Cloke has agreed to a five year deal and O’Brien a two year arrangement.
Premiership players both, their commitment enables Collingwood to head into the 2013 campaign with its list all but settled.
Cloke, 25, seems certain to finish his career in black and white. His new deal, which includes a conditional fifth year, will carry the centre-half forward through to the end of the 2017 season.
Cloke played all 25 games of Collingwood’s season in 2012, for a career total of 174 across eight years. He has led the club’s goal-kicking for the last two seasons, with returns of 69 and 59 goals, and has been the best contested mark in the game over that period.
Collingwood director of football, Geoff Walsh, said that retaining a player of Cloke’s ability and proven durability had been a priority.
“It’s obviously a long commitment from both parties which, from our point of view, reflects the regard we hold Travis in and our faith in his ability to play good football for a long time to come,” Walsh said.
“I think it’s also a reflection of Travis’ regard for Collingwood. He said all along that he wanted to stay at the Westpac Centre and clearly he’s prepared to make Collingwood his football home for many years.
“Although the negotiations have been protracted all parties - Collingwood Football Club, Ralph Carr of RCM Sport, David Cloke and the Cloke family - have always been working towards the common goal of Travis remaining a Collingwood player.
“The final year is not unencumbered. There are conditions that will remain a matter for Collingwood and Travis but clearly both parties are comfortable with them.”
O’Brien, 25, has played 159 matches across eight seasons with Collingwood, where he began as a rookie in 2005.
Like Cloke, a member of the 2010 premiership team, O’Brien has distinguished himself as an attacking back flanker. He won All-Australian honours in Collingwood’s flag winning year and now seems certain to become a 10 year player for the Magpies at the least.
Harry O'Brien and Travis Cloke celebrate a goal in the round six win over Carlton in 2010.
