.A provocative "conspiracy idea" concerning Collingwood's late-game tactics has been actually floated following its own damaging loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL found onto the Magpies' save-the-game way of thinking and advised its umpires to become in search of gamers finding replay stoppages? Court on your own. It happens complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's males caved in a game-high 27-point top early in the last term to shed through three points at the SCG, and also reverse their finals possibilities. Enjoy every activity till the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks during the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free ordeal today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Establish a deposit limit.Last period, in the 13 times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to safeguard victory. This year, nevertheless, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in video games where it kept the perk at the ultimate adjustment. "They closed the books activities (in 2015). This year ... they haven't very managed to obtain it carried out," Street Kilda terrific Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Split on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer positioned his idea for why that could be. "We lauded Collingwood last year for its own potential to shut video games down-- receive repeat stoppages, maintain it in strict, set up how they wish to put together," he carried on, pointing out instances coming from the Cakes' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2014 takes that reception, takes the handle, (they) reset, get one more standstill, and they can acquire the video game on their phrases, and also they can just take some time off the time clock. "( However) the reception squirts out and it brought about the very first target (for Sydney in the last quarter). "After that only 2 mins eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he intends to carry out he desires to take the deal with, go to ground, receive a ball-up-- however maybe due to the brand-new holding-the-ball policies, everyone's receiving aware. "All of a sudden, as opposed to maintaining it in it squirts out, Chad Warner catches it-- value, one more goal." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury felt the tension late in the competition. "Once more, three minutes later on, Pendlebury in the defensive fifty-- commonly he will just take the deal with, he 'd lose his hips, acquire another standstill-- he worries a small amount, permits it spill over out, and that was actually the (second-last) objective," Montagna detailed. "I just thought Collingwood merely shed a little their ability (to liquidate close games) ... all those little points amounted to them coughing up a 27-point lead." Twin premiership gamer David Master postured the theory to Montagna that possibly the AFL had recorded onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, and that perhaps the peacemakers were actually primarily keeping an eye out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game state of mind-- and the former St. was on board. "Possibly, yeah-- it is actually a great conspiracy concept," he said. "Possibly they (the AFL and also its own moderators) are actually onto it-- overdue in activities, we understand that Collingwood attempts and also perform these factors, (maybe they're claiming) 'allow's understand it'. "I presume that's fair, given that they've done it for a couple of years right now." Collingwood is going to be especially gross regarding its failure after finding fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western side Bulldogs stumble on Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th setting on the step ladder and also need to have a magic to get the finals from here-- shutting matchups with Brisbane and also Melbourne wait for.