Travis Cloke for $5m over 5yrs: NO!!!

BIRDTOWN · **Joined:** Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:37 pm **Posts:** 1378

Not worth a $1M, no thanks.

Adelaide Blue · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2012 4:35 pm

Sydney Blue wrote:

We need to fix our forward line if we head into 2013 relying on Betts Garlett , Waite Walker Casboult Hampson again we have total rocks in our head as the only one who can be relied on is Betts and he should be icing not the be all and end all . I'm not saying Cloke is the answer but you know what you get he fronts up every week and puts in - doesn't always come off for him but it is not through the want of trying . Our blokes turn up one week and go missing for the next 2 .

We need something to build a forward line around if thats Cloke than so be it - If it is some else then good on them also - but what we have now is nothing short of rubbish

Precisely why we need an established KPF. Cloke is available.

Imagine a forwardline that reads:

Garlett Waite Walker
Betts Cloke Armfield/Robinson (typical negating role)

Betts with his 40-50 goals a year
Cloke with 40-50 goals a year
Garlett with 25-30 goals a year
Keep Waite on the park for 3/4s of the season and he will kick 30 goals a year
We all know walker can kick 50 in a year (probably won't due to not being the main target, but another 25 goals from him would be handy)

Looks like a pretty potent forwardline to me.

Oh and Casboult rotating.

Forwardline depth.

amazonstud · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2012 4:45 pm

Its a very big gamble however I think if we have a new coach, or Ratten stays, and whoever it is say that to be successful we have to have a centre half forward and the only one available is Cloke then it is fait accompli the club will move heaven and high water to get him for whoever may be coach. If we can get him as a restricted free agent and still retain our early draft picks he may be the missing part of the jigsaw. Are there any other centre half forwards available?

You may have to pay over the top to get a free or restricted agent but that is the cost of not developing your own. The main issue if we paid that much for him will be that we have to move on a couple of players (either retirement trade or delistings) to make room in the salary cap but that may be the price for success.

Braithy · **Joined:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 4:42 pm **Posts:** 6902

I wonder how motivated Cloke will be after a 5mil payday?

Since he's turned his back on his team and all, to you know ... chase money. Throw in his current team could win a flag/s over the next seasons or two?

Therefore ... Money is more important to Cloke, than his team and winning.

There's a red flag.

camel · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:00 pm

Did you guys advocating for Cloke not see his GF last year?

Here's a recap...

Q1: brilliant, unstoppable.
Q2: MIA.
Q3: MIA.
Q4: MIA.

That's just one very high profile example of his alarming inconsistency.

We've already got a bloke who can take a mark and is just as good at goal kicking and he's be costing us under $100K. Then there's Waite.

And relying on Waite to play 23 games+ without injury is as worthy as relying on Cloke to provide anything resembling consistency.

Yes, he tries hard.
Yes, he is strong.
Yes, he is massively overrated.
No, he will never, ever be worth $1,000,000 per season.
Ever!

Let alone offering that promise for five years.

2013 – $1,000,000
2014 – $1,000,000
2015 – $1,000,000
2016 – $1,000,000
2017 – $1,000,000

:banghead:

If we can get Cloke for 3 years at 600s, or thereabouts, at least you can defend the decision on what he *might* bring. Anything more than that and we may as well book the board for the opening night of the Comedy Festival.

And I haven't even mentioned his overbearing father! :lol:

Adelaide Blue · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:06 pm

camelboy wrote:

Did you guys advocating for Cloke not see his GF last year?

Here's a recap...

Q1: brilliant, unstoppable.
Q2: MIA.
Q3: MIA.
Q4: MIA.

That's just one very high profile example of his alarming inconsistency.

We've already got a bloke who can take a mark and is just as good at goal kicking and he's be costing us under $100K. Then there's Waite.

And relying on Waite to play 23 games+ without injury is as worthy as relying on Cloke to provide anything resembling consistency.

Yes, he tries hard.
Yes, he is strong.
Yes, he is massively overrated.
No, he will never, ever be worth $1,000,000 per season.
Ever!

Let alone offering that promise for five years.

2013 – $1,000,000
2014 – $1,000,000
2015 – $1,000,000
2016 – $1,000,000
2017 – $1,000,000

:banghead:

If we can get Cloke for 3 years at 600s, or thereabouts, at least you can defend the decision on what he *might* bring. Anything more than that and we may as well book the board for the opening night of the Comedy Festival.

And I haven't even mentioned his overbearing father! :lol:

That is one of the funniest things I have ever read.

Casboult is the worst kick for goal in the team.

camel · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:07 pm

I agree.

But he might get better.

Just like Cloke might be half as good as his reputation.

Scotty12000 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:08 pm

Braithy wrote:

I wonder how motivated Cloke will be after a 5mil payday?

Since he's turned his back on his team and all, to you know ... chase money. Throw in his current team could win a flag/s over the next seasons or two?

Therefore ... Money is more important to his team, and winning.

There's a red flag.

How's he travelling after his big payday would you say?

camel · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:09 pm

Scotty12000 wrote:

Braithy wrote:

I wonder how motivated Cloke will be after a 5mil payday?

Since he's turned his back on his team and all, to you know ... chase money. Throw in his current team could win a flag/s over the next seasons or two?

Therefore ... Money is more important to his team, and winning.

There's a red flag.

How's he travelling after his big payday would you say?

Ablett *is* a genuine champion who has over delivered on his lofty ranking in the game.

Cloke isn't and hasn't.

Adelaide Blue · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:10 pm

camelboy wrote:

I agree.

But he might get better.

Just like Cloke might be half as good as his reputation.

Touché salesman.

However, With Cloke in the team, it ensures that Casboult has 2 quality KPF's to learn his trade from.

camel · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:11 pm

Adelaide Blue wrote:

That is one of the funniest things I have ever read.

Casboult is the worst kick for goal in the team.

Given that's the only point of mine you chose to highlight, I take it you agree with everything else in that post. :thumbsup:

Scotty12000 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:14 pm

camelboy wrote:

Ablett *is* a genuine champion who has over delivered on his lofty ranking in the game.

Cloke isn't and hasn't.

Agreed 100%. Just saying that a massive payday doesn't automatically kill desire to play well.

Hornet · **Joined:** Sat May 21, 2005 5:15 pm **Posts:** 7262

A big @#$%&! NO for me...

Two players on our list earning $1 mil per season? :screwy:

murraycray · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:27 pm

Adelaide Blue wrote:

camelboy wrote:

I agree.

But he might get better.

Just like Cloke might be half as good as his reputation.

Touché salesman.

However, With Cloke in the team, it ensures that Casboult has 2 quality KPF's to learn his trade from.

Is Cloke going to teach Casboult how to kick a football ?....Voted NO, a big NO !!

The_Cranium · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:28 pm

I'd rather give Josh Kennedy 5 mil over 5 years. If not cloke then someone. KP forwards don't grow on trees and we don't have one, or at least one who can either get on the park or one that can kick straight

Blue Vain · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:35 am **Posts:** 17950

Adelaide Blue wrote:

camelboy wrote:

Did you guys advocating for Cloke not see his GF last year?

Here's a recap...

Q1: brilliant, unstoppable.
Q2: MIA.
Q3: MIA.
Q4: MIA.

That's just one very high profile example of his alarming inconsistency.

We've already got a bloke who can take a mark and is just as good at goal kicking and he's be costing us under $100K. Then there's Waite.

And relying on Waite to play 23 games+ without injury is as worthy as relying on Cloke to provide anything resembling consistency.

Yes, he tries hard.
Yes, he is strong.
Yes, he is massively overrated.
No, he will never, ever be worth $1,000,000 per season.
Ever!

Let alone offering that promise for five years.

2013 – $1,000,000
2014 – $1,000,000
2015 – $1,000,000
2016 – $1,000,000
2017 – $1,000,000

:banghead:

If we can get Cloke for 3 years at 600s, or thereabouts, at least you can defend the decision on what he *might* bring. Anything more than that and we may as well book the board for the opening night of the Comedy Festival.

And I haven't even mentioned his overbearing father! :lol:

That is one of the funniest things I have ever read.

Casboult is the worst kick for goal in the team.

Have you watched Cloke?
He would be second......and all for a million dollars.

Not to mention the money grabbing attitude that comes with the Cloke clan.

Braithy · **Joined:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 4:42 pm **Posts:** 6902

Scotty12000 wrote:

How's he travelling after his big payday would you say?

Yeah Scottie, I wasn't making a generalisation about players having big pay days and not performing. But he's a cloke and he's got runs on the board. All the reports are collingwood have had it up to their eyeballs dealing with his dad.

I dunno, getting all of these pies castoffs. I could handle MM ... cloke as well?

The whole thing, Malthouse and cloke wreaks of a cash-grab. They know we got money and we're desperate. Bad combo

Anencephalic · **Joined:** Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:23 pm **Posts:** 506

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bluebo baggers · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:53 pm

@DennisCometti "On Cloke's current form the only bigger and more expensive bust in the #AFL is stuck to the front of Brynne Edelsten"

redback · **Joined:** Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:17 pm **Posts:** 2644

camelboy wrote:

Adelaide Blue wrote:

So you are all saying no to an extra 50 goals a year?
Let's just keep going the way we are and maybe we will make 9th next year!!

50 goals a year?! :lol:

Since he made his debut in 2005 this is the list of players who have topped Collingwood's goal kicking...

2005 – Tarrant (36)
2006 – A Rocca (55)
2007 – A Rocca (54)
2008 – Medhurst (50)
2009 – Anthony (50)
2010 – Didak (40)
2011 – Cloke (69)
2012 – Cloke (45 so far)

Over his whole career he averages 1.58 goals per game. That's less than 40 goals a year.

Handy, but not worth one million bucks a year?! :eek:

He's just not worth the rumoured pay packet in output or what it would be doing to our list management over the next 5 years.

Isn't that what our 5 foot CHF averages, and for a fraction of the cost. :thumbsup:

Travis Cloke for $5m over 5yrs: NO!!!

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