Matthew Ball (born 21 February 1982) is an
Australian rules footballer who played with
Hawthorn
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in the
Australian Football League (AFL).
Ball is the elder brother of
Collingwood premiership player
Luke Ball
Luke Patrick Ball (born 25 May 1984) is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the and football clubs in the Australian Football League. From 2003 to 2009 he played 142 games for the St Kilda Football Club whe ...
and the son of former VFL footballer
Ray Ball.
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 AFL games in the
2004 season, averaging 12 disposals.
For the next two seasons he was only able make another four appearances and spent most of his time with Box Hill, where he won another "best and fairest" in 2006. He finished his league career with 17 games, from which he experienced just one win.
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He has since played in the ]Victorian Amateur Football Association
The Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) is the largest senior community Australian rules football competition in Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It consists of seven senior men's and women's divisions ranging from Premier to Division ...
and captained Old Xaverians to a premiership in 2010.
References
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1982 births
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Hawthorn Football Club players
Box Hill Football Club players
Old Xaverians Football Club players
Living people
People from Glen Iris, Victoria