COLLINGWOOD coach Nathan Buckley says key forward Travis Cloke is putting in as much work as possible to correct his errant set-shot goal kicking.

Cloke missed another routine opportunity 15m out from goal in the loss to Geelong on Friday night to bring the Pies within for goals, which has brought his goal kicking into question again.

The Pies spearhead finished the game with 2.2, and one out on the full.

Buckley jumped to Cloke’s defence on radio on Saturday, declaring there is no one working harder than Cloke on his goal kicking and backed him to turn his form in front of goal around.

“Clokey has got to improve his goal kicking and he’s putting a lot of work in — he couldn’t put more work in,” he told SEN.

“He wants to be better and we understand that and we’ll give him every opportunity to.

“The systems and processes we’ve got down there for him, we couldn’t do any better.

“We’ve got everything we need and in the end the improvement is going to come from Clokey in his own mind and in himself.”

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Collingwood had a horrendous night in front of goal against the Cats, kicking just five goals from 14 set-shot attempts.

Buckley said it’s not just Cloke who needs to take responsibility to the missed opportunities.

He said the Pies are leaving no stone unturned in its attempt to get better.

“People watching are feeling exactly what we’re feeling in the coaches’ box, what Clokey’s feeling, what his teammates are feeling at times,” he said.

“Geez, we’d love you to kick a few more of these mate but it’s not for lack of effort and not for lack of care.

“Can I rest the Collingwood people’s minds to be assured we are doing everything we possible can for Clokey, for Jesse (White), for all our set-shot stuff.

“In the end we’re not infallible — he will miss goals and potentially that’s what we need to get to for Clokey.

“He is not going to kick every goal, he’s not going to be 100 per cent. So he has just have to let those go and then get to the next one. But we’d like him to kick those ones straight in front.”

The Pies coach rebuffed suggestions sports scientists are keeping the Pies from allowing Cloke to have repeated shots at goal at training in an attempt to improve his routine.

Some suggest if players overload their kicking leg at training then there’s a chance they’ll break down in games.

Buckley said if taking a bag of footballs out to training for goal kicking is the best way to improve, then that’s what they’ll do.

“That’s such a new school/old school belief. If that’s the best thing, we’ll do it,” he said.

“Don’t worry about the sports scientists or the coaching or whether one gets in the way of the other. We are one football program and we’re one football program when we find the best results or the best processes we possibly can for all of our individuals that we can go and be better.

“If that’s Clokey having 400 shots at goal, then we’ll do it.”

Frustrated Collingwood president Eddie McGuire was captured on camera demonstrating how to kick, after Travis Cloke’s woes continued against Geelong.

A television camera in Collingwood’s rooms spotted McGuire speaking with other club officials before making a kicking action and gesturing with both arms in the moments after the club went down by 49 points.

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Cloke finished the game with two goals and two behinds, but his performance will be remembered for a horrendous set shot that went out on the full early in the game, and another crucial missed shot from point-blank range as the Magpies were clawing their way back in the final quarter.

The wayward forward appeared bereft of confidence while taking set shots and his season tally now stands at 12 goals and 11 behinds, not including his shots that fail to register a score.