Have just watched Luke Ball on Before The Game. . How impressive ..Also heard Collingwood supporters nominating his injury as the key difference in their team performance this year. How we were conned into overlooking him I'll never know. Another great recruiting decision under the DB/BP regime. FFS

Have just watched Luke Ball on Before The Game. . How impressive ..Also heard Collingwood supporters nominating his injury as the key difference in their team performance this year. How we were conned into overlooking him I'll never know. Another great recruiting decision under the DB/BP regime. FFS

I put it in the same basket as NikNat, might have been good for us for a year or 2 but would have bailed at first chance.

The real losers here would have to be the saints.

The real losers here would have to be the saints.

Yes, a masterstroke by the coach of the century (at least seemingly rated as such by some D'landers) R.Lyon

Luke Ball wasnt going anywhere but Collingwood.

If Ball came to us he would still be suffering from O P.

We wanted him, we just couldn't convince him to choose us as if he did we could have got him in the PSD. He went in the national draft and in the mid 30s ash everyone believed his body was shot.

Sorry, but nobody is ever going to convince me that recruiting him with a high draft pick when he wouldn't undergo a medical and clearly didn't want to play here would have been a responsible recruiting decision.

Sorry, but nobody is ever going to convince me that recruiting him with a high draft pick when he wouldn't undergo a medical and clearly didn't want to play here would have been a responsible recruiting decision.

I agree Nasher and we used the pick so well!

I agree Nasher and we used the pick so well!

Yes the alternative decision was so productive!!!

Have just watched Luke Ball on Before The Game. . How impressive ..Also heard Collingwood supporters nominating his injury as the key difference in their team performance this year. How we were conned into overlooking him I'll never know. Another great recruiting decision under the DB/BP regime. FFS

You're rewriting history. Ball was interested only in Cwood.

Yes the alternative decision was so productive!!!

What's wrong with Tapscott?

Luke Ball tried really hard to get into the Melbourne Club but the Window was firmly shut.

What's wrong with Tapscott?

You are comparing Luke Ball to Tapscott?

Humorous at best.

You are comparing Luke Ball to Tapscott?

Humorous at best.

Give Tappy time WYL.

He gives me hope and pride in a way no man has moved me since the Great R. Grinter.

Give Tappy time WYL.

He gives me hope and pride in a way no man has moved me since the Great R. Grinter.

it's the injured player theory. The longer the player is out the better he becomes!

Luke Ball said he'd take a year off footy if we nominated him. So he sooner not play at all than play for the Demons in those days.

Im not the hugest fan of the bloke to be honest.

+1 to this ^

Give Tappy time WYL.

He gives me hope and pride in a way no man has moved me since the Great R. Grinter.

Tappy has a long, long way to go before hitting the heights of R Grinter. You need to get to catch up to an opposition player before you can belt them.