.A thought-provoking "conspiracy theory" about Collingwood's late-game tactics has been drifted following its damaging defeat to the Swans. Has the AFL found onto the Magpies' save-the-game perspective as well as coached its umpires to become looking for gamers finding loyal halts? Court for yourself. It comes following Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's males gave in a game-high 27-point lead early in the final phrase to lose through 3 factors at the SCG, and also undo their finals chances. Enjoy every activity until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks during the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your totally free hardship today > Cycle 22WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY PRICING YOU? Set a down payment limit.Last time, in the 13 opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to protect victory. This year, having said that, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in games where it stored the benefit at the last adjustment. "They closed the books video games (in 2015). This year ... they haven't fairly had the capacity to obtain it carried out," Street Kilda fantastic Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday night. The 287-gamer posed his concept for why that may be. "Our experts lauded Collingwood in 2015 for its own capacity to shut games down-- acquire replay stoppages, maintain it in tight, established exactly how they want to set up," he continued, presenting examples coming from the Pies' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that ball, takes the take on, (they) reset, obtain another standstill, as well as they can receive the activity on their terms, and also they can simply take a while off the clock. "( Yet) the reception sprays out as well as it caused the first target (for Sydney in the last quarter). "At that point only 2 moments later, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he would like to carry out he desires to take the handle, most likely to ground, get a ball-up-- yet perhaps due to the brand new holding-the-ball rules, every person's acquiring aware. "All of a sudden, instead of maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Detector catches it-- bang, one more target." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the stress late in the contest. "Again, three mins later, Pendlebury in the protective fifty-- normally he will just take the tackle, he 'd fall his hips, obtain yet another stoppage-- he stresses a little bit, lets it spill over out, and that was actually the (second-last) objective," Montagna explained. "I simply presumed Collingwood only shed a little their potential (to terminate the account close games) ... all those little bit of factors amounted to them coughing up a 27-point top." Double premiership player David Master positioned the theory to Montagna that maybe the AFL had captured onto Collingwood's late-game techniques, and that maybe the umpires were particularly looking out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game mindset-- and the past Saint was on board. "Possibly, yeah-- it is actually an excellent conspiracy idea," he claimed. "Maybe they (the AFL and also its own peacemakers) are actually onto it-- late in games, we understand that Collingwood makes an effort as well as perform these points, (perhaps they're pointing out) 'allow's recognize it'. "I believe that's reasonable, considering that they've performed it for a couple of years currently." Collingwood will be actually particularly dirty regarding its collapse after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western Bulldogs discover Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th posture on the step ladder and need a miracle to receive the finals away-- finalizing matchups along with Brisbane as well as Melbourne wait for.