Ball looked pretty bad, lower body
Zach took so many hits but keep ticking, said would be sore
Nichols looked bad but got up and came back
Who am I missing?
Ball was the only injury I saw and it seems likely he's off to the 6 game IR. Looked like a serious ankle injury and that can take a long time to recover. Possibly season ending.
Nothing against Ball but I never noticed him playing on defence before this game.??
Ball spent 6 games on the IR already this season and was activated on 7/23 against the Stamps. So this was his 3rd game in 2026.
I was surprised to see him playing defence and am not quite sure what the thinking was about doing that. Obviously we lost Kramdi 3 games ago, but this appeared to be the 1st adjustment made for him to take a role on defence. What was the counter adjustment with someone having a different role?
The best I can come up with was having Smith noted as the starter at SAM.
Anyway I wish him a speedy recovery. No guarantees but I'd guess Stuart will be added from the PR. I suppose that depends on whether Kramdi might be ready but that doesn't appear probable.
Ball has surprised me, I figured he was TC fodder in his first TC, but he has had some great play on specials and clearly to the coaches earned his way onto the defence.
No idea if he will ever be every down player, but he could be our next Hallet or Cadwalder at worst I think....really bad luck on the timing of the injury, hopefully it's not a pattern for him as this looks like it could be his second visit to the 6 game.....
Quote from: 3rdand1.5 on August 15, 2026, 05:51:46 PMBall has surprised me, I figured he was TC fodder in his first TC, but he has had some great play on specials and clearly to the coaches earned his way onto the defence.
No idea if he will ever be every down player, but he could be our next Hallet or Cadwalder at worst I think....really bad luck on the timing of the injury, hopefully it's not a pattern for him as this looks like it could be his second visit to the 6 game.....
He was carried off, unable to put any weight on his leg. Definitely didn't look good.
Ball has got looks before but saw the field more yesterday, can't comment on how well he played
Really too bad with seasoning would be a good backup and rotational extra imo
Done for year is my guess :(
Quote from: Jesse on August 15, 2026, 06:35:33 PMHe was carried off, unable to put any weight on his leg. Definitely didn't look good.
Non contact and he was very upset, could be his achilles.
Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on August 15, 2026, 07:44:37 PMNon contact and he was very upset, could be his achilles.
More I hear worse it sounds :o
My cowbell is still recovering from the BC game.
Quote from: 3rdand1.5 on August 15, 2026, 05:51:46 PMNo idea if he will ever be every down player, but he could be our next Hallet or Cadwalder at worst I think....really bad luck on the timing of the injury, hopefully it's not a pattern for him as this looks like it could be his second visit to the 6 game.....
I think Ball is the next Kelly. Or if the stars align, Ford. I suppose if we sacrifice goats he could even be the next Dequoy. Too early to tell.
However, I too thought achilles when watching with binocs. I haven't watched on TV yet to see what hints we get there. But isn't this his 2nd big non-contact injury?? He was tub-bound much of last season, and off-season. Could be he's got Schoen-body, in which case his career may be over before it starts.
BinBC, the reason he was getting live D reps is (a) Kramdi's out and (b) everyone was buzzing about him in TC/PS. I totally agree: give the kid some looks.
Quote from: Tecno on August 16, 2026, 03:13:23 AMI think Ball is the next Kelly. Or if the stars align, Ford. I suppose if we sacrifice goats he could even be the next Dequoy. Too early to tell.
However, I too thought achilles when watching with binocs. I haven't watched on TV yet to see what hints we get there. But isn't this his 2nd big non-contact injury?? He was tub-bound much of last season, and off-season. Could be he's got Schoen-body, in which case his career may be over before it starts.
BinBC, the reason he was getting live D reps is (a) Kramdi's out and (b) everyone was buzzing about him in TC/PS. I totally agree: give the kid some looks.
Don't think Ball will ever match either Ford in athleticism but he was progressing quicker than many of his Cdn. piers, so pretty sad for him. Still not sure which position he was playing yesterday, it was either HB if Nichols was being rotated out, or Kramdi's low safety position. Kelly was also playing short and deep at different times, so they may have been bringing those 2 along ahead of their "ST for life" brothers.