Cameron Cloke was born on 20 December 1984 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club, Carlton Football Club and Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.
16 Facts About Cameron Cloke
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Cameron Cloke is the son of former Richmond and Collingwood player, David Cloke and the brother of Jason and Travis Cloke.
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Cameron Cloke made his debut against Essendon in 2004 and played mostly as a tall forward.
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Cameron Cloke played most of the first half of the 2005 AFL season as a ruckman and used his size well, however Cloke's season was ended by shoulder injury.
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Cameron Cloke 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.
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On 9 May 2007, during a routine training drill, Cameron Cloke sustained a season-ending injury by dislocating his shoulder.
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On 6 February 2009 during an intra-club match at Visy Park, Cameron Cloke was punched and kicked in an off the ball incident by teammate Setanta O hAilpin.
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In 2009 Cameron 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.
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Cameron Cloke 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.
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On 24 August 2009, Cameron Cloke was suspended by Carlton for one game for being late to a recovery session.
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Cameron Cloke was ultimately recruited in the Rookie Draft by Port Adelaide with its third round pick.
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Cameron Cloke played the following decade with success at suburban level.
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Cameron Cloke played for Bundoora in the Northern Football League from 2011 until 2014, winning Division 1 premierships there in 2011 and 2013.
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In 2013, he won the Frank Rosbrook Trophy as the best and fairest in the NFL top division; in an unusual case, Cameron Cloke was initially announced as the joint-winner with Mark Lynch when the award was counted in September 2013; but in February 2014, an administrative error which incorrectly credited Lynch three extra votes was uncovered, leading the NFL to amend its records and award Cameron Cloke the trophy outright.
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Cameron Cloke later played for Craigieburn in the Essendon District Football League in 2015 and 2016; Jacana in 2017 and 2019, where he won a Division 2 premiership in 2017; Hurstbridge in 2018 and 2021; Barooga in 2018; and Templestowe in 2022 and 2023, before retiring.
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Cameron Cloke made two guest appearances for the Burnie Dockers Football Club in the TSL in 2015.