After spotting the outstretched hand of Bob Murphy in the corner of his eye and confidently strolling up alongside the skipper, Travis Cloke has failed to hit the target on his first attempt at a high-five during Bulldogs pre-season training this morning.

Cloke seemed assured as he approached Murphy, who had just high-fived a nearby Marcus Bontempelli and figured he’d leave it out there to make the new recruit feel welcome. But after a composed run-up, Cloke misjudged the situation horribly and only just managed to brush Murphy’s upper forearm with his thumb.

The power forward soon got his confidence back and made amends for his earlier faux pas, after leaving the field to retrieve his high-performance high-fiving glove and nailing every target for the rest of the session.