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Do you want Travis Cloke if it costs us $5m over 5 years?
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:33 pm 
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JohnM wrote:
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no to great of a risk give me midfielders . ferals v hawks cloke 6 goals still got smashed.( casbolt fully fit and kiciing lessons)



Sounds like Carlton with Fev.......


Taylor Walker 5 goals, Crows into a Prelim.

This thinking is too simplistic, we could go back and forth with examples either way.

I highly doubt Casboult is the answer. It's not like he's got the yips... His kicking technique is fundamentally flawed. Even if it could be reconstructed, how long is that going to take?

Hopefully a new head of recruiting means we ignore players who can't kick. Baffling you can make it through the club's doors without being able to properly execute the key skill of our game.

It's obvious that Cloke would improve us. It's really just a question of the opportunity-cost of bringing him in, and whether it's too high.

Who knows? Maybe Judd has business life sorted after footy and could drop 200k a year to go out with a flag.

If the club is smart (yeah, I know, big if) there's ways to do this without screwing the pooch.

We need Hendo down back. Casboult kicks like a 5 year old. Mitchell has played one game and is years off. Waite plays 10 games a year. Neither of our three 200cm rucks are much good up forward.

I'm pretty sure the best contested mark in the game, a power forward who has proven he can kick multiple goals in finals, and one who played his best football under our new coach, would make us a better side.

The only trick is that we also need to address our midfield depth, and the backline is a bit skinny too. List management... Hasn't been our strong suit.


Went missing again last night. He doesn't turn up every week. That's the reason he isn't worth 1 million a year. Collingwood won without him last night. We can win with out him, too.

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 2:29 am 
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I thought he was very good last night, he did what he needed to do as KF. Dragged deffenders away and cleared the way for the other forwards in Goldsack and Thomas. He isn't worth 1 mill a year but around $850 000 would be his value.

If we can get him for that which could be a small chance becuase it's not the money thats the problem at Collingwood, it's the length of the contract.

Having said all that he is almost certain to be given the 5 years and he will stay with the Pies.


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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 5:23 am 
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he met with our people on friday

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:11 am 
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FRIDAY !


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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:26 am 
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:54 am 
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Would be worth it just to watch the boof headed one explode :grin:Y

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:30 am 
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Synbad wrote:
he met with our people on friday


Interesting.

Indicates that the door is still open then.


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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:49 am 
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Synbad wrote:
he met with our people on friday


Hmmmm interesting.Strange he's even talking to the Blues before the season's done.
A few of the Pies players that will be making way for Cloke if he stays played ok last night ie Moneybags,Harry & Krak.


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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:50 am 
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harker wrote:
Synbad wrote:
he met with our people on friday


Interesting.

Indicates that the door is still open then.

Not sure what happenned... but yes a day before their game... he definitely met with us...

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:52 am 
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Synbad wrote:
harker wrote:
Synbad wrote:
he met with our people on friday


Interesting.

Indicates that the door is still open then.

Not sure what happenned... but yes a day before their game... he definitely met with us...


Thanks for the info :thumbsup:


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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:02 am 
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Synbad wrote:
harker wrote:
Synbad wrote:
he met with our people on friday


Interesting.

Indicates that the door is still open then.

Not sure what happenned... but yes a day before their game... he definitely met with us...


Was it actually Cloke that met with us, or his management??


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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:13 am 
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Synbad wrote:
harker wrote:
Synbad wrote:
he met with our people on friday


Interesting.

Indicates that the door is still open then.

Not sure what happenned... but yes a day before their game... he definitely met with us...
Cheers, decent source?

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:14 am 
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Very good source...

the minutes kept secret...

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:33 pm 
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Would be a little disappointed if it were one of our players meeting with another club the day before a final :lol: eat shit colonwood

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 1:43 pm 
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Synbad wrote:
harker wrote:
Synbad wrote:
he met with our people on friday


Interesting.

Indicates that the door is still open then.

Not sure what happenned... but yes a day before their game... he definitely met with us...


INTERESTING I'LL SAY. Only read Synbad's comments this morning.
Last night I got a text from a very close mate (who steers away from gossip and innuendo) who knows someone who knows Greg Swann (I understand all the degrees of separation/chinese whispers/gossip etc.)

Anyway, the text said that Cloke has agreed in principle to come to Carlton next year. Just awaiting the end of Coll commitments this year

One thing is getting more certain by the day. Cloke and Goddard will have new homes next year. Whether its Carlton for one of the two, @#$%% if I know.

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 1:53 pm 
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free agency is very interesing---i get the feeling ur goin to get screwed both ways done the track ---in cloke out someone in a year or 2 that we really want to keep.


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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 1:56 pm 
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Megaman wrote:
Would be a little disappointed if it were one of our players meeting with another club the day before a final :lol: eat shit colonwood

At least it would mean we are in the finals :sad:


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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 2:25 pm 
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Well yes :lol: even if he stayed though you'd be flower dirty on him

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 3:17 pm 
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Odds on Cloke will still stay

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 4:23 pm 
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Synbad wrote:
Odds on Cloke will still stay


So has your source told you that he will stay with the Pies or are you just making an educated guess?


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