.An intriguing "conspiracy theory" about Collingwood's late-game tactics has actually been floated following its devastating defeat to the Swans. Has the AFL found onto the Magpies' save-the-game frame of mind as well as instructed its own moderators to be on the lookout for players finding repeat deductions? Court on your own. It happens adhering to Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's guys gave in a game-high 27-point top early in the ultimate phrase to shed by three factors at the SCG, in addition to reverse their finals opportunities. View every video game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks during the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your complimentary hardship today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Specify a down payment limit.Last season, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to protect victory. This year, nevertheless, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in games where it stored the conveniences at the final improvement. "They closed out activities (last year). This year ... they have not fairly had the ability to receive it performed," Street Kilda fantastic Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Split on Sunday night. The 287-gamer positioned his theory for why that could be. "Our team admired Collingwood last year for its own capability to close games down-- obtain regular stops, keep it in strict, set up how they want to establish," he proceeded, mentioning examples from the Cakes' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2014 takes that reception, takes the address, (they) reset, receive another blockage, and also they can easily get the video game on their terms, as well as they may just take some time off the clock. "( But) the reception squirts out as well as it brought about the initial target (for Sydney in the final quarter). "After that only pair of moments later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he intends to do he wishes to take the address, go to ground, acquire a ball-up-- but perhaps due to the new holding-the-ball guidelines, everyone's acquiring mindful. "Suddenly, instead of maintaining it in it squirts out, Chad Detector catches it-- bang, an additional target." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury believed the tension behind time in the competition. "Once again, three minutes later, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- typically he 'd simply take the tackle, he 'd lose his hips, acquire yet another blockage-- he panics a little bit, permits it spill over out, and also was the (second-last) goal," Montagna revealed. "I simply presumed Collingwood just shed a little bit of their ability (to terminate the account close video games) ... all those little factors added up to all of them coughing up a 27-point top." Twin premiership gamer David Master posed the theory to Montagna that maybe the AFL had recorded onto Collingwood's late-game tactics, and that maybe the umpires were exclusively watching out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game frame of mind-- and the former St performed board. "Perhaps, yeah-- it's a really good conspiracy idea," he stated. "Possibly they (the AFL as well as its moderators) are actually onto it-- late in activities, we know that Collingwood attempts as well as carry out these points, (perhaps they're mentioning) 'permit's be aware of it'. "I believe that's fair, considering that they've performed it for a number of years now." Collingwood is going to be specifically dirty about its collapse after seeing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western side Bulldogs stumble on Sunday and Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th position on the ladder and need to have a magic to qualify for the finals hence-- shutting matches with Brisbane and also Melbourne await.