barks4eva wrote:Grant Thomas was the one who drew up the contract that put Ball on $600,000!
FAIR DINKUM
As of last Monday Thomas rated Ball as being in the top five or six elite midfielders in the competition!
Are those DNA results in yet?
it would appear that thomas was long gone when luke signed his last contract with the saints.....my....your face should be red.....
"Ball a Saint again
Sportal
Friday, 6 October 2006 5:45:27 PM AEDT
Star St Kilda midfielder and 2006 skipper Luke Ball has signed a new three-year deal with the Saints.
The Saints are in the midst of a search for their new coach, but can tick an important box now that the 22-year-old has re-committed to the club.
"I love the club and they have been so good to me," Ball told saints.com.au. "We have a strong list and I want to continue playing alongside these boys."
Ball has played 86 matches and booted 43 goals for the Saints since joining the club from Xavier College and the Sandringham Dragons with the second selection overall at the 2001 NAB AFL Draft.
He was equal first in last year's best and fairest after finishing second the year before and was also an All-Australian in 2005. In 2004 he also represented Australia in the International Rules series and was part of the St Kilda side that won the pre-season grand final.
He struggled with groin soreness throughout 2006 and finished outside the top 10 in the club best and fairest. "