Cloke clear to face Blues
11/06/2008 1:22 PM
Collingwood key forward Travis Cloke is free to play in Sunday's huge clash against Carlton at the MCG after accepting a reprimand for his minor headbutt on Melbourne's Matthew Warnock.
Cloke chose not to risk a one-match suspension by pleading guilty to making contact with his head to the face of Warnock during the Pies' Queen's Birthday win.
But Cloke will now carry 93.75 points - or just under the equivalent of a one-match ban - on his future record meaning that if he is found guilty of another offence this season he will definitely face a suspension.
Cloke's reprimand is a major relief for the Pies, who are already without their other key forward in Anthony Rocca for the clash against the much-improved Blues due to on-going ankle problems.
Meanwhile, all the players that were hit with fines from the Queen's Birthday clash have accepted their punishments with Magpies' skipper Scott Burns fined $2100 for engaging in a melee while Cloke copped $1200 for the same offence as did Melbourne's Lynden Dunn.
And Collingwood forward Paul Medhurst and Melbourne's Clint Bartram were fined $900 for wrestling each other.