Jason Ball (Australian footballer)

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Jason Ball
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-11-21) 21 November 1972 (age 50)
Original team(s) Swan Districts
Height 201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight 104 kg (229 lb)
Position(s) Forward, ruckman
Playing career
YearsClubGames (Goals)
19921999 West Coast 103 (114)
20002005 Sydney 090 0(45)
Total193 (159)
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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]

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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.

Statistics

[2]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
  M  
Marks
H/O
Hit-outs
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTH/OGBKHDMTH/O
1992 West Coast 291013032340.01.03.00.03.02.03.04.0
1993 West Coast 291002241020.00.02.02.04.01.00.02.0
1994 West Coast 2616108131752066315580.60.58.24.712.93.90.93.6
1995 West Coast 262248352088729512814382.21.69.54.013.45.80.61.7
1996 West Coast 2613251311053163669351.91.08.54.112.55.10.72.7
1997 West Coast 26147687811685821550.50.46.25.812.04.11.53.9
1998 West Coast 2620201117810928789132181.00.68.95.514.44.50.710.9
1999 West Coast 261644100751756571350.30.36.34.710.94.10.48.4
2000 Sydney 27997472269258211.00.85.22.47.72.80.92.3
2001 Sydney 2720248198125323101221931.20.49.96.316.25.11.19.7
2002 Sydney 270
2003 Sydney 2717771259021585222610.40.47.45.312.65.01.315.4
2004 Sydney 27233413611925566433890.10.25.95.211.12.91.916.9
2005 Sydney 2721221077718473252850.10.15.13.78.83.51.213.6
Career1931591061432915234782220216940.80.57.44.712.24.31.08.8

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References

  1. 1 2 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 .
  2. "Jason Ball". AFL Tables.