.An intriguing "conspiracy theory" concerning Collingwood's late-game techniques has been floated following its damaging defeat to the Swans. Has the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game mentality and also instructed its own umpires to be looking for gamers looking for regular blockages? Court for yourself. It comes adhering to Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's males surrendered a game-high 27-point lead early in the last term to drop by three factors at the SCG, along with reverse their finals chances. Check out every game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your totally free trial today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICING YOU? Set a down payment limit.Last season, in the 13 times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to protect success. This year, nevertheless, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in video games where it kept the conveniences at the last modification. "They terminated the account activities (in 2014). This year ... they haven't very had the capacity to get it performed," Street Kilda terrific Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Crack on Sunday evening. The 287-gamer positioned his idea for why that might be. "Our team lauded Collingwood last year for its own ability to close activities down-- acquire repeat stoppages, maintain it in limited, put together exactly how they intend to put together," he proceeded, citing instances from the Pies' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2015 takes that reception, takes the address, (they) reset, receive one more stop, and they can obtain the activity on their phrases, and they may just require time off the clock. "( Yet) the ball sprays out as well as it led to the very first target (for Sydney in the last fourth). "At that point merely pair of minutes later, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he wishes to carry out he intends to take the deal with, go to ground, receive a ball-up-- yet possibly as a result of the new holding-the-ball regulations, everybody's acquiring aware. "All of a sudden, rather than keeping it in it squirts out, Chad Warner catches it-- value, another objective." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury believed the tension late in the contest. "Again, 3 minutes later on, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- ordinarily he would certainly just take the take on, he 'd fall his hips, acquire an additional stop-- he stresses a small amount, allows it spill over out, and that was actually the (second-last) goal," Montagna discussed. "I merely presumed Collingwood just lost a little their ability (to terminate the account close games) ... all those little factors amounted to them paying a 27-point top." Dual premiership player David King presented the idea to Montagna that probably the AFL had captured onto Collingwood's late-game tactics, and also maybe the umpires were actually specifically looking out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game mentality-- and also the former Saint got on board. "Possibly, yeah-- it is actually a good conspiracy theory," he pointed out. "Possibly they (the AFL and also its own umpires) are actually onto it-- late in activities, we understand that Collingwood tries and carry out these traits, (perhaps they are actually claiming) 'permit's recognize it'. "I believe that is actually reasonable, given that they've performed it for a couple of years right now." Collingwood will certainly be especially unclean about its own failure after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and the Western side Bulldogs locate Sunday and also Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th placement on the ladder and also need a magic to obtain the finals hence-- shutting matches along with Brisbane as well as Melbourne wait for.