Touchy subject, but do you think Ball could get us anything.

Winmarvellous · Fri 31 Aug 2007 11:53pm

At the trade table.

I love the bloke, but let's admit, he's a shadow of his former self. If another team thinks he's worth the punt, and would give up a quick, hard working mid, would we take it? Put aside the emotion, and it's gotta be worth looking at.

Solar · Post: # 447280Post **Solar** » Fri 31 Aug 2007 11:54pm

one of those "is worth more to us then to anyone else"

book him in to surgery tomorrow morning. ASAP

plugger66 · Post: # 447281Post **plugger66** » Fri 31 Aug 2007 11:54pm

Winmarvellous wrote:At the trade table.

I love the bloke, but let's admit, he's a shadow of his former self. If another team thinks he's worth the punt, and would give up a quick, hard working mid, would we take it? Put aside the emotion, and it's gotta be worth looking at.

Because of injury we wouldnt get much for him so lets just hope we get him right and he can play to at least 90%.

evertonfc · Post: # 447282Post **evertonfc** » Fri 31 Aug 2007 11:54pm

I see your point, but I'd rather gamble on surgery and hope - pray - he gets himself right.

Little Dozer · Fri 31 Aug 2007 11:55pm

Definitely. Riewoldt is the only player that you wouldn't consider for trade.

saint patrick · Sat 01 Sep 2007 12:01am

Would give up much more than a the player in my opinion...this guy has character to burn and a decision like that would come back to bite the bum when the body was right.....this guy is part of the intangible class of this group...mess with it at the clubs longterm peril

Saints Premiers 2008 · Sat 01 Sep 2007 12:08am

with surgery he will be sweet

he has dodged surgery and gone for other methods

however now we should hopefully see a 100% and free moving ball ( that sounds rather sus)

fugazi · Post: # 447417Post **fugazi** » Sat 01 Sep 2007 12:56am

No trade....but he should have been rested since at least the Collingwood game. He is an enormous talent that we continue to treat with a very short sighted approach.

I reckon the great game he played against the Hawks where he racked up posis, all of a sudden kicked the ball 50m and got his dash back ...for 1 game!!!... he must've taken a shot, had some painkillers pre-game...and reminded us of what he can do....however, if this is the case it is irresponsible management, and now he and the team are paying the cost as he had to miss a week and then was pretty ineffective vs the Eagles last week....we can't trade him but we should invest the time into getting him right...he still has another 5-6 years in him if well managed...if not, another 2 at most!

The OtherThommo · Sat 01 Sep 2007 1:26am

Luke Ball has it all in front of him. The Boss (a.k.a. Ross) still refuses the OP line. It is tendonitis. Ergo, it's fixable. Judd's got a problem, too. Lyon's rationale is reasonable - Ball won the B & F in 2005. Has he got worse? Yes, no, maybe? Time to stand up Luke.

battye · Post: # 447463Post **battye** » Sat 01 Sep 2007 2:09am

Not sure what we'd get for him. We know he's capable of more, other clubs would see drafting him as a big risk though.

Simon Templar · Sat 01 Sep 2007 2:30am

Hope Luke doesn't read this post.

Saint Patrick is spot on the money, it is folly not to fight tooth and nail for this bloke, because that's what he brings to the club. He is held in the utmost regard and we would certainly be eating at the very fabric of the team. Remember that a lot of the players could command many more bucks elsewhere but they want to stay together, simply put.

Keep the dream alive, dude, and when Bally gets himself right....stand back and be amazed !

Brian Collis · Sat 01 Sep 2007 2:44am

Lets trade Riewoldt, Dal Santo and Kossie too.

Geez you are real intelligent.

aussierules0k · Sat 01 Sep 2007 3:30am

asiu · Post: # 447500Post **asiu** » Sat 01 Sep 2007 8:53am

the boys make a committment to stay together ..

we are wrapped ....see the benefits, the possibilities

but

as soon as one of the boys cop an injury (in a brutal sport ) we wanna trade em

we gotta be joking .......loyalty is a two way street.......theres plenty of sad sacks in this world talking the walk ........wheres the guts to walk the talk

strength through loyalty .....my hairy pink arse.........gutless

edit....and thats not a go at 'posters'....... its a go at the 'attitude'
(which i dont think we can entertain for 1 second)

ark · Post: # 447501Post **ark** » Sat 01 Sep 2007 9:08am

Agree with the title (well the first bit)

touchy subject
Ball = untouchable (in as much as anyone is)
We need a culture where players play for the club consistenty. He's critical top it.

orange-boots · Sat 01 Sep 2007 10:45am

Give him 1 more year. If he still can't run or kick in 2008 consider a trade.

St. Luke · Post: # 447547Post **St. Luke** » Sat 01 Sep 2007 11:22am

I'd never consider trading Ball. But that's just me.

Brian Collis · Sat 01 Sep 2007 1:17pm

aussierules0k wrote:Hey Brian, wanna trade avatars, mine for yours?

About as silly as trading Ball!

Do you reckon you could get her bikini off?

Unforgiven · Post: # 447600Post **Unforgiven** » Sat 01 Sep 2007 1:35pm

Yeh book bally in for surgery as quick as we can, them let him rest his battle torn body.

No chance of bally trading, is so valuable to us, not just on the field where he obviously isn't contibuting what he wants to and know's he can.

Touchy subject, but do you think Ball could get us anything.

Touchy subject, but do you think Ball could get us anything.

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