Travis Cloke
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| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | March 5, 1987, Victoria |
| Recruited from | Park Orchards/Eastern U18
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| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 5, April 25, 2005, Collingwood vs. Essendon, at Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Team(s) | Collingwood (2005)
30 games, 16 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season | |
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Travis Cloke born March 5, 1987) is an Australian rules footballer who plays in the Australian Football League.
Travis was drafted under the father-son rule in the 2004 AFL Draft to Collingwood. He made his AFL debut against Essendon in the Anzac Day clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on April 25, 2005 in front of more than 70,000 fans. Cloke had a good debut that consisted of 16 disposals and kicked 1 goal. This debut was not similar to his two brothers who made their debuts in their second year at the club, whereas Travis made his debut in his first season at the club. Travis received an AFL Rising Star nomination in Round 10 of the 2005 season due to his impressive start as a Key Position Player. But a jaw operation during the pre-season, resulting in interrupted training and weight loss, prevented him from a smooth start to 2006, but starting to find his feet and proving that he has enough talent to be in the side, he promises to be a star in a few years time. He was trialed at times at centre-half back, but continues to look certain to be a key forward.
[edit] Family Relations
Travis is the son of Collingwood and Richmond footballer David, who played his career from 1974 before retiring in 1991. Travis played alongside his two older brothers Jason and Cameron Cloke until the end of the 2006 season where both the elder Clokes were delisted by Collingwood, leaving Travis as the only remaining Cloke brother left on the Collingwood playing list.
