Peter Cloke

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Peter Cloke
Personal information
Full name Peter Bruce Cloke
Date of birth (1951-07-02) 2 July 1951 (age 73)
Original team(s) Oakleigh Fourths
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Centre half-forward /
Centre half-back
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1970–1973 Richmond 028 00(4)
1973–1974 Oakleigh 029 0(69)
1975–1981 North Adelaide 145 (109)
Total202 (182)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1981.
Career highlights
  • North Adelaide best and fairest 1975
  • North Adelaide best and fairest 1979
  • Magarey Medal runner-up 1979
  • Mail Medal 1982
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Peter Bruce Cloke (born 2 July 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and North Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

A key position player, Cloke was seen mostly at centre half-forward and centre half-back. [1]

Cloke played his junior football at Oakleigh, from where he joined Richmond, to make his VFL debut in 1970. [1] [2] He played six league games that year, followed by 11 in 1971 and 10 in 1972. [2] His only appearance in the 1973 VFL season came in Richmond's round four loss to North Melbourne and he finished the year at Oakleigh in the Victorian Football Association, having requested a clearance. [1] [2] Younger brother David Cloke joined Richmond in 1974, when Peter was playing another season with Oakleigh. [1] [3]

From 1975 to 1981, Cloke played for North Adelaide. [1] He won their best and fairest award in his first year and another in 1979, when he also finished runner-up in the Magarey Medal, to John Duckworth. [1]

After leaving North Adelaide, Cloke played for Bordertown in the Tatiara Football League where he served as captain-coach for four years. [1] He won a Mail Medal in 1982. [4]

His nephews, Travis, Cameron and Jason all played in the Australian Football League. [1] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Peter Cloke". North Adelaide Football Club. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Peter Cloke". AFL Tables.
  3. ↑ The Age , "Vintage Port - here's cheers", 23 September 1974, p. 11
  4. ↑ Devaney, John (2009). The Full Points Footy Encyclopedia Of Australian Football Clubs. Full Points Publications. ISBN   978-0-9556897-3-4.
  5. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.

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