“I guess that was more the moment where I was thinking, ’This is bulls***, what I am putting myself through the stress of this game of football for when some 20-year-old kid can turn around and say what he said?’”. Cloke stepped away from the game during 2017 — his one season with the Western Bulldogs — with the club acknowledging his battles with anxiety following a turbulent career at Collingwood. Travis Cloke retired from the game a short time later. Enjoy unlimited access to thewest.com.au and everyday digital editions on any device. Cloke added the Saints player wasn’t fully held accountable for his actions and felt the Saints could have done more. “The umpire came up to me because I told him to do something about it or I will do it myself as the second half starts. However, Cloke told the Herald Sun’s Sacked podcast he was brutally and repeatedly insulted while playing for VFL side Footscray by an AFL player, listed by the Saints but playing for VFL affiliate Sandringham at the time. “But definitely it resonated with me to the point where I almost walked off the field.”. Yes, in my career I got reported a couple of times for silly incidents but nothing that was over the top or brutal but this would have pushed me to that stage.”. “I guess that was more the moment where I was thinking, ‘This is bulls***, what I am putting myself through the stress of this game of football for when some 20-year-old kid can turn around and say what he said?’”. I was pretty lucky the halftime siren went and I obviously removed myself from the situation in the rooms,” he said. “I was down at Sandringham playing down there. Just weeks before his first season with the Bulldogs, Cloke stepped away from the game with anxiety issues, which the Bulldogs publicly acknowledged. “He was a young player and I didn’t want him to be tarred by this reputation and sledge for the rest of his career. The continued sledges nearly pushed Cloke to attack the player, something he says isn’t and wasn’t in his character. Was $13 now $7 per week for 12 weeks* (Digital + Print). A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. Credit: Michael Willson / AFL Media The continued sledges nearly pushed Cloke to attack the player, something he says isn’t and wasn’t in his character. “And that’s not normally in my character. Watch classic battles from the 60s to today, docos, news and more. Travis Cloke retired from the game a short time later.

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