Interesting obs from Shite Mike re: Ball.
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Well if you studied sports science then you would know that it's not entirely unlikely.saint tash wrote:Yep that's it Old Mate. I knew that was the reason they won last year.Old Mate wrote:HumanThinline wrote:Gone from Misson to whoever does the same thing at the Pies and looks different and is different. Chronic ailments are now, it seems, not so.plugger66 wrote:Pretty sure it is being called uninjured.SainterK wrote:So why doesn't anybody ever ask why Luke Ball didn't produce much from 07 onwards?
3 goals in 2009 v 14 so far in 2011?
Instead of saying he is in career best form, ask why it took so long?
How's he recovered/rehab'ed so quickly?
Motivation?
And if so, why wasn't he motivated before?
BTW I'm not insinuating anything. Just asking.
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the guy's a...well....a noddy....not worth worrying about....
the guy's a...well....a noddy....not worth worrying about....
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Re: Interesting obs from Shite Mike re: Ball.
No question he is playing bloody good footy.saint tash wrote:And yes I know we r over it.....
I know some might get a laugh.....
Shite Mike at his shiteful best.....
"I am of the opinion he is a better player now than he was when he shared the best-and-fairest at St Kilda with Steven Baker in 2005.
What is beyond dispute is that he is much better than the Saints thought when they were happy to see him go after the 2009 season - for nothing at 25 years of age."
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What annoys me is the fact that we are getting whacked both ways.
We didn't want him enough yet we wanted too much for him at the trade table, we didn't rate him as highly as Collingwood yet we offered him more money than they did.
His management team did a great job, he his widely viewed as the "wronged" party. The truth appears to be more of a case of a player seeking and getting better opportunities elsewhere.
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Re: Interesting obs from Shite Mike re: Ball.
bozza1980 wrote: No question he is playing bloody good footy.
and why not ?...he's just maturing...that's all...so is dal...same age..both playing the best footy of their careers.....the filth have nothing to do with it...imhfo....
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Re: Interesting obs from Shite Mike re: Ball.
Troll !- why we have to put up with this crap is beyond me. Get onto your own dung heap pr#ck.saint tash wrote:And yes I know we r over it.....
I know some might get a laugh.....
Shite Mike at his shiteful best.....
"I am of the opinion he is a better player now than he was when he shared the best-and-fairest at St Kilda with Steven Baker in 2005.
What is beyond dispute is that he is much better than the Saints thought when they were happy to see him go after the 2009 season - for nothing at 25 years of age."
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http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl ... 6107687397
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Re: Interesting obs from Shite Mike re: Ball.
Huh??stinger wrote:bozza1980 wrote: No question he is playing bloody good footy.
why not ?...he's just maturing...that's all...so is dal...same age..both playing the best footy of their careers.....the filth have nothing to do with it...imhfo....
Your disagreeing with a point I haven't made and don't believe.
So back to my first point Luke Ball is playing good footy. Can you explain to me how this is a faulty view?
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Re: Interesting obs from Shite Mike re: Ball.
bozza1980 wrote:Huh??stinger wrote:bozza1980 wrote: No question he is playing bloody good footy.
why not ?...he's just maturing...that's all...so is dal...same age..both playing the best footy of their careers.....the filth have nothing to do with it...imhfo....
Your disagreeing with a point I haven't made and don't believe.
So back to my first point Luke Ball is playing good footy. Can you explain to me how this is a faulty view?
no something went wrong with my post...it was...."and why not"....meaning there is no reason for him not to be playing good footy.....as he is maturing.....i just don't think the filth can claim credit...would have happened if he had stayed with the saints...imhfo...so noddy is barking up the wrong tree....
..not disagreeing with you at all...sorry if you thought otherwise....
i have edited the post....
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what ever something must be affecting bits of memory- stated to day he had only been to Arizona once..... 2 weeks ago he did mention how $$$$$ can make a differance in recovery and rehab etc.. as he is evidenced of.Thinline wrote: Gone from Misson to whoever does the same thing at the Pies and looks different and is different. Chronic ailments are now, it seems, not so.
How's he recovered/rehab'ed so quickly?
Motivation?
And if so, why wasn't he motivated before?
BTW I'm not insinuating anything. Just asking.
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Luke Ball has averaged 22 possessions per year with Saints and Collingwood. He doesn't have elite endurance but he is really good at getting the ball out.
He is what he is and nothing has ever changed except that without lenny and ball we are now 14th for clearances.
I have never understood why RL underestimates the ability of players to clear the ball since that is exactly the role RL used to play..
He is what he is and nothing has ever changed except that without lenny and ball we are now 14th for clearances.
I have never understood why RL underestimates the ability of players to clear the ball since that is exactly the role RL used to play..
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yup
playing great footy for collingwood no doubt
yup collingwood
who managed to grab him at pick 30
in the draft
after somehow not getting picked up
in the 29 picks before that
AA, capt, in and under, tough and hard
survived 29 picks
to end up at the pies
as no one else thought he was good enough
amazing huh
playing great footy for collingwood no doubt
yup collingwood
who managed to grab him at pick 30
in the draft
after somehow not getting picked up
in the 29 picks before that
AA, capt, in and under, tough and hard
survived 29 picks
to end up at the pies
as no one else thought he was good enough
amazing huh
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I personally think he just simply didnt want to be a Saint anymore. He saw greener grass and now he is grazing on it he is happier and playing like it.
Regardless of what happened and the details surrounding it its simply psycology. If you arnt happy at a job your performance will suffer wether its concious or unconcious. The other thing is he is playing in a side who is absolutly flying and even an average player can be dragged to a better standard than he is capable of in a great team with momentum.
Going as far as saying he is better at the Filth than he ever was with us is stupid and the way he got there was almost criminal (which makes Eddie the worlds biggest hypocrite when he bashed GWS this week) but I dont honestly think we miss him that much if at all.
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Regardless of what happened and the details surrounding it its simply psycology. If you arnt happy at a job your performance will suffer wether its concious or unconcious. The other thing is he is playing in a side who is absolutly flying and even an average player can be dragged to a better standard than he is capable of in a great team with momentum.
Going as far as saying he is better at the Filth than he ever was with us is stupid and the way he got there was almost criminal (which makes Eddie the worlds biggest hypocrite when he bashed GWS this week) but I dont honestly think we miss him that much if at all.
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Ball could not kick and could run at the saints. He was good at getting his head knuckled and bandaged every game.
He seems to have recovered from whatever made him a VFL grade player at the saints. Whether that was actually a physical condition or a mental lack of desire to do anything useful for us, who knows.
He also has the best, juiced up, midfield in the league to mask his weaknesses now.
He seems to have recovered from whatever made him a VFL grade player at the saints. Whether that was actually a physical condition or a mental lack of desire to do anything useful for us, who knows.
He also has the best, juiced up, midfield in the league to mask his weaknesses now.
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Shouldn't you write "the reason we won last year"saint tash wrote:Yep that's it Old Mate. I knew that was the reason they won last year.Old Mate wrote:HumanThinline wrote:Gone from Misson to whoever does the same thing at the Pies and looks different and is different. Chronic ailments are now, it seems, not so.plugger66 wrote:Pretty sure it is being called uninjured.SainterK wrote:So why doesn't anybody ever ask why Luke Ball didn't produce much from 07 onwards?
3 goals in 2009 v 14 so far in 2011?
Instead of saying he is in career best form, ask why it took so long?
How's he recovered/rehab'ed so quickly?
Motivation?
And if so, why wasn't he motivated before?
BTW I'm not insinuating anything. Just asking.
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I think the reason it is such a poor point with people is that deep down we realise that not playing him for the second half of GF 2009 cost us the premiership. Geelong kept going through Raph Clarke (cos they knew he was the weak link) in the last qtr and did us over. Regardless of pay, Luke would have been sore with coach and in addition the coach wanted him to play like a winger when he is one of the best in and under clearance players in the comp!
I am sore that he left but he is not entirely to blame. He is a premiership player now, do you think he has many regrets? I wish we had 22 premiership players!!
I am sore that he left but he is not entirely to blame. He is a premiership player now, do you think he has many regrets? I wish we had 22 premiership players!!
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Please don't let facts get in the way of a fabulous forum myth!SainterK wrote:Except that he played in the third and fourth quarters.Maklom wrote:I think the reason it is such a poor point with people is that deep down we realise that not playing him for the second half of GF 2009 cost us the premiership.
Why would/should we expect Sheahan to get the facts correct when we have forum members who cannot (will not?)?