Dear Nathan

Please excuse Travis Cloke from marking and goal kicking this season.

He has been suffering from poor centre clearances and delivery from the midfield.

We are hopeful this will improve with the return of some line breakers but who knows.

Travis is also suffering from an affliction that sees the ball fly off his chest with enormous force when he attempts to mark the ball.

This is a longer term worry and there is a real safety concern a ball could bounce off his chest with such speed it could seriously hurt someone.

Anyway, I’d play him further up the ground if I were you.

Regards

David Cloke