.A thought-provoking "conspiracy theory" concerning Collingwood's late-game methods has been actually floated observing its devastating loss to the Swans. Has the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game way of thinking and advised its moderators to become looking for gamers seeking loyal deductions? Judge on your own. It happens following Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's males yielded a game-high 27-point lead early in the last phrase to shed through three aspects at the SCG, in addition to undo their finals possibilities. Watch every game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge difficulty today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Establish a deposit limit.Last season, in the 13 opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to safeguard triumph. This year, nevertheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in activities where it kept the advantage at the final modification. "They closed the books activities (in 2015). This year ... they have not very been able to acquire it done," St Kilda fantastic Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday night. The 287-gamer posed his concept for why that could be. "We honored Collingwood in 2015 for its own ability to close video games down-- obtain regular deductions, keep it in strict, established how they want to establish," he carried on, presenting instances coming from the Cakes' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2015 takes that ball, takes the take on, (they) reset, receive an additional standstill, and also they can receive the video game on their phrases, as well as they can just require time off the clock. "( Yet) the ball squirts out and also it caused the 1st target (for Sydney in the final fourth). "At that point just pair of minutes later, Steele Sidebottom-- he knows what he would like to carry out he intends to take the take on, head to ground, receive a ball-up-- yet maybe as a result of the new holding-the-ball guidelines, everybody's obtaining aware. "Suddenly, rather than maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Detector catches it-- bang, another target." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury felt the tension behind time in the contest. "Once more, three moments eventually, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- generally he 'd merely take the take on, he would certainly fall his hips, receive an additional stoppage-- he stresses a small amount, lets it spill out, which was the (second-last) target," Montagna discussed. "I only believed Collingwood simply shed a bit of their potential (to liquidate close activities) ... all those little bit of traits added up to them divulging a 27-point lead." Double premiership gamer David King posed the theory to Montagna that probably the AFL had actually caught onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, which maybe the moderators were especially keeping an eye out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game state of mind-- as well as the previous St was on panel. "Maybe, yeah-- it's a great conspiracy idea," he said. "Perhaps they (the AFL and also its umpires) are onto it-- overdue in games, we understand that Collingwood makes an effort and do these factors, (maybe they are actually pointing out) 'permit's be aware of it'. "I think that's decent, given that they have actually performed it for a number of years currently." Collingwood will definitely be specifically gross regarding its own failure after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western Bulldogs discover Sunday and also Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th setting on the step ladder as well as need a miracle to qualify for the finals away-- closing competitions with Brisbane and also Melbourne wait for.