Cameron Cloke

Cameron Cloke
Personal information
Full name	Cameron Cloke
Date of birth	20 December 1984 (1984-12-20)
Original team	Park Orchards/Eastern Ranges
Draft	43rd overall (F/S), 2002 AFL Draft 9th overall, 2006 Pre-season Draft 41st overall, 2010 Rookie Draft
Height/Weight	196 cm / 100 kg
Position(s)	Ruckman
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2004–2006 2007–2009 2010 Total	Collingwood Carlton Port Adelaide	21 (11) 36 (25) 1 (0) 58 (36)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2010 season .

Cameron Cloke (born 20 December 1984) is former Australian rules footballer. He is the son of former Richmond and Collingwood champion David Cloke.

AFL career

Cloke was drafted under the father-son rule in the 2002 National Draft. Like his older brother Jason, he was given time to develop at Williamstown in his first year at Collingwood. Cloke made his debut against Essendon in 2004 and played mostly as a tall forward. He played most of the first half in 2005 as a ruckman and used his size well, however his season was ended by shoulder injury. More shoulder injuries occurred for Cloke in 2006 and he only managed two senior games for the year.

Cloke and his brother were both delisted by Collingwood at the end of the 2006 season but he was given a second chance at AFL level when he was selected in the pre-season draft by Carlton with their second round selection (ninth pick overall).He enjoyed a great start to his career at Carlton, which saw him play a key second ruck role during the Blues' successful 2007 NAB Cup campaign.

On 9 May 2007, during a routine training drill, Cloke sustained a season-ending injury by dislocating his shoulder. Upon return in 2008, Cloke resumed his place in the Carlton ruck line-up, often playing as the first ruckman for the team or floating forward to provide a marking option.

On 6 February 2009 during an intra-club match at Visy Park, Cloke was punched and kicked in an off the ball incident by fellow team mate Setanta Ó hAilpín. O'hAilpin was suspended by the club for about a month as a result of the incident.

In 2009 Cloke moved out of the main ruck position, playing more exclusively as a tall forward who would take ruck tap-outs in the forward line. He struggled to maintain a regular position in the Carlton lineup, playing 10 games with the Blues and half of the season with Carlton's VFL-affiliate, the Northern Bullants, where he scored 39 goals in 13 games, including five in a losing grand final, to be the Bullants' leading goalkicker for the year. On 24 August 2009, Cloke was suspended by Carlton for one game for being late to a recovery session. Cloke was delisted by Carlton on 13 November 2009.

There were talks that Hawthorn, Port Adelaide and Richmond were interested in picking up Cameron Cloke in the 2010 Pre-season draft. Cloke was ultimately recruited in the Rookie Draft by Port Adelaide with its third round pick (41). His first and only match for the Power was against Brisbane in Round 3, 2010, and spent most of the season allocated to the Port Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL. Cloke was delisted at the end of the 2010 season.

Cloke moved to Bundoora in the Northern Football League in 2011, winning a Division 1 premiership there that year.

External links

• Carlton Blues official website; Cloke's player profile
• Cameron Cloke's Footy Wire Profile
• Cameron Cloke's Player Profile
• Cameron Cloke's statistics from AFL Tables