.A thought-provoking "conspiracy idea" about Collingwood's late-game methods has actually been actually drifted following its own damaging loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL found onto the Magpies' save-the-game mindset and coached its own umpires to be looking for gamers seeking regular standstills? Court for yourself. It comes complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's guys succumbed a game-high 27-point top early in the ultimate condition to lose by three points at the SCG, in addition to undo their finals chances. See every activity up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks in the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your totally free hardship today > Round 22WHAT'S BETTING REALLY PRICING YOU? Prepare a down payment limit.Last period, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to get victory. This year, however, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in activities where it kept the perk at the ultimate change. "They liquidated video games (in 2014). This year ... they have not quite had the capacity to receive it carried out," Street Kilda wonderful Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Crack on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer posed his concept for why that could be. "We lauded Collingwood in 2013 for its own ability to shut games down-- receive regular interruptions, maintain it in strict, put together exactly how they would like to establish," he proceeded, citing instances from the Cakes' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2015 takes that reception, takes the address, (they) reset, obtain an additional stop, and they can easily acquire the video game on their terms, as well as they can easily only require time off the time clock. "( However) the ball squirts out as well as it caused the initial target (for Sydney in the final one-fourth). "At that point only two mins later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he desires to perform he intends to take the address, head to ground, receive a ball-up-- however possibly as a result of the brand-new holding-the-ball regulations, everyone's receiving conscious. "Suddenly, as opposed to maintaining it in it squirts out, Chad Warner pounces on it-- value, yet another objective." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the stress behind time in the contest. "Once again, 3 moments eventually, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- typically he will only take the handle, he would certainly lose his hips, acquire one more discontinuance-- he runs scared a bit, lets it splash out, which was actually the (second-last) target," Montagna revealed. "I simply assumed Collingwood just lost a little bit of their potential (to terminate the account close games) ... all those little things added up to all of them coughing up a 27-point lead." Twin premiership gamer David Master presented the idea to Montagna that maybe the AFL had recorded onto Collingwood's late-game techniques, and that maybe the moderators were exclusively keeping an eye out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game frame of mind-- and also the previous Saint performed panel. "Perhaps, yeah-- it's an excellent conspiracy idea," he mentioned. "Maybe they (the AFL and its umpires) are actually onto it-- late in video games, we know that Collingwood makes an effort as well as perform these factors, (maybe they're pointing out) 'allow's understand it'. "I assume that's decent, given that they've performed it for a number of years right now." Collingwood will certainly be actually especially gross concerning its collapse after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western Bulldogs stumble on Sunday and also Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th position on the ladder as well as need to have a miracle to get the finals hence-- finalizing matches along with Brisbane and also Melbourne wait for.