.An intriguing "conspiracy idea" regarding Collingwood's late-game approaches has been drifted observing its terrible loss to the Swans. Has the AFL got onto the Magpies' save-the-game mentality as well as instructed its own umpires to be in search of players seeking replay blockages? Judge on your own. It happens complying with Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney final Friday night-- Craig McRae's guys surrendered a game-high 27-point lead early in the last condition to drop by 3 aspects at the SCG, along with undo their finals odds. Enjoy every video game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks during the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of cost hardship today > Round 22WHAT'S BETTING REALLY COSTING YOU? Establish a deposit limit.Last time, in the 13 times the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to secure triumph. This year, however, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in activities where it kept the conveniences at the final modification. "They terminated the account video games (last year). This year ... they haven't pretty managed to receive it performed," St Kilda wonderful Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Split on Sunday night. The 287-gamer postured his idea for why that could be. "We honored Collingwood in 2013 for its own capability to shut video games down-- get replay interruptions, keep it in limited, established how they intend to put together," he proceeded, mentioning instances from the Cakes' final-quarter failure. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2015 takes that ball, takes the deal with, (they) reset, acquire another stoppage, as well as they can receive the activity on their terms, as well as they can easily just require time off the clock. "( Yet) the reception sprays out and also it brought about the very first target (for Sydney in the last one-fourth). "At that point just 2 moments later, Steele Sidebottom-- he recognizes what he wishes to do he intends to take the deal with, most likely to ground, get a ball-up-- however maybe because of the new holding-the-ball rules, everyone's getting aware. "Suddenly, rather than keeping it in it sprays out, Chad Detector pounces on it-- bang, another objective." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury experienced the pressure behind time in the competition. "Once more, 3 moments eventually, Pendlebury in the defensive fifty-- generally he 'd merely take the take on, he 'd fall his hips, get one more discontinuance-- he worries a bit, lets it splash out, and that was actually the (second-last) goal," Montagna revealed. "I merely presumed Collingwood merely lost a little their capability (to terminate the account close video games) ... all those little bit of things added up to them spending a 27-point lead." Dual premiership gamer David King postured the theory to Montagna that maybe the AFL had captured onto Collingwood's late-game methods, and also possibly the moderators were actually primarily looking out for the Pies' trademark save-the-game way of thinking-- as well as the previous St. got on board. "Maybe, yeah-- it is actually a great conspiracy concept," he pointed out. "Possibly they (the AFL as well as its umpires) are onto it-- late in activities, we know that Collingwood makes an effort and also do these points, (perhaps they are actually pointing out) 'allow's be aware of it'. "I assume that's decent, given that they've performed it for a number of years now." Collingwood will definitely be actually particularly filthy concerning its failure after observing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton and the Western Bulldogs stumble on Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies stay in 11th placement on the step ladder and also need a miracle to get approved for the finals from here-- finalizing competitions with Brisbane as well as Melbourne wait for.