.A thought-provoking "conspiracy idea" about Collingwood's late-game approaches has been actually drifted following its own dreadful loss to the Swans. Has the AFL caught onto the Magpies' save-the-game state of mind as well as taught its own umpires to become in search of gamers finding repeat interruptions? Court for yourself. It comes complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday evening-- Craig McRae's guys gave in a game-high 27-point top early in the last term to lose through three factors at the SCG, and also reverse their finals chances. See every activity till the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of cost hardship today > Round 22WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a deposit limit.Last time, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to secure victory. This year, however, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in activities where it kept the advantage at the ultimate change. "They closed out video games (in 2014). This year ... they haven't pretty had the capacity to obtain it done," Street Kilda excellent Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday night. The 287-gamer posed his concept for why that may be. "We lauded Collingwood in 2015 for its capacity to close activities down-- get repeat standstills, keep it in strict, established just how they wish to set up," he carried on, mentioning examples coming from the Pies' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that reception, takes the deal with, (they) reset, receive one more deduction, as well as they can acquire the video game on their phrases, and they can easily only require time off the clock. "( But) the reception squirts out and it brought about the first goal (for Sydney in the last fourth). "At that point just pair of mins eventually, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he wishes to do he wants to take the tackle, go to ground, acquire a ball-up-- however perhaps as a result of the brand-new holding-the-ball guidelines, every person's acquiring conscious. "Suddenly, instead of keeping it in it squirts out, Chad Warner catches it-- bang, one more objective." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury experienced the stress behind time in the contest. "Once again, three minutes later on, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- ordinarily he 'd just take the take on, he 'd lose his hips, acquire another interruption-- he runs scared a little bit, lets it splash out, and that was the (second-last) objective," Montagna revealed. "I simply thought Collingwood merely shed a little their ability (to close out close games) ... all those little factors added up to all of them divulging a 27-point lead." Double premiership gamer David Master postured the concept to Montagna that probably the AFL had recorded onto Collingwood's late-game techniques, and that possibly the moderators were actually particularly looking out for the Cakes' trademark save-the-game frame of mind-- and also the past St was on panel. "Perhaps, yeah-- it is actually an excellent conspiracy idea," he said. "Perhaps they (the AFL as well as its moderators) are onto it-- late in games, we understand that Collingwood tries and also carry out these points, (maybe they're stating) 'let's understand it'. "I assume that's reasonable, considering that they've done it for a number of years right now." Collingwood will certainly be particularly gross about its own failure after finding fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and also the Western Bulldogs find Sunday as well as Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th setting on the step ladder and require a miracle to get approved for the finals from here-- shutting competitions along with Brisbane and Melbourne wait for.