.A provocative "conspiracy concept" concerning Collingwood's late-game approaches has been drifted following its own damaging loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL found onto the Magpies' save-the-game state of mind and instructed its own umpires to become on the lookout for gamers finding replay interruptions? Court on your own. It comes adhering to Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday night-- Craig McRae's males surrendered a game-high 27-point lead early in the ultimate term to drop by 3 aspects at the SCG, in addition to undo their finals opportunities. Check out every game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks in the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your complimentary hardship today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY COSTING YOU? Establish a down payment limit.Last period, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to get triumph. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in activities where it kept the benefit at the final adjustment. "They terminated the account games (last year). This year ... they have not fairly had the ability to get it performed," Street Kilda terrific Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Crack on Sunday night. The 287-gamer posed his theory for why that might be. "Our company lauded Collingwood in 2013 for its capability to close games down-- get loyal blockages, keep it in strict, established exactly how they wish to set up," he continued, citing examples from the Cakes' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2015 takes that reception, takes the handle, (they) reset, get an additional discontinuance, and they can easily obtain the video game on their terms, as well as they can easily just take time off the time clock. "( But) the ball sprays out and also it caused the 1st target (for Sydney in the last fourth). "At that point only 2 mins eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he desires to perform he desires to take the take on, go to ground, get a ball-up-- but maybe as a result of the brand new holding-the-ball regulations, everybody's obtaining mindful. "Suddenly, rather than maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Detector catches it-- value, another objective." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the stress late in the contest. "Once again, 3 minutes eventually, Pendlebury in the defensive fifty-- commonly he will simply take the deal with, he will drop his hips, acquire yet another deduction-- he freaks out a little, lets it spill out, which was the (second-last) goal," Montagna detailed. "I only assumed Collingwood merely shed a little bit of their capacity (to close the books close activities) ... all those little points added up to all of them paying a 27-point lead." Twin premiership gamer David Master positioned the idea to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had captured onto Collingwood's late-game tactics, and also perhaps the peacemakers were actually particularly looking out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game way of thinking-- and the previous Saint performed panel. "Possibly, yeah-- it's a really good conspiracy concept," he said. "Maybe they (the AFL as well as its moderators) are onto it-- late in video games, we understand that Collingwood attempts and also do these factors, (maybe they're stating) 'allow's understand it'. "I presume that is actually fair, due to the fact that they've performed it for a number of years now." Collingwood will be actually especially filthy regarding its failure after seeing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western side Bulldogs find Sunday and Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th position on the ladder and also need a wonder to qualify for the finals from here-- closing competitions with Brisbane and also Melbourne wait for.