.A thought-provoking "conspiracy concept" regarding Collingwood's late-game tactics has been actually floated observing its dreadful defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game mindset as well as advised its own umpires to become in search of players finding regular discontinuances? Judge on your own. It comes adhering to Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday night-- Craig McRae's men surrendered a game-high 27-point top early in the ultimate condition to lose by three points at the SCG, along with undo their finals opportunities. See every activity up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your cost-free difficulty today > Cycle 22WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Set a deposit limit.Last season, in the thirteen times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to safeguard success. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in games where it kept the benefit at the ultimate adjustment. "They closed out games (in 2014). This year ... they haven't quite had the ability to receive it carried out," Street Kilda great Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Gap on Sunday night. The 287-gamer posed his concept for why that could be. "We admired Collingwood in 2013 for its own ability to shut games down-- acquire replay stops, maintain it in strict, set up exactly how they desire to set up," he carried on, mentioning examples from the Pies' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2014 takes that reception, takes the handle, (they) reset, get another blockage, and they can obtain the game on their conditions, and they may merely take some time off the clock. "( But) the ball sprays out and also it brought about the first objective (for Sydney in the final fourth). "At that point just two moments later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he wants to do he would like to take the address, visit ground, obtain a ball-up-- yet maybe as a result of the new holding-the-ball rules, everyone's getting mindful. "Suddenly, instead of maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Detector catches it-- value, another goal." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury felt the pressure behind time in the contest. "Once more, three moments later, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- generally he would certainly just take the address, he would certainly drop his hips, get an additional stop-- he stresses a little bit, permits it spill out, and that was the (second-last) objective," Montagna revealed. "I simply presumed Collingwood simply shed a little bit of their potential (to close out close games) ... all those little bit of points added up to them spending a 27-point lead." Twin premiership player David Master presented the theory to Montagna that perhaps the AFL had recorded onto Collingwood's late-game tactics, which maybe the umpires were actually exclusively looking out for the Cakes' trademark save-the-game perspective-- and the past Saint performed board. "Perhaps, yeah-- it is actually a great conspiracy concept," he said. "Maybe they (the AFL as well as its own umpires) are actually onto it-- overdue in games, we know that Collingwood tries and carry out these things, (perhaps they're mentioning) 'allow's be aware of it'. "I presume that is actually fair, considering that they have actually performed it for a couple of years right now." Collingwood will be actually especially gross concerning its own collapse after seeing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western Bulldogs stumble on Saturday and also Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th placement on the ladder as well as require a miracle to get the finals hence-- closing matches along with Brisbane and Melbourne await.