I think you are seeing what you would like to see.
Specifically versus Freo, Cloke was throwing his body in fearlessly t every contest he could. Made at least one bone jarring tackle and presented every time the ball was there to be got. Through himself into packs on the ground.
I don't know what you expect of the bloke to be honest.
I have never once in all the games and numerous replays I have watched of each seen Travis Cloke shirk a contest.
You have a personal dislike fair enough, but don't use fiction to strengthen your position.
If you reckon you've got proof then gimme the time on the replay and I'll have another (3rd) look.
I haven't chronicled them so I cant point to all of them. But we played WCE at Telstra one afternoon in 2006 IIRC, he did it in the second or third quarter that day.
He has done it quite often and he admitted it in a newspaper article that early on he did it.
My point is he is still doing it. When I say he is doing it I dont say EVERY time but he does do it.
Just like I pointed out Woewodin did it and everyone lampooned me and then lo and behold he did it in the 2003 GF.
But I digress. I dont say it for Cloke because I hate him. I loved his old man and I loved JClo for a while.
Travis is flawed. He won a Copeland when others were ahead of him and it was the biggest shock win since Wes Fellows won it in 1986 and Trevor Steer in 1965.
Just watch him more carefully in future.