Luke Ball has backed Dane Swan, saying he is setting the standard for his teammates on their pre-season camp in the US. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun
LUKE Ball has backed Dane Swan over claims he had a damaging impact on Collingwood teammates, saying he had set the early standard on the high-altitude trip to Utah.
Ball dismissed suggestions that Swan was a bad influence and his position within the club was in jeopardy.
"Swanny has been terrific over here," Ball said yesterday.
"He is one of those players who has come out and really set the standard in training so far.
"Whether he has used that (criticism) as a spur, I don't know, but he is a very proud bloke and he sets a high standard for himself.
"I think so far over here we have seen a huge showing in his demeanour and work ethic around the club."
But Ball acknowledged every member of the team needed to take their game to a new level to once more challenge for the flag.
"I can't speak for the guys who went through the pain of the finals loss late in the year, but I would expect that they would still be stinging from that," he said.
"All of a sudden it will be three years since we won one (in 2010).
"We've been up there, but haven't won one since.
"Some of the younger guys who got a taste of it in 2010 maybe thought that will be us for the next few years.
"Now they know how hard they are to win and how many little sacrifices you have to make.
"You need to try and find every per cent you can because they (premierships) are just so bloody hard to win.
"You have to tick every box to give yourself a chance and if we do that, we can still be around the mark."
Ball, who is still recovering from a knee reconstruction, remains confident he will be right to play in the club's Round 1 game against North Melbourne on March 31.
"The knee feels great and, in my head at this stage, I am looking towards Round 1 next year," he said.
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