Umm.. you do realise that "Restricted Free Agent" means that Collingwood retain him if they're willing to match the salary offered by the club doing the poaching? Thus, we have no option but to offer him more than they're prepared to match.
EDIT: In Cloke's context, Collingwood are apparently prepared to offer him $800k for 4 years. Our starting point has to be north of there, if we're serious about recruiting him. Personally, I don't think he's worth that sort of money.
Agreed. He's not worth it. And I'd rather have some money in the bank to retain Danger, Sloan et al in coming years - and assuming these guys remain relatively injury free and become consistent guns we are going to need truckloads to hang onto them.
There's something really strange about the Cloke/Manager - Dad arrangement. Smacks of the Jelena Dokic - nut bag father set-up of some years ago. That behavior is not a fit to the AFC and it would be a big mistake to recruit it into the club. And what does it tell you about Cloke when at the age of 25 he still has his father managing him who is a known nut bag, damaging his brand and can't tell him to piss off ? Something very wrong there. Tell you it's not just the father we need to be worried about.... So don't even think about it IMO.