(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: Are we seeing the first signs of decline in the magnificent career of Chris Judd or at this stage of his football life can he only get himself up for the big games

REST easy Magpies supporters. Although he left practice early this morning, the Collingwood Football Club has said that star forward Travis Cloke will still play against Richmond in tomorrow’s MCG blockbuster in spite of a minor mishap. Cloke, 26, dislocated a finger during the Friday morning practice session and made his way to the sideline

WHETHER you love them or loathe them you have to admire the fact that Collingwood is always working hard to improve it’s prospects both on and off the field

IS Dale Thomas going to be the next Travis Cloke? That is a question to ponder for Pies fans as contract negotiations have already stalled between Thomas’ management and the club. Thomas was rumoured to have been on the move to Greater Western Sydney during its raid on uncontracted players but remained loyal at the

BOTH the West Coast Eagles and Fremantle Dockers were active participants in this years’ player exchange period. How will these transactions change the dynamics of two teams firmly entrenched in a battle for a top four spot next season? Only time will tell, but for now a more detailed look at the weeks that were

UPDATE: 25/10/12 – NORTH MELBOURNE is now confident of reaching a deal for Melbourne midfielder Jordan Gysberts, who may be used in a swap for Cameron Pedersen. The Demons were banking on the Brisbane Lions giving them a second round draft pick for Stefan Martin but the Lions will only pass a third round selection.

ONE of the longest running contract stories of 2012 has drawn to a close with Collingwood spearhead Travis Cloke signing a new deal today. The deal is for five years albeit the club has announced in its carefully worded press release that the fifth year is “conditional” At various stages throughout the year almost all of the teams in the

NEW Carlton coach Mick Malthouse has identified the prospect of re-uniting with gun Pies forward Travis Cloke as soon as next season. And it would make for a fascinating encounter that is touted for round two next season if Cloke was to become a Blue. Cloke, who is set to become a free agent, is

COMMENT COLLINGWOOD’S decision to shut down contract talks with forward Travis Cloke has fuelled further speculation that he may well be leaving the club. The Pies have today shown a great deal of integrity to keep contract talks at bay and get Cloke to focus on his football once more amidst a form slump. “This

THE longer Collingwood forward Travis Cloke puts off contact negotiations, the more interesting the script becomes. Just imagine this scenario: Carlton sack coach Brett Ratten at the end of the season and in comes Mick Malthouse. Wouldn’t that just throw a spanner in the works of Cloke’s plans? Malthouse would no doubt attempt to entice

COLLINGWOOD forward Travis Cloke is soon to be a free agent and shortly after that very rich with the HeraldSun reporting today that three clubs have made an offer of $1 million-plus per year for his services next year and a fourth club indicating that it will join the chase for the superstar forward as well

After the completion of the 2012 AFL season the league will be revolutionised by the introduction of free agency. For eligible players this will give them the ability to leave their current club, bypassing the draft and trade periods, and essentially pick their next employer themselves. For the AFL, this will be an unprecedented change. In the lead

COLLINGWOOD forward Travis Cloke has been a wanted man in recent days with both Fremantle and Greater Western Sydney offering lucrative amounts for the strong-marking goalkicker. However, Pies coach Nathan Buckley said today that he would be surprised if Cloke left the Pies. “He loves the place here, we’ve got a great environment, he’s got

SPECULATION that star Collingwood forward Travis Cloke will move on has been turned up a notch as news has emerged today that he has signed with sport management company RCM Sport.