.A thought-provoking "conspiracy theory" regarding Collingwood's late-game strategies has been actually floated following its own dreadful defeat to the Swans. Has the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game perspective and coached its moderators to become looking for players seeking repeat stoppages? Judge for yourself. It happens following Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney last Friday night-- Craig McRae's guys caved in a game-high 27-point top early in the ultimate term to lose through three aspects at the SCG, as well as undo their finals chances. View every game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of cost difficulty today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Specify a down payment limit.Last season, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to get success. This year, however, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in activities where it held the perk at the ultimate improvement. "They liquidated games (in 2015). This year ... they haven't quite had the capacity to receive it carried out," Street Kilda wonderful Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Split on Sunday night. The 287-gamer presented his theory for why that could be. "We lauded Collingwood last year for its own ability to shut activities down-- acquire regular stoppages, keep it in strict, established how they would like to establish," he proceeded, pointing out examples coming from the Cakes' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that ball, takes the address, (they) reset, receive one more deduction, as well as they may obtain the activity on their conditions, and they can easily simply take time off the time clock. "( However) the ball sprays out as well as it resulted in the initial goal (for Sydney in the final one-fourth). "Then only 2 moments later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he knows what he intends to carry out he would like to take the tackle, visit ground, acquire a ball-up-- yet maybe as a result of the brand new holding-the-ball regulations, everybody's acquiring aware. "All of a sudden, rather than keeping it in it squirts out, Chad Warner catches it-- bang, one more target." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury felt the tension behind time in the competition. "Once more, three moments later on, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- ordinarily he 'd simply take the tackle, he 'd fall his hips, obtain another stop-- he worries a little bit, permits it spill out, and also was actually the (second-last) objective," Montagna clarified. "I only believed Collingwood simply shed a little their potential (to terminate the account close activities) ... all those little traits amounted to all of them spending a 27-point top." Dual premiership gamer David King presented the idea to Montagna that probably the AFL had actually captured onto Collingwood's late-game tactics, and that maybe the umpires were particularly keeping an eye out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game mentality-- and also the previous St. was on panel. "Perhaps, yeah-- it is actually a really good conspiracy theory," he pointed out. "Perhaps they (the AFL and also its moderators) are onto it-- late in activities, we understand that Collingwood makes an effort and also perform these factors, (perhaps they're pointing out) 'permit's recognize it'. "I believe that's fair, considering that they have actually performed it for a number of years right now." Collingwood will certainly be actually specifically dirty regarding its failure after seeing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western side Bulldogs locate Sunday and Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th setting on the ladder as well as need a wonder to qualify for the finals from here-- finalizing matches along with Brisbane and also Melbourne await.