conspiracy idea" regarding Collingwood's late-game techniques has been drifted following its disastrous loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game frame of mind and taught its own umpires to become in search of players finding repeat blockages? Judge on your own. It happens observing Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday evening-- Craig McRae's guys succumbed a game-high 27-point lead early in the ultimate phrase to drop by 3 factors at the SCG, and also undo their finals chances. Watch every activity until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks during the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free of charge difficulty today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICING YOU? Prepare a deposit limit.Last time, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to protect triumph. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in activities where it kept the benefit at the ultimate modification. "They closed the books games (last year). This year ... they haven't fairly managed to obtain it carried out," St Kilda great Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday night. The 287-gamer presented his concept for why that might be. "We admired Collingwood in 2013 for its ability to shut games down-- obtain replay standstills, keep it in tight, established exactly how they intend to set up," he proceeded, presenting examples from the Cakes' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that ball, takes the tackle, (they) reset, get another deduction, and they may acquire the activity on their conditions, and also they can easily merely take time off the time clock. "( Yet) the reception sprays out as well as it resulted in the initial goal (for Sydney in the final quarter). "After that simply two mins later, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he would like to carry out he wants to take the deal with, visit ground, acquire a ball-up-- yet maybe because of the brand new holding-the-ball guidelines, everybody's receiving conscious. "All of a sudden, as opposed to keeping it in it sprays out, Chad Detector catches it-- bang, one more goal." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury believed the tension behind time in the competition. "Once again, 3 moments later, Pendlebury in the defensive fifty-- ordinarily he will just take the tackle, he 'd fall his hips, acquire one more interruption-- he stresses a little, permits it spill over out, which was actually the (second-last) goal," Montagna clarified. "I simply assumed Collingwood simply lost a little their capability (to liquidate close games) ... all those little bit of factors added up to them coughing up a 27-point top." Twin premiership player David Master postured the theory to Montagna that possibly the AFL had caught onto Collingwood's late-game methods, and also possibly the umpires were actually particularly watching out for the Cakes' trademark save-the-game attitude-- and also the past Saint was on panel. "Maybe, yeah-- it is actually a good conspiracy concept," he claimed. "Maybe they (the AFL and also its moderators) are actually onto it-- late in video games, we understand that Collingwood attempts as well as perform these factors, (maybe they are actually mentioning) 'let's be aware of it'. "I assume that's decent, due to the fact that they have actually done it for a couple of years now." Collingwood is going to be especially filthy regarding its own failure after finding fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western side Bulldogs discover Saturday and also Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th setting on the step ladder as well as need to have a wonder to obtain the finals from here-- shutting matchups with Brisbane and Melbourne wait for.