.An intriguing "conspiracy theory" regarding Collingwood's late-game approaches has actually been drifted observing its own damaging loss to the Swans. Has the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game way of thinking and also coached its moderators to become in search of players looking for repeat standstills? Court on your own. It happens complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's men succumbed a game-high 27-point lead early in the final term to shed by 3 factors at the SCG, along with undo their finals opportunities. Enjoy every game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of charge difficulty today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Set a down payment limit.Last time, in the 13 opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to secure success. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in games where it kept the conveniences at the final adjustment. "They closed out video games (in 2014). This year ... they haven't pretty had the ability to acquire it performed," St Kilda great Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Split on Sunday night. The 287-gamer postured his idea for why that might be. "We admired Collingwood in 2015 for its own ability to close games down-- acquire regular interruptions, maintain it in limited, established exactly how they intend to set up," he continued, presenting examples from the Pies' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski last year takes that reception, takes the tackle, (they) reset, get an additional stop, as well as they can easily acquire the video game on their phrases, as well as they may merely take time off the clock. "( But) the reception squirts out and also it led to the very first objective (for Sydney in the final one-fourth). "Then just pair of minutes later, Steele Sidebottom-- he knows what he intends to perform he intends to take the tackle, most likely to ground, obtain a ball-up-- yet perhaps because of the brand new holding-the-ball rules, everyone's receiving aware. "Suddenly, rather than maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Detector catches it-- bang, an additional goal." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury experienced the pressure late in the competition. "Again, three minutes eventually, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- commonly he would certainly only take the deal with, he would certainly lose his hips, receive another halt-- he freaks out a little, permits it spill out, which was actually the (second-last) objective," Montagna described. "I only believed Collingwood just dropped a little bit of their ability (to close out close games) ... all those little bit of things amounted to them divulging a 27-point lead." Twin premiership gamer David Master postured the idea to Montagna that possibly the AFL had actually recorded onto Collingwood's late-game methods, which possibly the peacemakers were particularly watching out for the Cakes' trademark save-the-game perspective-- and the past Saint got on panel. "Maybe, yeah-- it is actually a great conspiracy concept," he mentioned. "Perhaps they (the AFL and its own moderators) are actually onto it-- late in games, we understand that Collingwood attempts as well as carry out these traits, (maybe they are actually stating) 'allow's understand it'. "I presume that is actually decent, considering that they have actually performed it for a number of years currently." Collingwood will definitely be actually particularly unclean about its own collapse after viewing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western side Bulldogs discover Saturday and also Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th posture on the step ladder and need to have a wonder to obtain the finals from here-- closing competitions along with Brisbane and also Melbourne await.