.A provocative "conspiracy idea" about Collingwood's late-game approaches has been drifted following its own disastrous defeat to the Swans. Has the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game attitude and advised its umpires to become in search of players finding replay interruptions? Court for yourself. It comes complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday night-- Craig McRae's men succumbed a game-high 27-point lead early in the last phrase to shed through three points at the SCG, and also undo their finals possibilities. See every game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks throughout use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge ordeal today > Round 22WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY COSTING YOU? Establish a deposit limit.Last time, in the thirteen opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they happened to protect triumph. This year, however, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in activities where it stored the perk at the ultimate change. "They closed the books games (in 2015). This year ... they haven't very managed to get it done," Street Kilda wonderful Leigh Montagna said to Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer positioned his theory for why that may be. "Our experts honored Collingwood in 2013 for its own ability to shut activities down-- obtain replay interruptions, keep it in strict, established how they intend to set up," he proceeded, citing instances from the Cakes' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that ball, takes the handle, (they) reset, acquire yet another deduction, as well as they can acquire the game on their conditions, as well as they may merely take some time off the clock. "( Yet) the reception squirts out and also it triggered the first goal (for Sydney in the final fourth). "Then just two moments later, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he wishes to do he intends to take the address, visit ground, receive a ball-up-- but perhaps as a result of the brand-new holding-the-ball regulations, everybody's acquiring aware. "Suddenly, instead of keeping it in it sprays out, Chad Detector catches it-- value, yet another target." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the stress behind time in the competition. "Once again, three minutes later, Pendlebury in the defensive fifty-- typically he 'd just take the address, he would certainly lose his hips, acquire another discontinuance-- he panics a little, allows it splash out, and also was the (second-last) target," Montagna described. "I simply assumed Collingwood only shed a bit of their potential (to liquidate close games) ... all those little bit of traits amounted to all of them divulging a 27-point lead." Double premiership player David Master positioned the concept to Montagna that maybe the AFL had actually captured onto Collingwood's late-game tactics, and that maybe the moderators were actually primarily keeping an eye out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game frame of mind-- as well as the former St was on panel. "Perhaps, yeah-- it is actually a really good conspiracy concept," he stated. "Perhaps they (the AFL and its own peacemakers) are onto it-- overdue in activities, we know that Collingwood attempts and perform these traits, (perhaps they are actually stating) 'allow's know it'. "I think that's fair, because they have actually done it for a couple of years right now." Collingwood will be particularly gross concerning its failure after finding fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and the Western side Bulldogs find Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th placement on the step ladder and need a miracle to receive the finals away-- shutting matches with Brisbane and Melbourne await.