Collingwood key forward Travis Cloke says his confidence is as high as it's been all season after booting five goals in the Magpies' three-point win over West Coast at the MCG on Saturday.
Cloke, who ended the contest with 11 possessions and six marks, was too big and too strong for Eagles defender Eric Mackenzie.
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He has now booted 29 goals for the year, which places him equal fourth in the race for the Coleman Medal, and it is easy to see why the out-of-contract forward is one of the League's most sought-after names.
"Things are going pretty well at the moment," Cloke told collingwoodfc.com.au.
"Obviously there's been a bit of pressure on contract-wise, but it hasn't bothered me too much.
"It's more just about getting out there and playing footy and it was nice to kick a couple of goals tonight."
Cloke entertained the 62,000-strong crowd in all sorts of ways.
He emulated the feats of Hawthorn gun Buddy Franklin when he booted a brilliant goal from 55m out, in the left pocket, during the second quarter.
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"It was really nice," the 25-year-old said. "It wasn't really the type of goal that I usually kick.
"I just thought I'd pop it up there and see if it runs through or one of the boys runs onto it.
"I was pretty lucky that it dribbled through. They're always nice goals to pick up along the way."
Early in the third quarter, Cloke missed a set shot from just 15m out. But he made amends by splitting the middle from deep in the right pocket only a couple of minutes later.
A great juggling mark then led to his fifth goal, which put Collingwood 19 points up.
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"I think it's just typical of me," Cloke said with a chuckle. "I missed that easy one then I kicked the hard one.
"So it is frustrating when that happens, but obviously I'll go back to the training track this week, sit five metres out, kick a few balls from there and hopefully connect with them.
"We're pretty lucky to play a game like footy. When you miss an opportunity then you hopefully get another one later on.
"But I was glad that the easy one I missed didn't have the game riding on it."
Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley was delighted with Cloke's performance.
"He's kicked five out of 12, so it's pretty handy," Buckley said.
"Trav's work-rate has been excellent, and I think he's still the highest contested marking player in the competition, so that's a fair effort.
"You wouldn't think that reading the press.
"I rate Mackenzie as a defender. I think he's underrated in many ways, and given the West Coast defensive structures, invariably they were two-on-one, with either Glass or Brown dropping back.
"So, yeah, Clokey was excellent. I thought his work-rate was great."
Cloke admitted that he had his heart in his mouth late in the game.
"The last three minutes were really interesting," he said. "They held the ball in their 50, and we broke out a few times, but all credit really goes to our six defenders.
"They played really fantastic tonight and it really showed that last couple minutes. They did great.
"They're a quality team and we knew they were going to come back no matter what, whether it was the last minute of the game or a quarter to go."
Collingwood and West Coast will do battle again in the lead-up to the finals, with the teams fixtured to meet at Patersons Stadium in round 22.
"They're a quality team and we look forward to seeing them later in the year again, because it's going to be a great game," Cloke said.
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