Player Watch 32 Travis Cloke

[MarkT2]

Offers will be made on Cloke during trade week. He is out of contract at the end of next year and can walk for nothing. A late second round or even early third round will get it done.

Free agency compensation might produce a better result.

 

[jmac70]

Free agency compensation might produce a better result.

That's if it still exists by then.

 

[Football God]

Is he on the veterans list at collingwood now?

 

[Kappa]

Another VFL worthy performance from the big fella

 

[Kick It 2 Me]

Cloke should hop on one of his minature ponies, saddlebags full of cash, and ride off into the sunset.

 

[jmac70]

Another VFL worthy performance from the big fella

I thought Trav was OK. Took seven marks and worked pretty hard.

 

[Kirby]

I thought he was ordinary again. Better than last week but still below par.

He seems to have decided to go back to just standing still and waving his arms, demanding the ball be kicked on his head.

 

[RupetFan]

He's playing injured. Watching him verse North live you could tell he wasn't 100%.

 

[Black_White]

Have a close look at Clokes game yesterday.
Have a look at his gut running, have a look at his ability to get off his man and make position.
Then have a look at the delivery to him. And then wonder why he gave it to teammates on occasion.
Here's a guy doing everything right to play and stay at the club he loves, and the idiots drop the ball in his head when he is two on one, or kick it away from him when he has made the perfect lead.
He is not what he was a few years ago, but he certainly is not finished if he can get better delivery.

 

[jmac70]

Have a close look at Clokes game yesterday.
Have a look at his gut running, have a look at his ability to get off his man and make position.
Then have a look at the delivery to him. And then wonder why he gave it to teammates on occasion.
Here's a guy doing everything right to play and stay at the club he loves, and the idiots drop the ball in his head when he is two on one, or kick it away from him when he has made the perfect lead.
He is not what he was a few years ago, but he certainly is not finished if he can get better delivery.

He was also on the ground for 95% of the game.

 

[Kappa]

Dropped again.

Will he be at the club next year?

 

[Bad Horse]

No. The question is more has he already left. Wouldnt surprise me if he is a late withdrawal from the VFL squad.

 

[partypie]

Dropped again.

Will he be at the club next year?

Was that a rhetorical question?

 

[TradeDraft]

Thanks for your Services Travis.

He is 100% Gone at years end

 

[Kappa]

Was that a rhetorical question?

Honestly I don't know

 

[partypie]

Honestly I don't know

The answer would be no. Required 200+ game players don't get dropped back to the reserves three times in the one year, especially not in round 21, and I'm sure all parties involved are quite aware of where this is going now.

 

[Sco80]

The answer would be no. Required 200+ game players don't get dropped back to the reserves three times in the one year, especially not in round 21, and I'm sure all parties involved are quite aware of where this is going now.

You would think it's an inevitable collision course for the back door

 

[Royal Flash]

We could have traded him last season as suggested by Jason Dunstall (and laughed at by Buckley) and gotten something very good for him but nuh our club doesn't have the foresight for something as bold as that, instead we'll be begging for scraps for a two time AA forward come seasons end.

Good work yet again Pies. We're getting better at shooting ourselves in the foot by the year.

 

[left at home]

l hope it is not his last game for us, but it looks that way now, sad to see.
it has not been a good year for trave or us, pitty

 

[anshell]

Looks like he's been made the scapegoat again for our dysfunctional forward line.Sure he wasn't good last week,but he still had more marks than Cox and White combined and was more influential than either of those players.

How is our forward line going to look next year if Moore gets injured,which he often does,and we have to depend on Cox and White as our two key forwards?Is that line up going to trouble any defence in the competition?

 

[Braybrook Son]

I come in peace guys. Just want to say, Cloke dropped 3 times this year now. Is that gone for Travis?

 

[Kilmo]

You've done it now Nathan...

 

[partypie]

Looks like he's been made the scapegoat again for our dysfunctional forward line.Sure he wasn't good last week,but he still had more marks than Cox and White combined and was more influential than either of those players.

How is our forward line going to look next year if Moore gets injured,which he often does,and we have to depend on Cox and White as our two key forwards?Is that line up going to trouble any defence in the competition?

I'd be preparing yourself for our boys to not trouble most teams in the competition in any facet of the game next year if I were you - that way if there's even a faint glimmer of showing some form of competency out on the field next year then you'll view what we do bring to the table in a more positive light.

What is it they say - under-promise and over-deliver?

 

[Kilmo]

Why wouldn't Bucks just play him anyway in order to try to drive his trade value up?

 

[Sco80]

Why wouldn't Bucks just play him anyway in order to try to drive his trade value up?

You can't flog a dead horse I'm afraid. Even if he was played and puts up performances like he has of late it's not going to increase his value. His heart is just not in it