.A thought-provoking "conspiracy concept" about Collingwood's late-game methods has been drifted following its own devastating defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL caught onto the Magpies' save-the-game frame of mind as well as taught its own umpires to become on the lookout for players finding replay stops? Judge on your own. It happens observing Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's men succumbed a game-high 27-point top early in the ultimate condition to shed by three aspects at the SCG, along with reverse their finals chances. Check out every video game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks throughout 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 season, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to protect success. This year, nevertheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in activities where it kept the conveniences at the final modification. "They terminated the account video games (in 2013). This year ... they haven't quite had the ability to get it done," Street Kilda great Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Crack on Sunday night. The 287-gamer posed his concept for why that may be. "Our team lauded Collingwood in 2015 for its capacity to shut activities down-- acquire loyal stoppages, maintain it in limited, set up how they wish to establish," he carried on, pointing out instances coming from the Cakes' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski last year takes that reception, takes the address, (they) reset, obtain yet another deduction, and they can easily acquire the game on their phrases, as well as they can only take some time off the time clock. "( However) the reception squirts out and also it resulted in the 1st goal (for Sydney in the last fourth). "After that merely two minutes later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he knows what he intends to do he wishes to take the address, go to ground, get a ball-up-- yet possibly because of the new holding-the-ball regulations, everyone's obtaining mindful. "All of a sudden, as opposed to keeping it in it sprays out, Chad Detector pounces on it-- value, one more target." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury felt the pressure late in the competition. "Again, 3 moments later, Pendlebury in the protective fifty-- ordinarily he 'd simply take the handle, he will lose his hips, get an additional stop-- he stresses a bit, lets it splash out, which was actually the (second-last) goal," Montagna explained. "I only thought Collingwood just lost a little their ability (to terminate the account close video games) ... all those little bit of factors added up to them coughing up a 27-point lead." Dual premiership player David King positioned the theory to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had actually recorded onto Collingwood's late-game approaches, which possibly the peacemakers were exclusively watching out for the Cakes' trademark save-the-game state of mind-- and also the previous St. performed board. "Perhaps, yeah-- it is actually an excellent conspiracy concept," he said. "Possibly they (the AFL as well as its own moderators) are onto it-- overdue in video games, we understand that Collingwood makes an effort and also perform these factors, (possibly they are actually pointing out) 'let's recognize it'. "I presume that is actually decent, considering that they have actually done it for a number of years now." Collingwood will definitely be particularly gross regarding its collapse after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western Bulldogs stumble on Sunday as well as Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th setting on the step ladder as well as require a miracle to receive the finals hence-- closing matches along with Brisbane as well as Melbourne await.