.A thought-provoking "conspiracy idea" regarding Collingwood's late-game strategies has actually been actually drifted observing its own terrible loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game state of mind and also advised its own umpires to be on the lookout for players seeking loyal deductions? Judge for yourself. It comes complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's males succumbed a game-high 27-point lead early in the last phrase to lose by 3 factors at the SCG, as well as reverse their finals chances. See every activity until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks in the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free ordeal today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICING YOU? Prepare a down payment limit.Last time, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to get success. This year, however, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in video games where it kept the perk at the last improvement. "They closed the books games (last year). This year ... they haven't very been able to acquire it carried out," Street Kilda wonderful Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer presented his theory for why that could be. "Our team admired Collingwood in 2015 for its own capability to close activities down-- obtain replay halts, keep it in strict, set up just how they wish to establish," he carried on, presenting examples coming from the Pies' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2015 takes that ball, takes the address, (they) reset, receive yet another halt, as well as they can acquire the activity on their conditions, and they may only take time off the time clock. "( But) the ball squirts out as well as it brought about the initial target (for Sydney in the final quarter). "After that simply 2 minutes eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he knows what he wishes to do he would like to take the address, visit ground, acquire a ball-up-- however maybe as a result of the brand-new holding-the-ball policies, every person's receiving aware. "Suddenly, as opposed to keeping it in it squirts out, Chad Detector pounces on it-- value, another objective." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the pressure behind time in the contest. "Again, three mins eventually, Pendlebury in the protective fifty-- typically he will only take the address, he 'd fall his hips, obtain an additional discontinuance-- he runs scared a small amount, allows it spill over out, which was the (second-last) goal," Montagna detailed. "I just thought Collingwood just dropped a little their capability (to terminate the account close games) ... all those little factors amounted to all of them spending a 27-point top." Double premiership gamer David King positioned the idea to Montagna that maybe the AFL had recorded onto Collingwood's late-game methods, and also maybe the umpires were actually especially watching out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game way of thinking-- as well as the former St. got on board. "Maybe, yeah-- it's a really good conspiracy idea," he stated. "Possibly they (the AFL and its peacemakers) are onto it-- late in activities, we understand that Collingwood attempts and do these points, (perhaps they're stating) 'let's understand it'. "I believe that is actually fair, since they have actually done it for a number of years now." Collingwood is going to be actually specifically dirty regarding its own failure after viewing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western side Bulldogs stumble on Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th position on the ladder and also require a magic to qualify for the finals hence-- shutting matches along with Brisbane and Melbourne await.