.A thought-provoking "conspiracy theory" about Collingwood's late-game techniques has actually been drifted following its own disastrous loss to the Swans. Has the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game frame of mind as well as coached its moderators to be looking for players finding loyal deductions? Court for yourself. It comes complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's males surrendered a game-high 27-point top early in the last condition to lose through 3 points at the SCG, in addition to undo their finals odds. Check out every video game till the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks in the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of charge ordeal today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICING YOU? Set a deposit limit.Last season, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to secure triumph. This year, having said that, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in activities where it kept the perk at the final modification. "They liquidated games (in 2014). This year ... they have not pretty had the capacity to receive it performed," Street Kilda terrific Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Crack on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer posed his theory for why that could be. "Our company lauded Collingwood in 2013 for its capability to shut activities down-- get repeat halts, keep it in limited, put together how they wish to set up," he continued, pointing out examples coming from the Cakes' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski last year takes that reception, takes the handle, (they) reset, obtain yet another stop, and they can get the video game on their phrases, and also they may just require time off the time clock. "( However) the ball sprays out as well as it brought about the 1st goal (for Sydney in the last fourth). "After that just 2 moments later, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he wishes to carry out he wishes to take the take on, visit ground, get a ball-up-- yet perhaps because of the brand-new holding-the-ball guidelines, everybody's obtaining aware. "Suddenly, instead of maintaining it in it squirts out, Chad Warner catches it-- bang, one more target." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury felt the pressure behind time in the competition. "Again, three mins later, Pendlebury in the protective fifty-- commonly he will just take the deal with, he would certainly drop his hips, acquire an additional deduction-- he freaks out a small amount, permits it splash out, and also was the (second-last) target," Montagna revealed. "I only assumed Collingwood just lost a little bit of their capacity (to close the books close games) ... all those little things amounted to them spending a 27-point top." Dual premiership player David Master presented the idea to Montagna that probably the AFL had captured onto Collingwood's late-game techniques, and also perhaps the peacemakers were actually specifically keeping an eye out for the Pies' trademark save-the-game mentality-- and the former St was on board. "Maybe, yeah-- it is actually a really good conspiracy theory," he said. "Maybe they (the AFL and also its peacemakers) are actually onto it-- overdue in video games, we know that Collingwood makes an effort and also perform these factors, (perhaps they're pointing out) 'let's understand it'. "I assume that is actually fair, given that they have actually done it for a number of years currently." Collingwood is going to be actually especially gross about its own failure after viewing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western Bulldogs discover Sunday and also Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th placement on the ladder as well as require a miracle to get approved for the finals from here-- shutting competitions with Brisbane and also Melbourne await.