Bally in a moonboot

esaint66 · Post: # 570440Post **esaint66** » Tue 20 May 2008 6:48pm

Ball missed training today and showed up to todays training session with a moonboot on.

Shown on 10

Anyone know anything ???

plugger66 · Post: # 570442Post **plugger66** » Tue 20 May 2008 6:50pm

saint edward wrote:Ball missed training today and showed up to todays training session with a moonboot on.

Shown on 10

Anyone know anything ???

Was apperently doubtful last week and that is why Mini was put on the list. Dont know why he was doubtful but it may have been the foot and they are just protecting it. It is a long week for us. 9 days in between games so hopefully it will not be a problem.

TassieJones · Tue 20 May 2008 6:51pm

Yeah saw that too

hopefully it's just a precaution and he'll be training on Thursday. Ball out would be a huge blow to our already slim chances up there

ausfatcat · Post: # 570450Post **ausfatcat** » Tue 20 May 2008 6:54pm

heat spots?

Saints Premiers 2008 · Tue 20 May 2008 6:55pm

plugger66 wrote:
saint edward wrote:Ball missed training today and showed up to todays training session with a moonboot on.

Shown on 10

Anyone know anything ???
Was apperently doubtful last week and that is why Mini was put on the list. Dont know why he was doubtful but it may have been the foot and they are just protecting it. It is a long week for us. 9 days in between games so hopefully it will not be a problem.

well the moonboot is usually something serious...

ah F*** we really need this one...

thejiggingsaint · Tue 20 May 2008 6:56pm

I reckon its to keep the media confused!!!!! I'm not gonna get concerned about something we know nothing about yet

ratismeat · Post: # 570456Post **ratismeat** » Tue 20 May 2008 6:58pm

May as well get concerned no one chucks on the moonboot for giggles.

Otiman · Post: # 570457Post **Otiman** » Tue 20 May 2008 6:59pm

ratismeat wrote:May as well get concerned no one chucks on the moonboot for giggles.

If i was an AFL footballer, I would

ratismeat · Post: # 570462Post **ratismeat** » Tue 20 May 2008 7:05pm

Yeah I probably would too

thank christ Ball is a professional.

esaint66 · Post: # 570466Post **esaint66** » Tue 20 May 2008 7:10pm

Its bloody aggrevating (if he really is injured

) everytime we have a player in form or we get a run on someone gets suspended or injured.

You just cant help but be jealous of teams like sydney ..... Kennelly pops his knee cap out and may only miss a week.

saintbrat · Post: # 570594Post **saintbrat** » Tue 20 May 2008 9:38pm

Ball says the moon boot is 'only precautionary after gettng a knock to the foot' despit vision showing he was proppy

I'd be very happy if they are taking precautions with every knock-.

LENNY LEADS THE WAY · Tue 20 May 2008 9:45pm

Just a fashion statement have no fear folks

savatage · Post: # 570614Post **savatage** » Tue 20 May 2008 10:08pm

A number of players have spotted "moon boots" during the week & have gotten up for the games - may not be anything major.

The Fireman · Tue 20 May 2008 10:25pm

savatage wrote:A number of players have spotted "moon boots" during the week & have gotten up for the games - may not be anything major.

Hope you are right, but it smacks of dark times ahead, a loss against the Lions will hurt bad.

PS How's the drumming coming along?

Bernard Shakey · Tue 20 May 2008 10:41pm

Let's see if he turns up at training tomorrow.

I'll be there and hopefully so will Bally.

GRAMophone · Tue 20 May 2008 10:48pm

Channel 10 [I think it was] reported along the lines of 'in further injury worries for the Saints, Ball suffered an ankle injury in Friday night's game'.

Didn't speculate on his availability for Brisbane game.

ausfatcat · Post: # 570704Post **ausfatcat** » Tue 20 May 2008 11:45pm

CH 10 showed him with the boot on they didn't elaborate on the injury apart from "maybe has a foot injury).

hotdish · Post: # 570725Post **hotdish** » Wed 21 May 2008 12:16am

Wasn't getting his usual quota of head bandages, so he thought he try out the moon boot injury accessory...

SaintDippa · Wed 21 May 2008 12:30am

Too many games on the concrete of Telstra Dome.

I have long thought that Luke, with his type on injury, should, as a professional action, seek a trade to a club that does not play 14+ games a year on an unsafe surface.

IMHO.

saintsRrising · Wed 21 May 2008 1:29am

hotdish wrote:Wasn't getting his usual quota of head bandages, so he thought he try out the moon boot injury accessory...

Yeh...CJ grabbed all the head bandages during the last Casey game.....stocks must have run out.

Pwoit · Post: # 570756Post **Pwoit** » Wed 21 May 2008 3:18am

What i really want to know is when we are playing Football on the moon in the year 2485 - what will the injured player be wearing on his foot if it gets injured?

Saintvegas · Post: # 570759Post **Saintvegas** » Wed 21 May 2008 7:19am

I just read that its ankle soreness and that he is almost certain to line up against the lions

saintsRrising · Wed 21 May 2008 10:50am

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/ ... 42,00.html

"Luke Ball has ankle soreness, but will train at Moorabbin today and is certain to line up against the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba on Sunday. "

St.Damo's Fire · Wed 21 May 2008 12:20pm

Good to see the chicky who did that report on Bally did her homework on the "moonboot".......or correctly termed as a CAM walker.
It just restricts lateral movement and gives you a little bit of up and down movement. Could be precautionary but you don't usually get put into one unless the doc seems to think that there is a possible serious problem.
I hope it's not too serious cos we need him out on the park.

BAM! (shhhh) · Wed 21 May 2008 12:38pm

It was a closed training session. Channel 10 were asked to leave. They were there for the Gehrig story, and had no real answers as to what was wrong with Ball. The story is simply the fottage of Ball in a boot.

Interesting to see if he does line up, but we can bet that without the Gehrig story to bring the cameras in, we'd all be expecting him to. I wonder if he'd have been wearing the boot if he knew the cameras would be there.