.A thought-provoking "conspiracy idea" about Collingwood's late-game tactics has actually been drifted following its terrible defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game state of mind and taught its own moderators to be looking for gamers finding repeat interruptions? Judge for yourself. It comes following Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney last Friday night-- Craig McRae's guys succumbed a game-high 27-point lead early in the final phrase to shed by 3 factors at the SCG, along with reverse their finals chances. Enjoy every activity till the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks throughout play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge hardship today > Cycle 22WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a deposit limit.Last time, in the 13 times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to safeguard victory. This year, nevertheless, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in video games where it held the conveniences at the ultimate modification. "They terminated the account video games (in 2013). This year ... they have not fairly managed to obtain it performed," St Kilda great Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Split on Sunday night. The 287-gamer postured his concept for why that could be. "Our team honored Collingwood in 2014 for its own ability to shut games down-- receive loyal discontinuances, maintain it in limited, established how they intend to set up," he continued, presenting examples coming from the Cakes' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski last year takes that ball, takes the take on, (they) reset, acquire one more stoppage, as well as they may receive the activity on their phrases, and also they may just take a while off the time clock. "( Yet) the ball squirts out and also it triggered the very first target (for Sydney in the final one-fourth). "After that simply two minutes later, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he wants to carry out he wants to take the take on, go to ground, get a ball-up-- but possibly as a result of the new holding-the-ball policies, every person's acquiring mindful. "All of a sudden, instead of keeping it in it sprays out, Chad Warner catches it-- value, an additional target." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the pressure late in the competition. "Once again, three moments later on, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- typically he would certainly simply take the deal with, he would certainly drop his hips, obtain another halt-- he worries a little bit, lets it spill out, and also was the (second-last) goal," Montagna explained. "I just believed Collingwood simply lost a bit of their potential (to terminate the account close activities) ... all those little bit of points added up to them spending a 27-point top." Twin premiership player David King posed the concept to Montagna that possibly the AFL had actually recorded onto Collingwood's late-game methods, and also perhaps the peacemakers were actually exclusively keeping an eye out for the Cakes' trademark save-the-game state of mind-- and also the past St performed panel. "Perhaps, yeah-- it is actually a great conspiracy theory," he said. "Perhaps they (the AFL as well as its own moderators) are onto it-- late in activities, we understand that Collingwood attempts as well as do these factors, (maybe they are actually claiming) 'let's understand it'. "I believe that is actually fair, considering that they've performed it for a number of years right now." Collingwood will certainly be actually specifically filthy about its crash after finding fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and the Western Bulldogs locate Sunday as well as Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th setting on the ladder and also need to have a magic to obtain the finals from here-- closing matchups with Brisbane and Melbourne wait for.