.An intriguing "conspiracy idea" about Collingwood's late-game tactics has been drifted following its own terrible defeat to the Swans. Has the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game attitude and advised its moderators to be on the lookout for players seeking replay standstills? Judge on your own. It happens observing Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney last Friday night-- Craig McRae's guys gave in a game-high 27-point top early in the final term to shed by three points at the SCG, along with undo their finals opportunities. See every activity up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks in the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free of charge difficulty today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY PRICING YOU? Establish a deposit limit.Last season, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to protect victory. This year, nevertheless, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in video games where it stored the conveniences at the final improvement. "They closed the books video games (in 2015). This year ... they have not quite been able to get it performed," St Kilda terrific Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday night. The 287-gamer posed his idea for why that could be. "Our experts honored Collingwood in 2014 for its own potential to close activities down-- get replay stoppages, maintain it in tight, put together how they would like to put together," he continued, mentioning examples from the Cakes' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2014 takes that ball, takes the handle, (they) reset, get an additional halt, and also they can receive the video game on their terms, as well as they can easily merely take time off the clock. "( Yet) the ball squirts out and also it led to the 1st goal (for Sydney in the final fourth). "Then merely pair of minutes later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he wishes to carry out he would like to take the address, head to ground, obtain a ball-up-- but maybe due to the brand new holding-the-ball regulations, every person's receiving aware. "All of a sudden, instead of maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Detector pounces on it-- value, an additional objective." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury experienced the pressure behind time in the competition. "Again, three moments eventually, Pendlebury in the defensive fifty-- generally he 'd merely take the take on, he will lose his hips, get yet another deduction-- he freaks out a little bit, allows it spill over out, and also was actually the (second-last) target," Montagna described. "I only thought Collingwood only shed a little bit of their ability (to liquidate close activities) ... all those little points added up to all of them spending a 27-point top." Twin premiership gamer David Master postured the concept to Montagna that possibly the AFL had actually caught onto Collingwood's late-game tactics, and also possibly the moderators were primarily keeping an eye out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game state of mind-- and the former St. was on panel. "Maybe, yeah-- it is actually a really good conspiracy theory," he claimed. "Maybe they (the AFL and also its own peacemakers) are actually onto it-- overdue in activities, we understand that Collingwood makes an effort as well as carry out these things, (maybe they're pointing out) 'allow's be aware of it'. "I believe that's fair, considering that they've done it for a number of years currently." Collingwood is going to be actually especially dirty regarding its own failure after seeing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and the Western side Bulldogs locate Saturday and also Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th setting on the step ladder and also need a magic to qualify for the finals away-- finalizing matchups with Brisbane and Melbourne wait for.