.A thought-provoking "conspiracy idea" about Collingwood's late-game approaches has actually been drifted following its own destructive loss to the Swans. Possesses the AFL found onto the Magpies' save-the-game frame of mind as well as taught its peacemakers to be on the lookout for players looking for loyal blockages? Judge on your own. It happens following Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation against Sydney last Friday evening-- Craig McRae's guys caved in a game-high 27-point top early in the ultimate phrase to drop through three factors at the SCG, along with reverse their finals opportunities. View every activity up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks during use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your cost-free difficulty today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Prepare a down payment limit.Last time, in the 13 opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they went on to secure success. This year, however, Collingwood has gone 8-4 in activities where it kept the perk at the final improvement. "They liquidated activities (in 2013). This year ... they haven't quite been able to obtain it done," St Kilda excellent Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Fracture on Sunday night. The 287-gamer positioned his concept for why that may be. "Our company lauded Collingwood in 2015 for its own ability to close video games down-- obtain repeat blockages, keep it in tight, put together just how they would like to put together," he proceeded, pointing out instances from the Pies' final-quarter crash. "( Patrick) Lipinski last year takes that ball, takes the handle, (they) reset, acquire one more stoppage, and also they can easily acquire the activity on their phrases, as well as they may only take time off the clock. "( But) the ball sprays out as well as it triggered the very first objective (for Sydney in the final quarter). "Then only 2 mins later on, Steele Sidebottom-- he knows what he would like to do he would like to take the handle, head to ground, acquire a ball-up-- however perhaps because of the new holding-the-ball guidelines, everybody's getting aware. "Suddenly, as opposed to maintaining it in it sprays out, Chad Warner catches it-- bang, another objective." Also 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the pressure behind time in the contest. "Again, 3 minutes later on, Pendlebury in the protective 50-- typically he 'd merely take the take on, he will lose his hips, acquire an additional standstill-- he panics a little bit, allows it spill out, and also was actually the (second-last) target," Montagna revealed. "I merely believed Collingwood just shed a little bit of their capability (to terminate the account close games) ... all those little factors amounted to them coughing up a 27-point top." Twin premiership player David King posed the concept to Montagna that probably the AFL had actually captured onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, and that perhaps the peacemakers were actually specifically watching out for the Cakes' hallmark save-the-game frame of mind-- and also the past Saint performed board. "Perhaps, yeah-- it is actually an excellent conspiracy idea," he pointed out. "Maybe they (the AFL as well as its umpires) are onto it-- late in games, we understand that Collingwood attempts as well as do these traits, (possibly they are actually mentioning) 'permit's understand it'. "I assume that's fair, due to the fact that they've performed it for a couple of years right now." Collingwood will be especially unclean regarding its failure after finding fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western Bulldogs discover Saturday and Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th placement on the step ladder and need to have a magic to apply for the finals hence-- finalizing matchups along with Brisbane as well as Melbourne wait for.