.A thought-provoking "conspiracy concept" concerning Collingwood's late-game approaches has actually been actually drifted following its damaging defeat to the Swans. Has the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game state of mind and also taught its own umpires to become in search of players looking for regular halts? Judge for yourself. It happens observing Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney last Friday night-- Craig McRae's males caved in a game-high 27-point top early in the last phrase to shed by 3 factors at the SCG, along with undo their finals odds. Enjoy every game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks throughout play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free ordeal today > Cycle 22WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY COSTING YOU? Establish a deposit limit.Last time, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to safeguard victory. This year, nevertheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in games where it held the advantage at the ultimate change. "They terminated the account games (last year). This year ... they have not pretty managed to obtain it done," St Kilda excellent Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday night. The 287-gamer postured his theory for why that might be. "Our experts honored Collingwood in 2014 for its own capacity to shut games down-- get loyal halts, maintain it in tight, put together just how they would like to set up," he proceeded, pointing out instances from the Pies' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2014 takes that ball, takes the take on, (they) reset, get another stop, as well as they may receive the game on their conditions, and also they can just take some time off the time clock. "( But) the ball sprays out and also it brought about the 1st objective (for Sydney in the last one-fourth). "At that point merely two moments later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he intends to carry out he would like to take the handle, head to ground, receive a ball-up-- but maybe because of the new holding-the-ball policies, everybody's obtaining aware. "Suddenly, rather than keeping it in it squirts out, Chad Detector pounces on it-- bang, one more goal." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury experienced the stress late in the competition. "Once more, 3 minutes eventually, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- typically he would certainly simply take the handle, he 'd drop his hips, acquire an additional standstill-- he stresses a small amount, permits it spill over out, and also was actually the (second-last) goal," Montagna explained. "I merely presumed Collingwood just lost a little their capability (to close the books close activities) ... all those little points added up to all of them coughing up a 27-point top." Dual premiership player David Master positioned the theory to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had recorded onto Collingwood's late-game approaches, and that perhaps the peacemakers were actually exclusively watching out for the Pies' trademark save-the-game mindset-- as well as the previous Saint performed panel. "Perhaps, yeah-- it's a really good conspiracy concept," he mentioned. "Possibly they (the AFL as well as its peacemakers) are onto it-- late in games, we know that Collingwood makes an effort and do these traits, (perhaps they're mentioning) 'permit's understand it'. "I think that is actually reasonable, because they have actually done it for a number of years now." Collingwood will certainly be actually particularly dirty about its crash after viewing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and the Western side Bulldogs stumble on Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th setting on the ladder and also need a wonder to get the finals away-- shutting matches along with Brisbane as well as Melbourne wait for.