.A thought-provoking "conspiracy theory" regarding Collingwood's late-game approaches has been drifted observing its own devastating loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL found onto the Magpies' save-the-game mindset as well as advised its umpires to become on the lookout for gamers looking for loyal stoppages? Court for yourself. It comes observing Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's men gave in a game-high 27-point top early in the final term to shed by 3 aspects at the SCG, and also reverse their finals opportunities. See every video game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks during the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your cost-free trial today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Establish a deposit limit.Last season, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to protect success. This year, nevertheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in games where it held the perk at the ultimate improvement. "They terminated the account activities (last year). This year ... they have not quite been able to obtain it carried out," St Kilda wonderful Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer positioned his concept for why that may be. "Our experts honored Collingwood in 2015 for its potential to close activities down-- get regular stoppages, maintain it in strict, set up just how they desire to put together," he carried on, pointing out examples from the Cakes' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2014 takes that ball, takes the address, (they) reset, get one more stop, as well as they can obtain the activity on their conditions, as well as they can just take time off the clock. "( Yet) the reception sprays out and also it caused the 1st target (for Sydney in the last quarter). "At that point only two minutes eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he would like to perform he wishes to take the handle, go to ground, obtain a ball-up-- however maybe as a result of the new holding-the-ball policies, everybody's receiving aware. "Suddenly, rather than keeping it in it squirts out, Chad Warner catches it-- value, one more objective." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury experienced the tension late in the competition. "Again, three minutes later on, Pendlebury in the defensive fifty-- commonly he will merely take the handle, he will drop his hips, receive yet another standstill-- he stresses a little, permits it spill over out, and that was the (second-last) goal," Montagna explained. "I merely assumed Collingwood only dropped a bit of their capacity (to close the books close games) ... all those little bit of things added up to all of them coughing up a 27-point top." Twin premiership player David King postured the concept to Montagna that maybe the AFL had captured onto Collingwood's late-game approaches, which perhaps the peacemakers were especially watching out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game state of mind-- and also the former Saint got on board. "Perhaps, yeah-- it's a really good conspiracy idea," he claimed. "Perhaps they (the AFL and its moderators) are actually onto it-- late in video games, we understand that Collingwood attempts and also do these points, (perhaps they are actually claiming) 'let's know it'. "I think that's decent, since they have actually performed it for a number of years right now." Collingwood is going to be specifically unclean regarding its failure after viewing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western side Bulldogs find Sunday and Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th placement on the step ladder as well as need to have a magic to obtain the finals hence-- closing competitions along with Brisbane as well as Melbourne wait for.