.A provocative "conspiracy concept" concerning Collingwood's late-game approaches has actually been actually floated following its disastrous loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game mentality and instructed its own umpires to be in search of players seeking repeat stoppages? Judge for yourself. It comes adhering to Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's males succumbed a game-high 27-point lead early in the final condition to shed through 3 factors at the SCG, along with reverse their finals chances. See every video game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks throughout play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your totally free ordeal today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a deposit limit.Last period, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to protect success. This year, nevertheless, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in video games where it kept the benefit at the last change. "They liquidated activities (in 2013). This year ... they haven't quite had the capacity to receive it done," St Kilda terrific Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Split on Sunday night. The 287-gamer posed his idea for why that could be. "Our company admired Collingwood in 2014 for its own capability to shut activities down-- get regular stoppages, keep it in limited, put together exactly how they wish to put together," he proceeded, presenting examples from the Pies' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that ball, takes the tackle, (they) reset, acquire yet another halt, and also they can acquire the game on their terms, as well as they can only take some time off the clock. "( But) the reception sprays out as well as it led to the 1st goal (for Sydney in the last quarter). "After that only 2 moments later, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he would like to do he would like to take the take on, go to ground, acquire a ball-up-- however perhaps due to the new holding-the-ball guidelines, everyone's getting conscious. "Suddenly, as opposed to keeping it in it squirts out, Chad Detector pounces on it-- bang, yet another objective." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury believed the stress behind time in the contest. "Once more, 3 minutes later, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- typically he 'd just take the tackle, he 'd lose his hips, acquire yet another interruption-- he panics a bit, allows it spill over out, and also was actually the (second-last) objective," Montagna discussed. "I only assumed Collingwood only lost a little bit of their capability (to terminate the account close games) ... all those little factors amounted to them divulging a 27-point top." Twin premiership gamer David Master presented the idea to Montagna that possibly the AFL had actually recorded onto Collingwood's late-game tactics, which maybe the peacemakers were primarily looking out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game frame of mind-- and the former St. got on panel. "Possibly, yeah-- it's a great conspiracy theory," he claimed. "Perhaps they (the AFL and also its umpires) are onto it-- overdue in games, we know that Collingwood makes an effort and also carry out these factors, (possibly they are actually stating) 'let's understand it'. "I presume that is actually reasonable, considering that they have actually performed it for a couple of years right now." Collingwood will be actually particularly unclean concerning its own collapse after seeing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and the Western Bulldogs locate Sunday and also Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th position on the ladder as well as need a wonder to qualify for the finals away-- finalizing competitions along with Brisbane as well as Melbourne wait for.