.An intriguing "conspiracy concept" about Collingwood's late-game methods has been actually drifted following its own destructive defeat to the Swans. Has the AFL caught onto the Magpies' save-the-game mindset and also coached its moderators to become looking for gamers finding replay standstills? Judge on your own. It comes observing Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's men caved in a game-high 27-point lead early in the last term to drop through 3 aspects at the SCG, in addition to reverse their finals chances. Check out every video game till the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your cost-free trial today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Specify a down payment limit.Last period, in the 13 times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to safeguard triumph. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in video games where it stored the benefit at the final modification. "They terminated the account games (last year). This year ... they have not pretty managed to obtain it performed," Street Kilda wonderful Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer positioned his idea for why that may be. "Our experts lauded Collingwood in 2014 for its own potential to close video games down-- receive loyal standstills, maintain it in tight, established just how they would like to put together," he continued, citing examples from the Cakes' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski last year takes that reception, takes the tackle, (they) reset, get an additional interruption, and also they can easily acquire the game on their phrases, and they may simply take some time off the clock. "( But) the reception squirts out and it brought about the first objective (for Sydney in the final one-fourth). "After that only two moments later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he wishes to perform he desires to take the handle, visit ground, get a ball-up-- however maybe as a result of the brand-new holding-the-ball regulations, everybody's acquiring conscious. "Suddenly, as opposed to keeping it in it squirts out, Chad Warner catches it-- value, an additional objective." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury experienced the tension behind time in the contest. "Once more, three mins later, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- normally he would certainly merely take the tackle, he 'd fall his hips, obtain yet another blockage-- he panics a little, allows it splash out, which was actually the (second-last) objective," Montagna discussed. "I only thought Collingwood merely dropped a little bit of their potential (to close out close activities) ... all those little things amounted to them spending a 27-point top." Dual premiership player David King postured the theory to Montagna that maybe the AFL had actually captured onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, and also perhaps the moderators were especially keeping an eye out for the Pies' trademark save-the-game state of mind-- and also the previous St performed board. "Possibly, yeah-- it's a great conspiracy theory," he pointed out. "Perhaps they (the AFL as well as its peacemakers) are actually onto it-- overdue in games, we understand that Collingwood tries and do these factors, (maybe they are actually mentioning) 'allow's be aware of it'. "I believe that is actually reasonable, considering that they've performed it for a couple of years now." Collingwood will certainly be particularly gross about its failure after seeing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western side Bulldogs discover Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th posture on the step ladder and also need to have a magic to obtain the finals hence-- closing matchups along with Brisbane as well as Melbourne await.