Peter Bruce Cloke (born 2 July 1951) is a former

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL) and

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in the

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(SANFL). A key position player, Cloke was seen mostly at centre half-forward and

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. Cloke played his junior football at Oakleigh, from where he joined Richmond, to make his VFL debut in 1970. He played six league games that year, followed by 11 in 1971 and 10 in 1972. His only appearance in the

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came in Richmond's round four loss to

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and he finished the year at Oakleigh in the

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, having requested a clearance. Younger brother

David Cloke David Cloke (born 28 January 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club and the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A tough and skilled footballer with an imposing ...

joined Richmond in 1974, when Peter was playing another season with Oakleigh. From 1975 to 1981, Cloke played for North Adelaide. He won their

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award in his first year and another in 1979, when he also finished runner-up in the

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, to John Duckworth. After leaving North Adelaide, Cloke played for Bordertown in the Tatiara Football League where he served as captain-coach for four years. He won a Mail Medal in 1982. His nephews, Travis,

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and Jason all played in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cloke, Peter 1951 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Richmond Football Club players Oakleigh Football Club players North Adelaide Football Club players Living people