Background
Ball is the elder brother of Collingwood premiership player Luke Ball and the son of former VFL football player Ray Balliol
Ball is the elder brother of Collingwood premiership player Luke Ball and the son of former VFL football player Ray Balliol
An Ashburton junior, he was picked up by Hawthorn in the 2000 rookie draft but would be delisted without playing a senior game. After winning the Best and Fairest award at Box Hill in 2003, he was given a second chance by Hawthorn when they selected him at pick 51 in the end of year national draft. Ball played 13 American Federation of Labor-Congress games in the 2004 season, averaging 12 disposals.
He has since played in the Victorian Amateur Football Association and captained Old Xaverians to a premiership in 2010.