.An intriguing "conspiracy theory" concerning Collingwood's late-game approaches has been actually floated observing its disastrous defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL found onto the Magpies' save-the-game state of mind and also advised its own umpires to become looking for gamers finding repeat halts? Court on your own. It comes complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday night-- Craig McRae's guys caved in a game-high 27-point top early in the final condition to lose by 3 points at the SCG, along with undo their finals odds. Enjoy every game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks throughout play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of charge hardship today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Prepare a down payment limit.Last time, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to safeguard triumph. This year, nevertheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in video games where it kept the advantage at the final adjustment. "They closed the books activities (in 2015). This year ... they haven't very managed to acquire it done," St Kilda terrific Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer positioned his theory for why that could be. "Our experts admired Collingwood in 2013 for its potential to close video games down-- get regular deductions, maintain it in tight, set up exactly how they intend to establish," he carried on, mentioning instances coming from the Pies' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2015 takes that reception, takes the address, (they) reset, obtain another stoppage, as well as they may obtain the game on their conditions, and also they can easily only take time off the time clock. "( However) the ball squirts out and also it led to the 1st objective (for Sydney in the last one-fourth). "After that merely pair of mins later, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he wants to perform he wants to take the address, head to ground, get a ball-up-- but possibly as a result of the new holding-the-ball regulations, every person's obtaining aware. "Suddenly, as opposed to keeping it in it squirts out, Chad Warner catches it-- bang, one more target." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury felt the pressure late in the contest. "Once again, three mins eventually, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- commonly he 'd just take the address, he will drop his hips, get another discontinuance-- he worries a small amount, permits it splash out, and that was actually the (second-last) objective," Montagna explained. "I simply believed Collingwood simply dropped a little bit of their ability (to close out close video games) ... all those little factors amounted to them divulging a 27-point top." Twin premiership gamer David Master postured the theory to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had caught onto Collingwood's late-game techniques, and that possibly the umpires were exclusively looking out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game mindset-- and also the past St. got on board. "Maybe, yeah-- it is actually an excellent conspiracy idea," he said. "Maybe they (the AFL as well as its peacemakers) are onto it-- overdue in activities, we understand that Collingwood attempts and also do these traits, (perhaps they're mentioning) 'permit's understand it'. "I think that is actually fair, given that they have actually performed it for a couple of years now." Collingwood will definitely be particularly filthy regarding its own collapse after seeing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western side Bulldogs locate Sunday and Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th setting on the ladder and require a wonder to get the finals away-- closing matches with Brisbane and Melbourne await.