He actually wasn't injured, had a clean bill of health from 2007 didn't he?SainterSoul wrote: He isn't just a plodder. He is a essential ingredient to Collingwood's success. Unfortunately, because he was injured throughout the last few years, RL had dim view of what he could provide for the club. Luke Ball, when fit (like now) would be useful to us, or any team for that matter.
He isn't there to do the fancy stuff. He is just there to force it out to their runners, and those with clean disposal, ie. Pendlebury.
It's been discussed ad nauseam already, but I sitll wish we had him.
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Yes, but let's face it. An average talent like him was never going to be No. 1 grunt player with Lenny in the sideSainterK wrote:He actually wasn't injured, had a clean bill of health from 2007 didn't he?SainterSoul wrote: He isn't just a plodder. He is a essential ingredient to Collingwood's success. Unfortunately, because he was injured throughout the last few years, RL had dim view of what he could provide for the club. Luke Ball, when fit (like now) would be useful to us, or any team for that matter.
He isn't there to do the fancy stuff. He is just there to force it out to their runners, and those with clean disposal, ie. Pendlebury.
It's been discussed ad nauseam already, but I sitll wish we had him.
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I hate the fact that the H-Sun wheels him out on the front of any article they do about the Pies. It's like they wave him around to spite us (or at least that's what I think 
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)When they created LENNY HAYES (in the shadow of Harvs) they forgot to break the mold (again)- hence the Supremely Incredible Jack Steven!!
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No. I think our off-field issues have been vastly exaggerated.Johnny Member wrote:Anyone think there may be a correlation between our off-field issues and the departure of a leader like Luke Ball?
Collingwood seem very clean cut these days too. Do you think there could be anything in that?
Collingwood does well to keep their troubles out of the media, though, I'll give them that.
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Luke Ball has shown his colours with his handling of the pay claims for the AFL players association. The people in charge of this game are sending it into obscurity. Dimmy sold the rights so he could look like he was worth 2 mill, but with footy off free to air he has let down fans and limited it's future growth. Ball and co have been Paul Connored into digging out their share of the money that go into development. The pair of greedy organisations will pick the flesh off the AFL carcass then sit back and wonder where their cash cow went.
But it's ok because they can just charge the fans $120 bucks to go to games and $1800 for membership. They are claiming that it is because overseas athletes get more money. we have a population based around 3 small cities and the rest subsidised by them. The dick heads with their snouts in the trough are screwing AFL.
But it's ok because they can just charge the fans $120 bucks to go to games and $1800 for membership. They are claiming that it is because overseas athletes get more money. we have a population based around 3 small cities and the rest subsidised by them. The dick heads with their snouts in the trough are screwing AFL.
Just getting cranky because some people cant see the actual truth, from what they want to believe to be true....
Some want to see luke fall over, just to vindicate the clubs decision....fact is, every week he makes more of a mockery of it, and it pisses some people off....and then they have to therefore delude themselves in order to accept what occured and believe ot was right....
Why be delusional??
Why not just honest......hell, we have let go even better players (although generally we got something in return)
Accept the fcuk up.....
I wish him all the best.......because i admired the way he played for us
A real warrior at times
Some want to see luke fall over, just to vindicate the clubs decision....fact is, every week he makes more of a mockery of it, and it pisses some people off....and then they have to therefore delude themselves in order to accept what occured and believe ot was right....
Why be delusional??
Why not just honest......hell, we have let go even better players (although generally we got something in return)
Accept the fcuk up.....
I wish him all the best.......because i admired the way he played for us
A real warrior at times
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So do you know something that we don't know?BigMart wrote:Just getting cranky because some people cant see the actual truth, from what they want to believe to be true....
Some want to see luke fall over, just to vindicate the clubs decision....fact is, every week he makes more of a mockery of it, and it pisses some people off....and then they have to therefore delude themselves in order to accept what occured and believe ot was right....
Why be delusional??
Why not just honest......hell, we have let go even better players (although generally we got something in return)
Accept the fcuk up.....
I wish him all the best.......because i admired the way he played for us
A real warrior at times
Because from what I read listened to and seen, he left for money.
He was getting over paid, and under performing at the expense of other players.
If he stayed on the money he was asking, and then someone who deserved the money left, what would we be all saying now?
He might be a good bloke but he left for cash... call me delusional I suppose.
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Is it about the pecking order is it? Who is better then who?bigcarl wrote:Correct. He was so far behind Lenny as a midfielder for much of that time that it's not funny.Leo.J wrote:He was getting over paid, and under performing at the expense of other players.
At Collingwood he probably sits behind Swan and Pendlebury, maybe even Thomas. Think he cares?
He has his role.
Oh when the saints go charging in!