Carlton's Cloke To Miss Family Reunion
Ruckman Cameron Cloke dislocated his shoulder at training and will probably miss the big game against Collingwood. More information about how long he will be out is expected to be released by Carlton in the coming days. While playing against his brother won't happen this round, another interesting clash would have been C Cloke versus C Bryan. While they were not officially traded for each other, their delistings opened up a spot for each other at their new clubs, and they had both won the backup ruck spots by covering a lot of ground and also kicking goals.
From the Carlton site: Cloke cleared of bone damage
AFL Fantasy Impact:
The team selection at Carlton will change the fantasy worth of several players. If Ackland goes from sharing the ruck duties to playing there for most of the game it will really help his stats. The Blues also used Mr Kennedy in that spot last week, he did not look comfortable there but he could increase his marks with more playing time and a licence to roam around the field. In the VFL Carlton have McLaren and Hampson waiting to fill Cloke's spot, McLaren can do a lot of the things that Cloke has done for Carlton while Hampson is a much taller and athletic prospect who is yet to play AFL. If C Cloke was starting for a fantasy team he probably needs to be traded, but if he has been stored on the fantasy bench while his value has gone up then that leaves a few options. If Cloke is expected back soon he could be left on the bench, if a fantasy coach has plenty of trades stored up then they could trade Cloke for a cheaper ruckman, like Hampson, and then use that money to trade one of their starting ruckmen for one of the most expensive fantasy ruckmen. But wait until more news about his injury is known before deciding.
From the Carlton site: Cloke cleared of bone damage
AFL Fantasy Impact:
The team selection at Carlton will change the fantasy worth of several players. If Ackland goes from sharing the ruck duties to playing there for most of the game it will really help his stats. The Blues also used Mr Kennedy in that spot last week, he did not look comfortable there but he could increase his marks with more playing time and a licence to roam around the field. In the VFL Carlton have McLaren and Hampson waiting to fill Cloke's spot, McLaren can do a lot of the things that Cloke has done for Carlton while Hampson is a much taller and athletic prospect who is yet to play AFL. If C Cloke was starting for a fantasy team he probably needs to be traded, but if he has been stored on the fantasy bench while his value has gone up then that leaves a few options. If Cloke is expected back soon he could be left on the bench, if a fantasy coach has plenty of trades stored up then they could trade Cloke for a cheaper ruckman, like Hampson, and then use that money to trade one of their starting ruckmen for one of the most expensive fantasy ruckmen. But wait until more news about his injury is known before deciding.
