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DAVID Cloke has lashed Nathan Buckley, saying his son Travis was thriving at the Western Bulldogs because of coach Luke Beveridge and the game plan.
Cloke Sr levelled significant blame at Buckley and his midfield for Travis’s demise at Collingwood.
He said Travis was a “scapegoat” for poor coaching, going all the way back to Anzac Day last year, when the powerhouse forward was axed for American Mason Cox.
Cloke Sr savaged Buckley’s style, which he claimed was based around high possessions in the midfield and slow ball movement, and which didn’t suit key forwards.
He said Buckley’s style would “destroy” emerging forward Darcy Moore and he took aim at captain Scott Pendlebury and prized recruit Adam Treloar.
“It’s the style of game under Buckley,” Cloke said. “The Bulldogs run and carry, Collingwood don’t run and carry the ball.
“And it goes back to the coach. I’ve heard people say leave Bucks alone, that it’s the players ... well, it’s not.
“He’s the head coach, he’s in charge of it.
“He’s got rid of all the players who wanted to run and carry the ball. He got rid of Heath Shaw. He got rid of Harry O’Brien. Nick Maxwell retired and they never replaced them with players who ran and carried the ball.
“The thing is, Travis has got a coach who’s got a game style which wants to get the ball into the forward line.
“Whereas at Collingwood ... and they’re doing the same with Darcy Moore now.
“They will destroy him because they have a game style which revolves around their midfielders getting high possessions, but don’t get the ball into their forward half.
“Last year, everyone wanted to say it was Travis’ fault, but a forward in today’s football can’t do any good if the side is not getting the ball in properly.”
“But Bucks wanted to change the style of the game and I know they wanted to get rid of Travis as early as Anzac Day last year.”
Cloke Sr described his son as being a scapegoat.
“He sure was.” Cloke Sr said.
Cloke Sr offered statistics to support his argument the Pies midfielders were not elite ball-movers.
And he pointed the finger Pendlebury and Treloar.
Champion Data revealed Treloar and Pendlebury were ranked No.24 and No.32 — which is coincidence — in both metres gained and inside 50 averages since the start of the 2016 season.
Cloke Sr said he had attended both Collingwood games this season.
“I’ve watched them play and they play exactly the same way, chip sideways to a player who’s got to get back over the mark and they don’t get the ball in quickly,” he said.
“When they look good, and when they can win a game, it’s when they get the ball in quick.”
He said his son’s attitude to the game had not changed from Collingwood to the Bulldogs.
“But he’s happy now. He’s getting a game, he’s doing what they wanted him to do, it’s working well and he’s got a coach who has shown confidence in him,” he said.
“They got him, they wanted him to play a role they needed him to play for them.
“All Collingwood has concentrated on is getting a midfield, getting all these players in the midfield.
“What they need to do is get a game plan which tries to win games of football.
“Everyone says have a look at their mighty midfield, but they don’t get the ball into the forward half quickly enough, they don’t get it in directly enough and when they do get it in, they have to go so wide and players are missing shots.
“The mids get it and blast away. They don’t man up, they don’t go defensive. Who runs the ball out of the back half?”
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...e/news-story/e6f77594aca73ed013e7d8c54367eebc
DAVID Cloke has lashed Nathan Buckley, saying his son Travis was thriving at the Western Bulldogs because of coach Luke Beveridge and the game plan.
Cloke Sr levelled significant blame at Buckley and his midfield for Travis’s demise at Collingwood.
He said Travis was a “scapegoat” for poor coaching, going all the way back to Anzac Day last year, when the powerhouse forward was axed for American Mason Cox.
Cloke Sr savaged Buckley’s style, which he claimed was based around high possessions in the midfield and slow ball movement, and which didn’t suit key forwards.
He said Buckley’s style would “destroy” emerging forward Darcy Moore and he took aim at captain Scott Pendlebury and prized recruit Adam Treloar.
“It’s the style of game under Buckley,” Cloke said. “The Bulldogs run and carry, Collingwood don’t run and carry the ball.
“And it goes back to the coach. I’ve heard people say leave Bucks alone, that it’s the players ... well, it’s not.
“He’s the head coach, he’s in charge of it.
“He’s got rid of all the players who wanted to run and carry the ball. He got rid of Heath Shaw. He got rid of Harry O’Brien. Nick Maxwell retired and they never replaced them with players who ran and carried the ball.
“The thing is, Travis has got a coach who’s got a game style which wants to get the ball into the forward line.
“Whereas at Collingwood ... and they’re doing the same with Darcy Moore now.
“They will destroy him because they have a game style which revolves around their midfielders getting high possessions, but don’t get the ball into their forward half.
“Last year, everyone wanted to say it was Travis’ fault, but a forward in today’s football can’t do any good if the side is not getting the ball in properly.”
“But Bucks wanted to change the style of the game and I know they wanted to get rid of Travis as early as Anzac Day last year.”
Cloke Sr described his son as being a scapegoat.
“He sure was.” Cloke Sr said.
Cloke Sr offered statistics to support his argument the Pies midfielders were not elite ball-movers.
And he pointed the finger Pendlebury and Treloar.
Champion Data revealed Treloar and Pendlebury were ranked No.24 and No.32 — which is coincidence — in both metres gained and inside 50 averages since the start of the 2016 season.
Cloke Sr said he had attended both Collingwood games this season.
“I’ve watched them play and they play exactly the same way, chip sideways to a player who’s got to get back over the mark and they don’t get the ball in quickly,” he said.
“When they look good, and when they can win a game, it’s when they get the ball in quick.”
He said his son’s attitude to the game had not changed from Collingwood to the Bulldogs.
“But he’s happy now. He’s getting a game, he’s doing what they wanted him to do, it’s working well and he’s got a coach who has shown confidence in him,” he said.
“They got him, they wanted him to play a role they needed him to play for them.
“All Collingwood has concentrated on is getting a midfield, getting all these players in the midfield.
“What they need to do is get a game plan which tries to win games of football.
“Everyone says have a look at their mighty midfield, but they don’t get the ball into the forward half quickly enough, they don’t get it in directly enough and when they do get it in, they have to go so wide and players are missing shots.
“The mids get it and blast away. They don’t man up, they don’t go defensive. Who runs the ball out of the back half?”
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...e/news-story/e6f77594aca73ed013e7d8c54367eebc
