.A thought-provoking "conspiracy theory" concerning Collingwood's late-game strategies has been floated following its disastrous defeat to the Swans. Possesses the AFL saw onto the Magpies' save-the-game way of thinking and advised its peacemakers to become looking for players finding loyal halts? Court for yourself. It happens following Collingwood's fourth-quarter capitulation versus Sydney last Friday night-- Craig McRae's guys yielded a game-high 27-point top early in the last term to lose through 3 points at the SCG, and also reverse their finals odds. Watch every video game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free difficulty today > Cycle 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICING YOU? Set a deposit limit.Last period, in the 13 opportunities the Magpies led at three-quarter-time, they took place to get success. This year, having said that, Collingwood has actually gone 8-4 in video games where it stored the advantage at the ultimate improvement. "They terminated the account video games (in 2015). This year ... they haven't rather been able to acquire it performed," St Kilda wonderful Leigh Montagna informed Fox Footy's First Split on Sunday night. The 287-gamer positioned his idea for why that could be. "Our team honored Collingwood in 2013 for its capacity to close games down-- receive replay halts, maintain it in strict, put together just how they wish to put together," he proceeded, pointing out instances from the Cakes' final-quarter collapse. "( Patrick) Lipinski in 2013 takes that ball, takes the deal with, (they) reset, acquire one more interruption, and also they can easily obtain the activity on their conditions, and also they can easily only take time off the time clock. "( Yet) the ball sprays out as well as it brought about the first goal (for Sydney in the last quarter). "Then simply two minutes later, Steele Sidebottom-- he understands what he desires to carry out he wishes to take the address, most likely to ground, obtain a ball-up-- yet perhaps as a result of the brand new holding-the-ball policies, everyone's acquiring mindful. "Suddenly, as opposed to keeping it in it sprays out, Chad Warner catches it-- bang, another goal." Even 401-gamer Scott Pendlebury thought the tension behind time in the contest. "Again, 3 minutes later, Pendlebury in the defensive 50-- commonly he will just take the address, he would certainly fall his hips, receive one more discontinuance-- he stresses a little, allows it spill out, which was the (second-last) target," Montagna revealed. "I simply believed Collingwood just lost a little bit of their capability (to terminate the account close games) ... all those little factors amounted to them paying a 27-point lead." Dual premiership gamer David King presented the concept to Montagna that possibly the AFL had recorded onto Collingwood's late-game strategies, which perhaps the moderators were specifically watching out for the Pies' hallmark save-the-game state of mind-- and also the previous St got on panel. "Possibly, yeah-- it is actually a good conspiracy theory," he claimed. "Maybe they (the AFL and its moderators) are actually onto it-- overdue in video games, we know that Collingwood makes an effort as well as perform these points, (perhaps they're pointing out) 'allow's know it'. "I think that is actually reasonable, since they have actually performed it for a number of years now." Collingwood will certainly be particularly filthy concerning its crash after seeing fellow finals hopefuls Essendon, Carlton as well as the Western Bulldogs locate Saturday as well as Sunday. The Magpies remain in 11th setting on the ladder and also need a magic to get the finals from here-- finalizing competitions along with Brisbane and also Melbourne await.