.A thought-provoking "conspiracy concept" about Collingwood's late-game tactics has actually been actually drifted observing its devastating loss to the Swans. Has the AFL caught onto the Magpies' save-the-game state of mind and also advised its moderators to be looking for gamers seeking loyal stoppages? Court on your own. It happens adhering to Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney last Friday night-- Craig McRae's males yielded a game-high 27-point lead early in the last term to lose through three points at the SCG, in addition to reverse their finals chances. View every activity till the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks throughout use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your totally free difficulty today > Cycle 22WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY PRICING YOU? Specify a deposit limit.Last time, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to secure triumph. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in video games where it kept the perk at the last modification. "They closed out games (in 2014). This year ... they have not pretty had the ability to acquire it done," Street Kilda wonderful Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Crack on Sunday night. The 287-gamer presented his idea for why that could be. "Our company admired Collingwood last year for its own capability to close video games down-- get regular stoppages, maintain it in tight, established how they desire to put together," he carried on, mentioning examples coming from the Pies' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that ball, takes the handle, (they) reset, receive an additional halt, as well as they can easily get the activity on their conditions, as well as they can easily only take a while off the time clock. "( However) the reception sprays out and it brought about the very first objective (for Sydney in the last quarter). "After that merely 2 minutes eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he knows what he would like to do he wants to take the deal with, head to ground, obtain a ball-up-- but maybe because of the brand-new holding-the-ball rules, everybody's acquiring conscious. "Suddenly, rather than maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Detector pounces on it-- bang, yet another goal." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury felt the stress late in the contest. "Once more, 3 moments later, Pendlebury in the defensive fifty-- generally he 'd just take the deal with, he will fall his hips, get one more stoppage-- he worries a little bit, allows it splash out, and also was the (second-last) target," Montagna revealed. "I merely thought Collingwood just shed a little their capacity (to close out close games) ... all those little traits added up to all of them spending a 27-point lead." Twin premiership player David Master positioned the concept to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had captured onto Collingwood's late-game techniques, and that perhaps the peacemakers were specifically looking out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game mindset-- and also the previous St. performed panel. "Possibly, yeah-- it is actually a good conspiracy idea," he pointed out. "Perhaps they (the AFL and also its peacemakers) are onto it-- overdue in games, we know that Collingwood makes an effort as well as do these points, (perhaps they are actually saying) 'permit's recognize it'. "I presume that's reasonable, considering that they've performed it for a couple of years currently." Collingwood will certainly be especially dirty concerning its collapse after finding fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western side Bulldogs find Saturday and also Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th position on the step ladder as well as require a miracle to get the finals from here-- finalizing matches with Brisbane as well as Melbourne wait for.