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Luke Ball

Luke Ball

2010-2014
12

81 CFC Games Played

33 CFC Goals

Date of Birth
25 May 1984
Recruited From
St Kilda
Height:
184cm
Weight:
83kg

Biography

Hugely-talented midfielder from Xavier College and Sandringham Dragons who was overall number two selection at the 2001 national draft. However, he concentrated on studies in 2002 and played just one game with VFL affiliate club Springvale after recovering from osteitis pubis. The son of former Richmond and Sydney full-back Ray Ball, Luke was also a highly talented cricketer.

When he finally made his debut in early 2003 he looked as if he had been on the League scene for years. His anticipation and vision were keynotes of his play and he had an impressive debut year apart from a couple of mid-season injuries.

In 2009 he seemingly fell out of favour at St Kilda with two stints in the reserves before returning just before the finals. He was only on the ground for 54 per cent of the Grand Final, but did well in that time.

messy break with St Kilda saw him request a trade to Collingwood before going into the draft and being picked at No.30. He produced a strong year and capped it off with a premiership medallion, ironically against his old side. Ball refused to claim any vindication and he was widely lauded for his humility.

He had an even better year in 2011, but injured a knee in round three of 2012 and missed the rest of the year. He returned two months into 2013 and remained solid until the end, bowing out twelve months later.

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Statistics

CFC Career Stats

Season played Games Goals Finals Win %
2010-2014 81 33 8 71%

CFC Season by Season Stats

Season GP GL B K H T D Guernsey No.
2010 24 7 10 246 261 155 507 12

2010 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Western Bulldogs W 0 0 6 12 7 18 12 View match >
Round 2 Melbourne W 0 0 10 8 5 18 12 View match >
Round 3 St Kilda L 0 1 10 18 3 28 12 View match >
Round 4 Hawthorn W 0 0 4 10 5 14 12 View match >
Round 5 Essendon W 0 0 9 8 9 17 12 View match >
Round 6 Carlton W 3 0 15 5 8 20 12 View match >
Round 7 North Melbourne W 0 0 12 16 9 28 12 View match >
Round 8 Fremantle W 1 0 10 12 10 22 12 View match >
Round 9 Geelong L 0 0 12 15 1 27 12 View match >
Round 10 Brisbane L 0 1 11 16 6 27 12 View match >
Round 11 Western Bulldogs W 0 1 11 18 5 29 12 View match >
Round 13 Sydney W 0 0 9 11 9 20 12 View match >
Round 14 West Coast W 1 1 6 12 5 18 12 View match >
Round 15 Port Adelaide W 0 0 7 13 7 20 12 View match >
Round 16 St Kilda W 1 0 14 6 5 20 12 View match >
Round 17 Richmond W 0 2 11 10 6 21 12 View match >
Round 18 Carlton W 0 1 17 11 7 28 12 View match >
Round 19 Geelong W 0 0 12 5 14 17 12 View match >
Round 21 Adelaide W 0 2 8 13 5 21 12 View match >
Round 22 Hawthorn L 1 0 12 8 7 20 12 View match >
Qualifying Final Western Bulldogs W 0 1 10 12 11 22 12 View match >
Preliminary Final Geelong W 0 0 10 4 3 14 12 View match >
Grand Final St Kilda D 0 0 5 8 4 13 12 View match >
Grand Final St Kilda W 0 0 15 10 4 25 12 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
2011 24 18 3 282 235 166 517 12

2011 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Port Adelaide W 0 0 8 12 13 20 12 View match >
Round 2 North Melbourne W 0 0 15 9 5 24 12 View match >
Round 3 Carlton W 1 0 10 9 2 19 12 View match >
Round 4 Richmond W 1 0 13 6 8 19 12 View match >
Round 5 Essendon W 1 0 14 8 9 22 12 View match >
Round 6 Western Bulldogs W 1 0 13 7 6 20 12 View match >
Round 8 Geelong L 0 0 10 3 6 13 12 View match >
Round 9 Adelaide W 2 0 12 13 7 25 12 View match >
Round 10 West Coast W 0 0 15 15 4 30 12 View match >
Round 11 St Kilda W 0 0 8 7 7 15 12 View match >
Round 12 Melbourne W 2 0 11 10 12 21 12 View match >
Round 14 Sydney W 1 1 10 14 12 24 12 View match >
Round 15 Hawthorn W 1 0 6 13 9 19 12 View match >
Round 16 North Melbourne W 0 0 8 9 3 17 12 View match >
Round 17 Carlton W 1 0 13 9 4 22 12 View match >
Round 18 Gold Coast Suns W 2 1 17 10 7 27 12 View match >
Round 19 Essendon W 1 0 9 12 11 21 12 View match >
Round 20 Port Adelaide W 1 0 17 8 7 25 12 View match >
Round 21 St Kilda W 0 0 8 13 5 21 12 View match >
Round 22 Brisbane W 0 0 17 13 1 30 12 View match >
Round 24 Geelong L 0 0 12 6 7 18 12 View match >
Qualifying Final West Coast W 1 0 10 13 6 23 12 View match >
Preliminary Final Hawthorn W 1 0 16 8 4 24 12 View match >
Grand Final Geelong L 1 1 10 8 11 18 12 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
2012 3 0 1 28 22 17 50 12

2012 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Hawthorn L 0 0 13 8 10 21 12 View match >
Round 2 Richmond W 0 1 11 9 6 20 12 View match >
Round 3 Carlton L 0 0 4 5 1 9 12 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
2013 13 2 4 148 156 84 304 12

2013 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 8 Geelong W 0 0 8 7 6 15 12 View match >
Round 9 Sydney L 0 0 15 13 9 28 12 View match >
Round 10 Brisbane W 0 1 13 10 8 23 12 View match >
Round 11 Melbourne W 0 0 8 23 5 31 12 View match >
Round 14 Port Adelaide L 0 0 9 14 8 23 12 View match >
Round 15 Carlton W 0 1 10 14 6 24 12 View match >
Round 16 Adelaide W 1 0 14 16 5 30 12 View match >
Round 17 Gold Coast Suns L 0 0 13 8 8 21 12 View match >
Round 19 Essendon W 1 0 12 10 7 22 12 View match >
Round 20 Sydney W 0 2 15 16 6 31 12 View match >
Round 21 Hawthorn L 0 0 13 6 7 19 12 View match >
Round 22 West Coast W 0 0 10 8 3 18 12 View match >
Elimination Final Port Adelaide L 0 0 8 11 6 19 12 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
2014 17 6 3 156 153 83 309 12

2014 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Fremantle L 0 1 15 10 9 25 12 View match >
Round 2 Sydney W 0 0 8 10 6 18 12 View match >
Round 3 Geelong L 0 0 10 13 3 23 12 View match >
Round 4 Richmond W 1 0 13 9 8 22 12 View match >
Round 5 North Melbourne W 0 0 2 1 1 3 12 View match >
Round 6 Essendon W 0 0 11 12 5 23 12 View match >
Round 7 Carlton W 1 0 8 4 4 12 12 View match >
Round 9 Adelaide L 0 0 12 7 7 19 12 View match >
Round 10 West Coast W 1 0 9 10 6 19 12 View match >
Round 12 Melbourne W 0 0 5 6 1 11 12 View match >
Round 13 Western Bulldogs L 1 0 8 7 6 15 12 View match >
Round 14 Hawthorn L 0 0 10 12 6 22 12 View match >
Round 15 Carlton W 2 1 8 9 6 17 12 View match >
Round 17 Essendon L 0 1 8 11 3 19 12 View match >
Round 21 Brisbane Lions L 0 0 8 12 4 20 12 View match >
Round 22 Greater Western Sydney W 0 0 12 8 1 20 12 View match >
Round 23 Hawthorn L 0 0 9 12 7 21 12 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
Totals 81 33 21 860 827 505 1687
Avg/Game   0.41 0.26 10.62 10.21 6.23 20.83
Legend
  • GPGames Played
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • TTackles
  • DDisposals

Key Facts

CFC Debut Number

1083

Draft
2009 National AFL Draft by Collingwood
Total AFL Games
81
Total AFL Goals
33
CFC Last Game
Round 23, 2014
Recruited From
St Kilda
Full Name
Luke Ball

Awards

  • x2
    Leading Desire Indicators (Gavin Brown Award)
    2010, 2011
  • Premiership
    2010
  • Life Members
    2014
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