.A thought-provoking "conspiracy concept" concerning Collingwood's late-game methods has actually been drifted following its own terrible defeat to the Swans. Has the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game state of mind and also instructed its own umpires to become in search of players seeking replay standstills? Judge for yourself. It happens complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's males gave in a game-high 27-point lead early in the final term to lose by 3 aspects at the SCG, along with reverse their finals chances. See every game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of charge difficulty today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY PRICING YOU? Set a down payment limit.Last season, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to secure victory. This year, nevertheless, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in games where it kept the benefit at the ultimate modification. "They terminated the account activities (last year). This year ... they have not pretty had the ability to acquire it performed," Street Kilda great Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer presented his idea for why that may be. "Our team honored Collingwood in 2013 for its own potential to shut games down-- get replay stoppages, keep it in limited, put together just how they wish to establish," he proceeded, pointing out instances coming from the Cakes' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski last year takes that ball, takes the tackle, (they) reset, get yet another deduction, as well as they may get the game on their phrases, as well as they can easily simply take time off the time clock. "( But) the reception sprays out and also it led to the very first target (for Sydney in the final fourth). "At that point merely pair of minutes eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he would like to perform he desires to take the take on, visit ground, obtain a ball-up-- however perhaps due to the brand-new holding-the-ball guidelines, every person's receiving aware. "Suddenly, instead of maintaining it in it squirts out, Chad Warner pounces on it-- value, yet another target." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the tension late in the contest. "Once more, 3 minutes later on, Pendlebury in the defensive fifty-- usually he will simply take the take on, he 'd drop his hips, acquire another discontinuance-- he stresses a little, allows it spill over out, and also was the (second-last) objective," Montagna clarified. "I simply believed Collingwood simply lost a little bit of their capability (to terminate the account close activities) ... all those little things amounted to them spending a 27-point top." Double premiership player David Master posed the concept to Montagna that maybe the AFL had actually captured onto Collingwood's late-game approaches, which maybe the moderators were primarily watching out for the Pies' trademark save-the-game perspective-- and the past St. was on board. "Possibly, yeah-- it is actually a great conspiracy theory," he stated. "Possibly they (the AFL and also its peacemakers) are onto it-- late in activities, we understand that Collingwood makes an effort and perform these factors, (maybe they're saying) 'permit's know it'. "I believe that is actually reasonable, since they've performed it for a number of years right now." Collingwood will be actually particularly gross concerning its crash after seeing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western side Bulldogs find Sunday as well as Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th posture on the step ladder as well as need a wonder to qualify for the finals away-- shutting matchups along with Brisbane as well as Melbourne wait for.