.A provocative "conspiracy theory" concerning Collingwood's late-game approaches has been floated following its devastating loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL found onto the Magpies' save-the-game perspective as well as advised its own peacemakers to be in search of players finding loyal interruptions? Judge on your own. It comes observing Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday evening-- Craig McRae's males yielded a game-high 27-point top early in the final condition to drop by three aspects at the SCG, in addition to undo their finals opportunities. See every video game till the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free of cost hardship today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY PRICING YOU? Set a deposit limit.Last period, in the 13 times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to secure victory. This year, however, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in games where it held the advantage at the last adjustment. "They closed out games (in 2013). This year ... they haven't quite had the capacity to receive it performed," St Kilda terrific Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer presented his idea for why that could be. "Our team lauded Collingwood in 2015 for its own ability to close activities down-- get repeat stoppages, keep it in limited, put together just how they intend to set up," he carried on, presenting instances from the Cakes' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2014 takes that reception, takes the handle, (they) reset, obtain an additional standstill, as well as they may get the game on their terms, and also they may merely take some time off the time clock. "( But) the reception squirts out as well as it triggered the 1st objective (for Sydney in the last fourth). "Then merely pair of minutes eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he wants to perform he wants to take the deal with, go to ground, obtain a ball-up-- however maybe because of the new holding-the-ball rules, every person's obtaining conscious. "Suddenly, as opposed to maintaining it in it squirts out, Chad Warner pounces on it-- value, yet another goal." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury experienced the pressure late in the competition. "Again, 3 mins later, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- commonly he will simply take the handle, he 'd fall his hips, obtain another halt-- he panics a little, permits it spill over out, and that was actually the (second-last) goal," Montagna detailed. "I just presumed Collingwood only dropped a little their capability (to terminate the account close video games) ... all those little bit of traits amounted to all of them spending a 27-point lead." Double premiership player David Master posed the concept to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had caught onto Collingwood's late-game approaches, and also maybe the moderators were actually specifically watching out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game attitude-- as well as the previous Saint performed panel. "Perhaps, yeah-- it is actually a great conspiracy theory," he stated. "Possibly they (the AFL as well as its moderators) are onto it-- late in activities, we know that Collingwood makes an effort and also carry out these traits, (possibly they are actually mentioning) 'permit's be aware of it'. "I assume that's reasonable, considering that they've performed it for a number of years now." Collingwood will certainly be particularly filthy about its crash after viewing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western side Bulldogs stumble on Saturday and also Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th position on the step ladder and need a magic to receive the finals away-- closing matchups along with Brisbane as well as Melbourne wait for.