.A thought-provoking "conspiracy theory" concerning Collingwood's late-game tactics has been floated observing its own damaging loss to the Swans. Has the AFL caught onto the Magpies' save-the-game mentality as well as taught its own moderators to become looking for players finding repeat standstills? Judge for yourself. It comes following Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney final Friday evening-- Craig McRae's males gave in a game-high 27-point lead early in the final condition to lose through 3 points at the SCG, along with undo their finals chances. View every game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks during the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free hardship today > Cycle 22WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY PRICING YOU? Set a down payment limit.Last season, in the 13 times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to get victory. This year, nonetheless, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in activities where it stored the benefit at the last modification. "They closed out activities (in 2015). This year ... they haven't fairly had the ability to obtain it performed," Street Kilda excellent Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Crack on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer posed his concept for why that could be. "Our company lauded Collingwood last year for its own potential to shut activities down-- acquire replay deductions, keep it in tight, established how they want to put together," he continued, presenting examples from the Pies' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski last year takes that ball, takes the take on, (they) reset, get yet another standstill, as well as they can get the video game on their conditions, and also they may merely take a while off the time clock. "( But) the ball sprays out as well as it brought about the initial goal (for Sydney in the final one-fourth). "At that point simply two moments later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he wishes to perform he wishes to take the take on, visit ground, receive a ball-up-- however perhaps because of the brand new holding-the-ball regulations, everyone's getting conscious. "All of a sudden, as opposed to keeping it in it sprays out, Chad Warner pounces on it-- bang, another goal." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the tension late in the competition. "Once more, 3 minutes later, Pendlebury in the defensive fifty-- typically he 'd simply take the address, he will lose his hips, obtain another stoppage-- he freaks out a little, lets it spill over out, and that was the (second-last) objective," Montagna revealed. "I just believed Collingwood only lost a little their ability (to close the books close activities) ... all those little bit of points added up to them coughing up a 27-point lead." Double premiership gamer David Master postured the idea to Montagna that possibly the AFL had captured onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, which perhaps the moderators were especially keeping an eye out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game attitude-- and the previous St. got on board. "Perhaps, yeah-- it's a really good conspiracy theory," he mentioned. "Maybe they (the AFL and also its own peacemakers) are actually onto it-- late in activities, we know that Collingwood attempts and carry out these traits, (perhaps they're mentioning) 'permit's be aware of it'. "I assume that is actually decent, considering that they've done it for a couple of years right now." Collingwood will be actually specifically filthy about its crash after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and the Western side Bulldogs stumble on Saturday and also Sunday. The Magpies continue to be in 11th setting on the ladder and need a miracle to receive the finals hence-- finalizing matchups with Brisbane and also Melbourne await.