.A thought-provoking "conspiracy concept" regarding Collingwood's late-game methods has actually been actually drifted following its devastating loss to the Swans. Has the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game way of thinking as well as coached its own peacemakers to be looking for players finding loyal standstills? Judge on your own. It happens following Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's men succumbed a game-high 27-point lead early in the final condition to lose by three factors at the SCG, as well as undo their finals odds. Enjoy every video game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your totally free ordeal today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY PRICING YOU? Establish a down payment limit.Last time, in the 13 opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to protect triumph. This year, however, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in games where it held the conveniences at the final change. "They closed the books video games (last year). This year ... they have not quite managed to acquire it carried out," Street Kilda excellent Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday night. The 287-gamer presented his concept for why that may be. "Our company honored Collingwood last year for its ability to close video games down-- receive replay deductions, keep it in limited, put together how they desire to set up," he carried on, citing examples from the Pies' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that reception, takes the take on, (they) reset, obtain an additional standstill, as well as they may receive the activity on their phrases, as well as they may only take some time off the time clock. "( Yet) the ball sprays out and it triggered the first objective (for Sydney in the final fourth). "Then simply pair of mins eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he knows what he would like to do he intends to take the address, go to ground, acquire a ball-up-- however maybe as a result of the brand new holding-the-ball guidelines, everybody's receiving aware. "All of a sudden, instead of maintaining it in it squirts out, Chad Warner pounces on it-- value, one more target." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the pressure late in the contest. "Again, 3 mins eventually, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- usually he 'd just take the tackle, he 'd lose his hips, get yet another deduction-- he overreacts a bit, allows it spill out, which was the (second-last) target," Montagna described. "I only thought Collingwood simply dropped a little their ability (to terminate the account close games) ... all those little bit of things amounted to all of them paying a 27-point top." Dual premiership player David King positioned the idea to Montagna that maybe the AFL had recorded onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, which possibly the peacemakers were especially watching out for the Cakes' trademark save-the-game mindset-- and the past St got on board. "Maybe, yeah-- it's an excellent conspiracy idea," he mentioned. "Perhaps they (the AFL and its moderators) are onto it-- overdue in activities, we understand that Collingwood attempts and carry out these traits, (possibly they are actually claiming) 'allow's recognize it'. "I think that is actually fair, because they've done it for a couple of years now." Collingwood will definitely be particularly filthy about its own collapse after viewing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western Bulldogs locate Sunday and also Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th setting on the ladder as well as need a miracle to apply for the finals hence-- finalizing matches along with Brisbane and Melbourne wait for.