Jason Ball (born 21 November 1972) is a former Australian rules football player with the West Coast Eagles and Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1]
| Jason Ball | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1972 | ||
| Original team(s) | Swan Districts | ||
| Height | 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 104 kg (229 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, ruckman | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1992–1999 | West Coast | 103 (114) | |
| 2000–2005 | Sydney | 90 (45) | |
| Total | 193 (159) | ||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
The ruckman made his AFL debut for West Coast in 1992, and went on to play 103 games for them, scoring 114 goals, being part of the 1994 premiership side and winning the 1995 leading goal-kicker award. He was traded to Sydney after the 1999 season[1] and went on to play 90 games for them. During the 2005 finals series, he announced he would retire at the end of the season. Sydney then reached the grand final, and Ball ended his career on a high note, winning his second premiership, against his former club.
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
| 1992 | West Coast | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| 1993 | West Coast | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 1994† | West Coast | 26 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 131 | 75 | 206 | 63 | 15 | 58 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 12.9 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 3.6 |
| 1995 | West Coast | 26 | 22 | 48 | 35 | 208 | 87 | 295 | 128 | 14 | 38 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 13.4 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| 1996 | West Coast | 26 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 110 | 53 | 163 | 66 | 9 | 35 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 12.5 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| 1997 | West Coast | 26 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 87 | 81 | 168 | 58 | 21 | 55 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 12.0 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 3.9 |
| 1998 | West Coast | 26 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 178 | 109 | 287 | 89 | 13 | 218 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 14.4 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 10.9 |
| 1999 | West Coast | 26 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 75 | 175 | 65 | 7 | 135 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 10.9 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 8.4 |
| 2000 | Sydney | 27 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 22 | 69 | 25 | 8 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| 2001 | Sydney | 27 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 198 | 125 | 323 | 101 | 22 | 193 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 9.9 | 6.3 | 16.2 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 9.7 |
| 2002 | Sydney | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | Sydney | 27 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 125 | 90 | 215 | 85 | 22 | 261 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 12.6 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 15.4 |
| 2004 | Sydney | 27 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 136 | 119 | 255 | 66 | 43 | 389 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 11.1 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 16.9 |
| 2005† | Sydney | 27 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 107 | 77 | 184 | 73 | 25 | 285 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 13.6 |
| Career | 193 | 159 | 106 | 1432 | 915 | 2347 | 822 | 202 | 1694 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 12.2 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 8.8 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2003). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (5th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 29. ISBN 1-74095-032-1.
- ^ "Jason Ball". AFL Tables.
External links
edit- Jason Ball's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jason Ball's profile on the official website of the Sydney Swans
- Jason Ball's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles
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