Cameron Cloke To Carlton Rumour
Maybe there was a discussion during trade week when Collingwood offered Carlton Cameron Cloke and Carlton put Chris Bryan on the trading block too. Both teams probably said "no way" to the deal. Yet if these players are taken in the preseason draft then effectively they will have been traded for each other.
Odd occurrences like this have happened before. When Sydney took Maxfield as an uncontracted player the Tigers drafted Gaspar, they were not actually traded for each other officially, but they did both trade places.
There seems to be a lot more sense behind Bryan going to Collingwood, than for C Cloke going to Carlton. Collingwood need another ruckman, and Bryan has some experience at AFL level but he still has plenty of years ahead of him. With his big boot and ability to also play as a forward he can help Collingwood in 2007.
The Blues will use their first preseason pick to take Ackland, as they already have Dylan McLaren it would seem they have enough undersized ruckmen already. Cameron Cloke only played a couple of games last season for 7 hitouts, but maybe the ruck isn't where Carlton would put him.
That means a tall spot at either end might be the plan if Carlton do actually draft Cameron Cloke. The forward line has Fevola, Waite and Kennedy so Cloke wouldn't fit there. Maybe they want Whitnall forward too. Cloke in the backline is an option, and he would provide some strength to help out O'hAilpin, Thornton and Bower.
If Carlton are after a tall defender in the preseason draft then the players that Essendon delisted would be an option too, Aaron Henneman, Austin Lucy or Joel Reynolds. One of the Schwarze boys, or Travis Gaspar, are other options. But Cameron Cloke might have more potential than any of those players.
Pagan likes to take on reclamation projects. He had a lot of success with Martin Pike, so giving Cameron Cloke another chance isn't that big a deal compared to drafting Pike.
Carlton will probably have the last pick for the preseason draft at pick 9, as well as the first pick to take Ackland. Maybe they take Cameron Cloke and everyone will find out on Tuesday morning. But it would be an odd sight next season, with the original Clokeing Device, father David, in the stands supporting Carlton.
Odd occurrences like this have happened before. When Sydney took Maxfield as an uncontracted player the Tigers drafted Gaspar, they were not actually traded for each other officially, but they did both trade places.
There seems to be a lot more sense behind Bryan going to Collingwood, than for C Cloke going to Carlton. Collingwood need another ruckman, and Bryan has some experience at AFL level but he still has plenty of years ahead of him. With his big boot and ability to also play as a forward he can help Collingwood in 2007.
The Blues will use their first preseason pick to take Ackland, as they already have Dylan McLaren it would seem they have enough undersized ruckmen already. Cameron Cloke only played a couple of games last season for 7 hitouts, but maybe the ruck isn't where Carlton would put him.
That means a tall spot at either end might be the plan if Carlton do actually draft Cameron Cloke. The forward line has Fevola, Waite and Kennedy so Cloke wouldn't fit there. Maybe they want Whitnall forward too. Cloke in the backline is an option, and he would provide some strength to help out O'hAilpin, Thornton and Bower.
If Carlton are after a tall defender in the preseason draft then the players that Essendon delisted would be an option too, Aaron Henneman, Austin Lucy or Joel Reynolds. One of the Schwarze boys, or Travis Gaspar, are other options. But Cameron Cloke might have more potential than any of those players.
Pagan likes to take on reclamation projects. He had a lot of success with Martin Pike, so giving Cameron Cloke another chance isn't that big a deal compared to drafting Pike.
Carlton will probably have the last pick for the preseason draft at pick 9, as well as the first pick to take Ackland. Maybe they take Cameron Cloke and everyone will find out on Tuesday morning. But it would be an odd sight next season, with the original Clokeing Device, father David, in the stands supporting Carlton.
