Travis Cloke

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Travis Cloke

I've been having nightmares about it all season. I really like Bevo but his flexibility mantra has gone too far. Just wished there was an analytical mind in the media that would question him about it.

Agree. It is fine for mids to kick goals but we need forwards who play like forwards not midfielders masquerading as forwards.

[comrade]

Re: Travis Cloke

Has officially requested a trade.

[chef]

Re: Travis Cloke

The Travis Cloke scenario seems to be hotting up considerably.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-new...30-gr4abh.html

Bring it on

[EasternWest]

Re: Travis Cloke

Although I'm not particularly keen on getting Cloke, I'm not stridently against it either.

What I am concerned about is dealing with that idiot David "Damir" Cloke.

[Axe Man]

Re: Travis Cloke

Although I'm not perticularly keen on getting Cloke, I'm not stridently against it either.

What I am concerned about is dealing with that idiot David "Damir" Cloke.

We always hear bad things about David Cloke but Travis' manager is Robbie D’Orazio from Connors Sports Management, not David as I have heard in the past. Will David really be able to cause any issues?

[EasternWest]

Re: Travis Cloke

We always hear bad things about David Cloke but Travis' manager is Robbie D’Orazio from Connors Sports Management, not David as I have heard in the past. Will David really be able to cause any issues?

It's not the management terms that worry me - it's what the Herald Scum will desperately print about our club as soon as Damir sees something involving Travis that he doesn't like.

[Greystache]

Re: Travis Cloke

We always hear bad things about David Cloke but Travis' manager is Robbie D’Orazio from Connors Sports Management, not David as I have heard in the past. Will David really be able to cause any issues?

David "co-manages" Travis alongside Robbie.

So basically he interferes in things he's not qualified to deal with and makes a mess out most things.

[MrMahatma]

Re: Travis Cloke

Reckon he could be a good fit for 2 years. Cloke, Crameri, Murphy. Some good "ins" for rd 1 next year.

[Bornadog]

Re: Travis Cloke

The more I think about it the more I don't want another washed up player at our club.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Travis Cloke

HF: Crameri Cloke McLean
F: Dickson Boyd Stringer/Bonts/Dahl/resting ruck

No room up forward for Smith, Jong, Picken, Dunkley, Webb & Stevens. Cordy might have to play in defence. We might have to play multiple forwards?!?!

[Greystache]

Re: Travis Cloke

HF: Crameri Cloke McLean
F: Dickson Boyd Stringer/Bonts/Dahl/resting ruck

No room up forward for Smith, Jong, Picken, Dunkley, Webb & Stevens. Cordy might have to play in defence. We might have to play multiple forwards?!?!

Nah, Cloke at CHB, Dickson on a wing, Crameri back to being trialed an inside midfielder, Boyd in the ruck

So basically

HF- McLean ??? Stringer
F- ??? ??? Resting mid

That is if Stringer's not in the midfield of course

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Travis Cloke

Nah, Cloke at CHB, Dickson on a wing, Crameri back to being trialed an inside midfielder, Boyd in the ruck

So basically

HF- McLean ??? Stringer
F- ??? ??? Resting mid

That is if Stringer's not in the midfield of course

We joke about it, but our refusal to play players in their preferred positions is insanity. I posted elsewhere about it, but neglecting drafting genuine forwards is biting us in the arse right now too. We must be the only side in the land who has a VFL forward line full of midfielders. We simply do not have any developing forwards of any nature (tall, medium or small).

[Twodogs]

Re: Travis Cloke

Yep imagine how exciting it would be next year when Cloke takes a contested mark at full back, goes short to Brent Harvey on the back flank, who chips it to Dickson playing on a wing, who handballs sideways to Tom Boyd playing in the ruck, who then bangs it long into the forward 50m to an outnumbered midfielder pinch hitting as a forward.

It's the last thing any opposition would expect!

I like the play where we burst through the middle of the ground and kick long bombs to the opposition full back all by himself in the goalsquare. One day one of those full backs will drop the mark and we will make hay.

[comrade]

Re: Travis Cloke

Insanity that has won us 14 and 15 games with consecutive finals series.

[Bornadog]

Re: Travis Cloke

Insanity that has won us 14 and 15 games with consecutive finals series.

Exactly Comrade, Bevo with a 64.4% win record. Not bad after not having 6 or 7 of our best 22 available every week this year.