Maligned Collingwood forward Travis Cloke is reportedly setย to walkย out of the Pies at the end of the season after his latest axing.

Cloke was dropped from the Magpies' side to face the Bulldogs this weekend, the third time he has been axed this season.

The Footy Show's Damien Barrett reported on Thursday night that Cloke "is now resigned to getting out of the Magpies".

After taking nine marks and kicking one goal last week against Richmond, the latest axing has reportedly left the 2010 premiership playerย "really shattered".

Several rival clubs are said to have been monitoring Cloke's situation over the past month, with the Bulldogs one of the clubs that are particularly interested in the 29-year-old.

Cloke is contracted for 2017, however, after being dropped for a third time this yearย it appears very unlikely that he will remain at the club beyond this season.

The 245 game veteran has kicked 439 goals since making his debut in Round 5, 2005 against Essendon.

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  1. Agreed, I am tired of this blame shifting by Buckley – I supported him for a long time but I now feel that he cannot manage nor get his players to align to his plan. The team always looks confused about how they should be playing the game and they very rarely look composed, always nervous – The club should never have re-signed him before seeing this years performance, now we are stuck with another year of watching our players suffer. Move Buckley on I say.

  2. Buckley is on the right track & I for one knows what Side by Side means, unlike some of the haters on here.

  3. Cloke was dropped on Thursday night for the third time this season after kicking two goals in his past three games, putting his future at the Magpies in doubt.

  4. You don’t know what you are talking about, Shaw is the only one that has gone on to be a great player all the rest have been injured most of the time since leaving. About going down the ladder he is building the next team for the next few years and we have a great lot of young players coming through. The only thing we need is a good backline and that might be available in this years trade period.
    So hold your horses and see what 2017 brings.
    Get off Bucks back if you don’t like it go and rubbish some other team.

  6. Spot on Andy.
    Beams has been injured most of the year.
    O,brien was on his last legs as has been proven at Melbourne.
    Shaw has been good for GWS
    Thomas was Malthouses “baby” and been injured most of the year.
    Most of them are at the end of their footy life anyway
    Daws injured
    Jolly couldn’t jump any more
    And the list goes on and on.

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