.An intriguing "conspiracy theory" about Collingwood's late-game techniques has been drifted observing its damaging loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL caught onto the Magpies' save-the-game way of thinking as well as advised its moderators to be in search of players seeking replay deductions? Judge on your own. It comes following Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's guys succumbed a game-high 27-point lead early in the final phrase to lose by three points at the SCG, and also reverse their finals opportunities. Enjoy every activity till the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your totally free trial today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Establish a down payment limit.Last period, in the 13 opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to protect success. This year, however, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in activities where it kept the perk at the final adjustment. "They terminated the account video games (in 2015). This year ... they have not very been able to obtain it performed," St Kilda wonderful Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer posed his theory for why that might be. "Our company lauded Collingwood in 2015 for its own potential to close games down-- get loyal blockages, keep it in tight, set up just how they want to set up," he continued, presenting examples from the Pies' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2014 takes that reception, takes the address, (they) reset, receive yet another halt, and they may get the activity on their conditions, and also they can easily just take a while off the clock. "( However) the ball squirts out and it brought about the first objective (for Sydney in the final one-fourth). "Then merely two moments eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he intends to perform he desires to take the take on, go to ground, acquire a ball-up-- yet maybe because of the brand new holding-the-ball policies, every person's getting conscious. "All of a sudden, instead of maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Detector pounces on it-- value, yet another goal." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury felt the pressure behind time in the competition. "Again, 3 mins later on, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- normally he will simply take the deal with, he would certainly lose his hips, obtain yet another halt-- he overreacts a small amount, permits it splash out, which was the (second-last) target," Montagna detailed. "I just thought Collingwood simply lost a bit of their ability (to close out close games) ... all those little bit of factors amounted to all of them coughing up a 27-point lead." Twin premiership gamer David King postured the theory to Montagna that possibly the AFL had caught onto Collingwood's late-game methods, which possibly the moderators were actually especially looking out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game mentality-- and the past Saint was on board. "Possibly, yeah-- it's an excellent conspiracy theory," he pointed out. "Perhaps they (the AFL and also its moderators) are onto it-- overdue in activities, we understand that Collingwood attempts and carry out these points, (maybe they are actually saying) 'allow's be aware of it'. "I think that is actually reasonable, given that they've done it for a number of years now." Collingwood will be actually particularly gross about its collapse after finding fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and the Western Bulldogs find Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th position on the ladder and also require a wonder to get the finals away-- closing matchups along with Brisbane and also Melbourne await.