.A thought-provoking "conspiracy concept" regarding Collingwood's late-game tactics has actually been actually drifted observing its destructive loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL found onto the Magpies' save-the-game way of thinking as well as coached its own peacemakers to become in search of players seeking loyal interruptions? Judge on your own. It happens following Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney last Friday night-- Craig McRae's men gave in a game-high 27-point top early in the final phrase to lose by 3 factors at the SCG, along with reverse their finals opportunities. View every game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks during the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your complimentary hardship today > Round 22WHAT'S BETTING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Establish a down payment limit.Last time, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to safeguard victory. This year, however, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in games where it stored the advantage at the final adjustment. "They closed the books video games (in 2014). This year ... they have not quite had the ability to obtain it carried out," Street Kilda excellent Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer presented his concept for why that might be. "Our experts admired Collingwood in 2013 for its capacity to shut games down-- acquire loyal deductions, keep it in tight, set up exactly how they want to establish," he continued, citing instances coming from the Cakes' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2015 takes that reception, takes the address, (they) reset, acquire yet another stop, as well as they can easily acquire the game on their phrases, and they can simply take a while off the time clock. "( Yet) the reception sprays out and also it led to the first goal (for Sydney in the last quarter). "At that point just two mins later, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he intends to do he intends to take the handle, visit ground, obtain a ball-up-- yet possibly because of the brand new holding-the-ball regulations, everybody's obtaining mindful. "Suddenly, instead of maintaining it in it squirts out, Chad Warner pounces on it-- bang, one more target." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury believed the stress late in the competition. "Once again, three minutes eventually, Pendlebury in the defensive fifty-- generally he will simply take the tackle, he will fall his hips, receive one more deduction-- he overreacts a small amount, allows it spill out, and that was the (second-last) objective," Montagna described. "I only presumed Collingwood only lost a little bit of their ability (to close the books close activities) ... all those little bit of traits amounted to them divulging a 27-point lead." Twin premiership player David Master presented the concept to Montagna that possibly the AFL had recorded onto Collingwood's late-game tactics, and also perhaps the peacemakers were actually particularly looking out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game attitude-- and also the previous St. performed board. "Maybe, yeah-- it is actually an excellent conspiracy concept," he pointed out. "Possibly they (the AFL and also its umpires) are actually onto it-- late in activities, we know that Collingwood tries as well as perform these traits, (possibly they are actually stating) 'allow's know it'. "I assume that's decent, due to the fact that they've performed it for a number of years right now." Collingwood is going to be specifically unclean about its own crash after finding fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western side Bulldogs stumble on Sunday and also Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th position on the ladder and also require a miracle to obtain the finals hence-- shutting competitions with Brisbane and Melbourne await.