Luke Ball - is he remembered more as a Saint or Magpie?

[Black Haze]

Luke Ball was quite underrated as a player in my opinion. Probably because he was overshadowed by Hodge and Judd in the draft class of 2001. In your mind do you remember Ball more as a Saint or as a Magpie?

 

[SSSSSS]

A Pie only because his performance in the 2011 prelim is burnt in my mind.

Had a great duel with Lewis all day. Lewis probably the better of the two but Ball kicked the winning goal.

Despite the result it was one of the best games I've witnessed. Atmosphere was unbelievable. Thought we were home when Buddy kicked that miracle goal.

 

[jiphoc]

A Pie only because his performance in the 2011 prelim is burnt in my mind.

Had a great duel with Lewis all day. Lewis probably the better of the two but Ball kicked the winning goal.

Despite the result it was one of the best games I've witnessed. Atmosphere was unbelievable. Thought we were home when Buddy kicked that miracle goal.

Pie also because of exactly this game

 

[Ice-Wolf]

A Pie because he was a ******* traitor!

 

[HotPiesWithSauce]

I remember him as a pie, because I always see the best in people

 

[doppleganger]

Magpie for sure.

 

[BOMBERBLITZ]

Saint from an outsider

 

[PieLebo87]

Remembered as St Kilda’s last captain to play in a Premiership.

 

[Corn Cobbers]

A Pie because he was a ******* traitor!

Didn't Lyon leave him on the bench for the entire 2nd half of the 2009 GF? One of the nuttier moves in history

 

[RAPPA]

Still as a Saint. Probably because I always grouped he, Montagna, Riewoldt, Dal Santo, Hayes and Goddard as the Saints core 6 from their good years

 

[PieLebo87]

A Pie only because his performance in the 2011 prelim is burnt in my mind.

Had a great duel with Lewis all day. Lewis probably the better of the two but Ball kicked the winning goal.

Despite the result it was one of the best games I've witnessed. Atmosphere was unbelievable. Thought we were home when Buddy kicked that miracle goal.

Was hands down the best game of footy I’ve ever attended. You’re right that the atmosphere was ridiculous.

I said it walking to the station that night that there was no way Collingwood was winning the GF the next week. That last quarter absolutely took 150% effort and will to get across the line. Fairly certain Cats cruised through in their Prelim and looked the fresher side the next week.

 

[timokane]

Collingwood 2010 premiership player

 

[AndyLucimitis]

Luke who ?

 

[Pistol Night]

Luke who ?

Sayers

 

[ChristianBoy]

The player that got away with draft tampering.

 

[CrazyJoeFevola]

A Pie because he was a ******* traitor!

You only get to say that about a player when you don’t lowball them so hard you’re basically walking them out the door!

 

[ChristianBoy]

You only get to say that about a player when you don’t lowball them so hard you’re basically walking them out the door!

He manipulated his way to Collingwood.

 

[CrazyJoeFevola]

He manipulated his way to Collingwood.

Collingwood was one of heaps of offers he had that was significantly more than the insulting offer he got from the Saints. He didn’t owe them anything after that.

 

[ChristianBoy]

Collingwood was one of heaps of offers he had that was significantly more than the insulting offer he got from the Saints. He didn’t owe them anything after that.

He refused to test or interview with any team other than Collingwood. It’s draft tampering

 

[CrazyJoeFevola]

He refused to test or interview with any team other than Collingwood. It’s draft tampering

I agree, the AFL should’ve done something about it. Doesn’t change the fact he didn’t owe St.Kilda anything after their insulting offer to him.

 

[Corn Cobbers]

He refused to test or interview with any team other than Collingwood. It’s draft tampering

Your team treated him like dirt, even sacrificed a GF just to humiliate him, none of your business what happened after that.

 

[ChristianBoy]

I agree, the AFL should’ve done something about it. Doesn’t change the fact he didn’t owe St.Kilda anything after their insulting offer to him.

He was mid range mid that was over paid while he struggled with injury. The AFL allowed him and Collingwood cheat the system.

 

[ChristianBoy]

Your team treated him like dirt, even sacrificed a GF just to humiliate him, none of your business what happened after that.

How did they sacrifice a GF?

 

[CrazyJoeFevola]

He was mid range mid that was over paid while he struggled with injury. The AFL allowed him and Collingwood cheat the system.

He played whenever he was fit that year and did quite well off of limited minutes, the grand final being a perfect example of that before he was idiotically benched. Certainly played better footy than being offered a low ball contract.

 

[Corn Cobbers]

How did they sacrifice a GF?

YOUR TEAM St Kilda kept a fit Ball on the bench for the whole 2nd half of the 2009 GF, did you forget?