.An intriguing "conspiracy theory" regarding Collingwood's late-game tactics has been actually drifted observing its destructive defeat to the Swans. Has the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game way of thinking and also instructed its moderators to be on the lookout for players seeking regular deductions? Judge on your own. It comes following Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's guys surrendered a game-high 27-point top early in the last phrase to shed through three aspects at the SCG, and also reverse their finals possibilities. View every game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your complimentary hardship today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Establish a deposit limit.Last time, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to secure victory. This year, however, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in video games where it kept the benefit at the ultimate improvement. "They liquidated games (in 2015). This year ... they have not very been able to acquire it done," St Kilda terrific Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Crack on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer postured his theory for why that might be. "Our experts admired Collingwood in 2014 for its own ability to shut games down-- get replay deductions, keep it in strict, established exactly how they would like to establish," he carried on, citing examples coming from the Pies' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that ball, takes the deal with, (they) reset, acquire another halt, and they may get the game on their phrases, and they can easily merely require time off the time clock. "( However) the ball sprays out and also it resulted in the 1st objective (for Sydney in the final fourth). "After that merely 2 minutes later, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he desires to carry out he desires to take the tackle, go to ground, get a ball-up-- but maybe as a result of the brand-new holding-the-ball rules, everyone's receiving aware. "All of a sudden, as opposed to maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Detector pounces on it-- bang, yet another goal." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury believed the pressure behind time in the competition. "Once again, 3 minutes later on, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- usually he 'd simply take the deal with, he will lose his hips, receive another deduction-- he panics a little bit, allows it splash out, which was the (second-last) objective," Montagna detailed. "I merely believed Collingwood merely dropped a little their capability (to terminate the account close games) ... all those little bit of points added up to them paying a 27-point lead." Dual premiership player David King positioned the idea to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had captured onto Collingwood's late-game methods, and that possibly the moderators were actually especially looking out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game mindset-- and also the past St performed panel. "Maybe, yeah-- it's a great conspiracy theory," he pointed out. "Possibly they (the AFL and also its peacemakers) are actually onto it-- overdue in video games, we understand that Collingwood makes an effort and also do these traits, (maybe they are actually stating) 'allow's understand it'. "I assume that's decent, given that they have actually done it for a number of years now." Collingwood will definitely be particularly unclean concerning its own collapse after finding fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and the Western Bulldogs find Sunday and Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th placement on the step ladder and also require a magic to get the finals hence-- shutting matches with Brisbane and also Melbourne await.