.An intriguing "conspiracy theory" concerning Collingwood's late-game approaches has actually been floated following its disastrous loss to the Swans. Has the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game state of mind and also taught its moderators to be looking for players looking for loyal deductions? Judge for yourself. It happens observing Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday night-- Craig McRae's guys gave in a game-high 27-point top early in the ultimate condition to shed by three aspects at the SCG, as well as undo their finals possibilities. See every game till the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks during use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of charge hardship today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Specify a deposit limit.Last season, in the 13 opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to protect victory. This year, nevertheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in video games where it kept the benefit at the final improvement. "They terminated the account activities (in 2013). This year ... they haven't pretty had the ability to get it carried out," St Kilda fantastic 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 last year for its own capability to close video games down-- obtain replay stops, keep it in limited, set up how they want to put together," he proceeded, pointing out instances coming from the Cakes' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that reception, takes the take on, (they) reset, get an additional stop, and they may receive the game on their terms, and also they may simply take a while off the clock. "( But) the ball sprays out as well as it caused the first goal (for Sydney in the last quarter). "At that point only 2 mins later, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he desires to do he wants to take the address, most likely to ground, get a ball-up-- yet perhaps as a result of the brand new holding-the-ball guidelines, everybody's acquiring conscious. "All of a sudden, instead of keeping it in it sprays out, Chad Warner pounces on it-- bang, an additional target." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury experienced the pressure behind time in the contest. "Once again, three minutes eventually, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- ordinarily he would certainly simply take the take on, he would certainly fall his hips, receive an additional discontinuance-- he stresses a small amount, allows it spill out, and also was the (second-last) goal," Montagna described. "I merely thought Collingwood merely lost a little their potential (to liquidate close activities) ... all those little traits added up to all of them coughing up a 27-point lead." Dual premiership gamer David King postured the theory to Montagna that maybe the AFL had recorded onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, and that perhaps the peacemakers were actually particularly keeping an eye out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game frame of mind-- and the previous Saint got on panel. "Possibly, yeah-- it is actually a great conspiracy idea," he stated. "Maybe they (the AFL as well as its moderators) are actually onto it-- overdue in video games, we understand that Collingwood makes an effort as well as perform these points, (possibly they are actually claiming) 'let's know it'. "I think that's reasonable, considering that they've performed it for a number of years now." Collingwood will be actually especially unclean about its failure after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western side Bulldogs discover Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th placement on the step ladder and require a miracle to receive the finals away-- shutting matches along with Brisbane and Melbourne await.