.A thought-provoking "conspiracy theory" concerning Collingwood's late-game approaches has actually been actually floated following its terrible loss to the Swans. Has the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game frame of mind as well as advised its own moderators to become looking for gamers seeking regular discontinuances? Court for yourself. It happens adhering to Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's men succumbed a game-high 27-point top early in the ultimate phrase to lose through 3 points at the SCG, and also reverse their finals odds. Check out every game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your complimentary difficulty today > Round 22WHAT'S BETTING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Prepare a deposit limit.Last period, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to protect success. This year, nevertheless, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in games where it held the benefit at the final improvement. "They terminated the account games (last year). This year ... they haven't quite managed to receive it performed," St Kilda fantastic Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Split on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer postured his idea for why that may be. "Our team lauded Collingwood last year for its own ability to close video games down-- obtain loyal blockages, maintain it in tight, put together just how they desire to establish," he continued, pointing out examples from the Pies' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2015 takes that reception, takes the take on, (they) reset, obtain yet another blockage, as well as they can obtain the game on their terms, and they can easily merely take a while off the time clock. "( However) the ball squirts out as well as it resulted in the initial goal (for Sydney in the final fourth). "After that just 2 minutes eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he would like to do he wants to take the take on, most likely to ground, get a ball-up-- however maybe as a result of the brand new holding-the-ball guidelines, everybody's acquiring mindful. "All of a sudden, instead of maintaining it in it squirts out, Chad Detector catches it-- value, one more objective." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the tension behind time in the contest. "Again, 3 moments later on, Pendlebury in the defensive fifty-- typically he will just take the handle, he would certainly lose his hips, receive yet another interruption-- he worries a small amount, permits it splash out, which was the (second-last) goal," Montagna revealed. "I only thought Collingwood only shed a little their capability (to close the books close activities) ... all those little things amounted to all of them divulging a 27-point top." Double premiership gamer David Master posed the idea to Montagna that probably the AFL had actually captured onto Collingwood's late-game tactics, which perhaps the umpires were actually particularly looking out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game mindset-- and also the past St. was on board. "Possibly, yeah-- it's a great conspiracy theory," he pointed out. "Maybe they (the AFL and its own moderators) are onto it-- overdue in games, we understand that Collingwood attempts and carry out these traits, (maybe they're mentioning) 'permit's understand it'. "I assume that's decent, since they have actually performed it for a couple of years right now." Collingwood will definitely be actually specifically dirty regarding its own collapse after viewing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western Bulldogs discover Sunday as well as Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th posture on the step ladder as well as require a miracle to qualify for the finals away-- shutting matches with Brisbane and Melbourne wait for.