Travis Cloke is being overused!

[Nardz]

It is my view that Travis Cloke is really being overused.

The kid is what, 19 now? he's basically playing the role of trying to hold what we have left of a forward line together.

In the past 3 games he's played, he's pulled up sore. I think the kid is in desperate need of a rest.


I'm all for blooding players, and he is one to definitly be excited about, but lets not treat him the way fraser was treated in his first season. Young tall bodies just cant handle it like that.

 

[bucksisbest]

He turns 19 next year , he needs to be rested now.

 

[mandy]

He's also doing his VCE, yeah?

I think we should give him a break. Let him relax a bit at Williamstown for a few weeks and get his study out the way. There's too much pressure on him right now and we want him for the long term.

 

[hotpie]

Nobody else to play, especially with Tarrant the way he is. Who else is there - Davidson?

T Cloke will have to learn the hard way by seeing out the year in the seniors.

 

[rychenroller]

Nobody else to play, especially with Tarrant the way he is. Who else is there - Davidson?

T Cloke will have to learn the hard way by seeing out the year in the seniors.

Agree, this isnt beer and skittles....you need someone, that someone shows something, you persist. He's a big healthy boy and will be all the better for it in the future. Everyone gets injured no matter how old or fragile they are.

 

[Lestat]

Nobody else to play, especially with Tarrant the way he is. Who else is there - Davidson?

T Cloke will have to learn the hard way by seeing out the year in the seniors.

Doesn't matter if there is no one else. The seasons over anyway. He needs to be rested, or we will end up with another Fraser's who's knees are stuffed and he's only 22.

What can we possibly get out of playing him all season??

Collingwood need to be very careful with Cloke, we can very easily shorten his career by 5 years, if we play him at such a young age, week in week out, in the hardest position on the field.

He should not have played this week, recieved a heavey knock last week and should have been rested. And now he has received heavey knock. For God sake, rest him.

We should be playing for next season now.

Play Tom Davidson for the last 5 weeks, play Billy Morrison, lets see what they're made of.

Drop Tarrant, let him have his surgery, and make sure he's fully fit for next season.

 

[hotpie]

Doesn't matter if there is no one else. The seasons over anyway. He needs to be rested.

I'd rest him if he's injured. Considering that he went into a game with a badly bruised hip and hurt it again, its fair to say he's injured and could do with a week or two off to recuperate.

But I wouldnt rest him just because he's tired. Thats pointless. I'd rather have him out on the ground, even if its full forward or defence rather than CHF.

Play Buckley at CHF.

 

[Lestat]

I'd rest him if he's injured. Considering that he went into a game with a badly bruised hip and hurt it again, its fair to say he's injured and could do with a week or two off to recuperate.

But I wouldnt rest him just because he's tired. Thats pointless. I'd rather have him out on the ground, even if its full forward or defence rather than CHF.

Play Buckley at CHF.

I reckon we should still be playing Buckley in the midfield, resting him in the forward line.

He's not going to kick 5 goals every week, and the guy is just to good to be sitting in our forward line, if the ball is not getting in there.

MM should take it week by week with Bucks, he needs to read the game and make his decision.

There will be weeks where Bucks will be more valuable in the midfield, other weeks where he will be more value to the team in the forward line.

Most positive thing to come out of last nights game is Bucks game in the forward line.

Any question marks around whether he would be capable to play in the forward role was pretty much blown out of the water.

No reason why he couldn't play as a permanent forward for another 4-5 years, injury permitting.

If Bradley could do it, no doubt Buckley can.

 

[Lonie_from_50]

Travis hasn't played a good football match for over a month, and is getting hit and sore each match. A rest is an option, only if we have an option. Rusling and Davidson need to come back in, so why not give them a go. Brent Hall can have some games at CHF.

 

[Vinnie Vegas]

He needs to be rested, or we will end up with another Fraser's who's knees are stuffed and he's only 22.

Fraser's knees aren't stuffed. His knees are fine. He lost 8 kgs when the wound got infected after his surgery. It's a freak thing, but it happened. He simply can't play 8 kgs lighter than his previous weight.

The weight loss is the reason he has looked so anaemic when he came back. His knees are fine; his body just isn't up to it.

 

[Murray]

Yep agree, we should be using Rocca or Fraser or Cam or Richards at CHF.

No wait, they are all out injured.
OK then lets use .............................. ummmm....................well we could use .............................Oh phuq it lets use Travis.