.An intriguing "conspiracy theory" regarding Collingwood's late-game techniques has actually been drifted following its own disastrous loss to the Swans. Has the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game mentality as well as advised its own umpires to be looking for gamers finding replay stoppages? Court for yourself. It happens observing Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's men yielded a game-high 27-point lead early in the ultimate condition to drop through three points at the SCG, in addition to undo their finals opportunities. Watch every video game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks throughout use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of cost hardship today > Cycle 22WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Specify a deposit limit.Last season, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to safeguard victory. This year, having said that, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in games where it kept the advantage at the ultimate modification. "They liquidated activities (in 2014). This year ... they have not very been able to receive it done," St Kilda great Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer postured his concept for why that might be. "We admired Collingwood last year for its own potential to close activities down-- receive loyal deductions, maintain it in limited, set up how they intend to put together," he proceeded, citing examples coming from the Cakes' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that ball, takes the handle, (they) reset, get an additional stoppage, as well as they can acquire the game on their terms, and they may only require time off the time clock. "( But) the ball sprays out as well as it triggered the 1st target (for Sydney in the last fourth). "Then simply two minutes later, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he intends to do he wants to take the deal with, visit ground, acquire a ball-up-- however maybe due to the brand new holding-the-ball rules, everybody's obtaining aware. "Suddenly, instead of keeping it in it sprays out, Chad Detector catches it-- value, an additional goal." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury experienced the pressure behind time in the contest. "Once again, three minutes later on, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- usually he will simply take the deal with, he will fall his hips, obtain an additional discontinuance-- he worries a bit, lets it spill out, and also was actually the (second-last) target," Montagna revealed. "I just believed Collingwood just shed a little bit of their potential (to close out close video games) ... all those little traits amounted to all of them paying a 27-point top." Dual premiership player David Master positioned the concept to Montagna that possibly the AFL had actually recorded onto Collingwood's late-game techniques, and that possibly the peacemakers were exclusively looking out for the Cakes' trademark save-the-game frame of mind-- as well as the former St. was on panel. "Perhaps, yeah-- it's an excellent conspiracy idea," he claimed. "Perhaps they (the AFL as well as its moderators) are actually onto it-- late in activities, we understand that Collingwood tries and carry out these things, (possibly they're claiming) 'permit's know it'. "I presume that's fair, because they've done it for a couple of years right now." Collingwood will be actually particularly gross concerning its own failure after seeing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and the Western Bulldogs find Sunday and also Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th placement on the step ladder and require a magic to qualify for the finals hence-- closing matches with Brisbane and also Melbourne await.