.An intriguing "conspiracy theory" concerning Collingwood's late-game techniques has been drifted following its disastrous loss to the Swans. Has the AFL caught onto the Magpies' save-the-game attitude and advised its own peacemakers to be on the lookout for players finding replay stops? Court on your own. It happens following Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's guys gave in a game-high 27-point lead early in the last term to lose by three factors at the SCG, along with reverse their finals chances. Watch every game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free trial today > Cycle 22WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY COSTING YOU? Establish a deposit limit.Last season, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to safeguard victory. This year, however, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in activities where it kept the conveniences at the last adjustment. "They terminated the account games (in 2013). This year ... they haven't rather had the capacity to acquire it carried out," St Kilda excellent Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday night. The 287-gamer presented his concept for why that might be. "Our experts lauded Collingwood in 2014 for its own capability to close video games down-- acquire loyal halts, maintain it in strict, set up how they would like to put together," he proceeded, pointing out instances coming from the Cakes' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2015 takes that reception, takes the address, (they) reset, obtain an additional stop, and they can easily get the game on their terms, as well as they may just take a while off the clock. "( But) the ball sprays out and also it caused the first goal (for Sydney in the last fourth). "At that point only 2 moments later, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he would like to do he intends to take the deal with, most likely to ground, receive a ball-up-- yet maybe due to the new holding-the-ball regulations, everybody's obtaining conscious. "All of a sudden, as opposed to keeping it in it sprays out, Chad Detector pounces on it-- bang, an additional objective." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury felt the stress behind time in the contest. "Again, 3 mins later on, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- usually he 'd just take the take on, he 'd drop his hips, get yet another halt-- he runs scared a bit, allows it splash out, and also was the (second-last) target," Montagna explained. "I merely assumed Collingwood only lost a little bit of their ability (to close out close games) ... all those little bit of factors amounted to all of them divulging a 27-point lead." Dual premiership player David Master presented the idea to Montagna that possibly the AFL had actually caught onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, which possibly the peacemakers were actually particularly looking out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game frame of mind-- and the former St. got on board. "Perhaps, yeah-- it's an excellent conspiracy concept," he said. "Perhaps they (the AFL as well as its umpires) are onto it-- overdue in activities, we understand that Collingwood attempts and do these things, (maybe they're saying) 'let's be aware of it'. "I presume that's reasonable, due to the fact that they've performed it for a couple of years now." Collingwood will be especially gross concerning its own crash after viewing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and the Western Bulldogs find Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th placement on the ladder and need a wonder to apply for the finals hence-- finalizing matches with Brisbane and Melbourne await.