.A provocative "conspiracy concept" concerning Collingwood's late-game techniques has actually been floated following its devastating defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL found onto the Magpies' save-the-game state of mind and advised its umpires to become on the lookout for players seeking regular interruptions? Court on your own. It happens complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's guys surrendered a game-high 27-point lead early in the final phrase to drop through 3 aspects at the SCG, in addition to reverse their finals possibilities. Check out every video game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free ordeal today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Specify a deposit 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 video games where it stored the perk at the ultimate modification. "They closed out games (last year). This year ... they haven't very had the capacity to obtain it carried out," St Kilda fantastic Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday night. The 287-gamer posed his theory for why that may be. "We admired Collingwood in 2014 for its potential to close games down-- obtain loyal interruptions, maintain it in limited, set up just how they desire to establish," he carried on, mentioning examples coming from the Pies' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that ball, takes the tackle, (they) reset, obtain yet another discontinuance, as well as they may obtain the video game on their terms, as well as they can just require time off the clock. "( But) the reception sprays out as well as it caused the very first goal (for Sydney in the final quarter). "Then just 2 moments later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he wishes to carry out he would like to take the tackle, most likely to ground, acquire a ball-up-- however possibly as a result of the brand-new holding-the-ball guidelines, everybody's receiving mindful. "All of a sudden, rather than maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Warner catches it-- bang, yet another objective." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the stress late in the competition. "Once again, 3 moments later on, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- usually he 'd simply take the address, he 'd lose his hips, obtain an additional deduction-- he freaks out a small amount, allows it spill over out, and also was actually the (second-last) objective," Montagna discussed. "I merely assumed Collingwood simply shed a bit of their ability (to terminate the account close video games) ... all those little things added up to them paying a 27-point lead." Double premiership gamer David King presented the idea to Montagna that probably the AFL had caught onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, and that maybe the moderators were actually particularly keeping an eye out for the Pies' trademark save-the-game mentality-- and also the former Saint got on panel. "Perhaps, yeah-- it's a really good conspiracy theory," he said. "Perhaps they (the AFL and its own umpires) are onto it-- late in activities, we know that Collingwood tries and perform these points, (perhaps they're saying) 'permit's be aware of it'. "I presume that's fair, due to the fact that they have actually performed it for a couple of years now." Collingwood will definitely be actually specifically unclean concerning its crash after viewing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and the Western side Bulldogs stumble on Saturday and also Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th position on the ladder and need to have a magic to receive the finals hence-- closing matches with Brisbane as well as Melbourne wait for.