Ball to play next year.

[Barry Schneider]

In an interview with Australian Ball said he could play next year which is great news.He paid tribute to Doyle's improvement
which he said has prolonged his career.I think we still need to find a half decent ruckman pretty quick.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,10651018%255E2722,00.html

[Barry Schneider]

Re: Ball to play next year.

Double posted.Whoops

[Mike_B]

I didn't see anything in that article confirming he would play on - just a suggestion he will. Here's hoping he does go around for another year!

[Ryan Bomford]

Best news I've heard in awhile, if it's true he's going to play on.

I've always felt that the Club needed to work harder to manage the list at the 'other' end. For example, I still feel the home and away outcome this year would have been different if we had done better to encourage Cressa to stay on another year.

[Bear]

Originally posted by Mike_B
I didn't see anything in that article confirming he would play on - just a suggestion he will. Here's hoping he does go around for another year!

Yes, deja vous with the Maxfield retirement thread earlier this year. Like 11, 27 is "likely" rather than certain to play on.

[Nico]

Australian Ball. Gee if he is on our list he sure got under my guard.

[EMJ]

Hope he does great news for the club and us

[DST]

Originally posted by Ryan Bomford
Best news I've heard in awhile, if it's true he's going to play on.

I've always felt that the Club needed to work harder to manage the list at the 'other' end. For example, I still feel the home and away outcome this year would have been different if we had done better to encourage Cressa to stay on another year.

Absolutely no use in making someone play on another year if they did not want too. Cressa was never going to play on after last year and was almost going to hang up the boots with Kelly and Dunkley the year before.

Went out at the perfect time in the end.

DST