Ball admitted he got a fright when his left hamstring cramped against Geelong in last Friday night's preliminary final, but he said it all been positive since he pulled up well the following morning.
"I am absolutely 110 per cent, if that's possible," Ball said during the grand final parade on Friday.
"I hate that saying, but I am going to use it today.
“I ran really well on Monday and from then on it was just a normal week for me.”
The 26-year-old, who crossed to Collingwood at the end of the 2009 season, was part of the Saints’ unsuccessful grand final side last year.
He says he is seeking personal redemption for the pain associated with playing in that losing side but knows the Saints will be feeling just as motivated.
“When you see the footage and disappointment of last year, the human reaction is for it to stir up emotions inside you and hopefully steel yourself to go that one better,” he said.
“The St Kilda boys will no doubt have that in the back of their mind.
“From a personal point of view, I will as well, but it’s a new day, a new year and I think the side that settles the best will put themselves in a good position.”
Ball said it was “somewhat ironic” to be standing opposite the team he lined up with almost exactly 12 months ago.
However, he said he wasn’t expecting anything out of the ordinary on the field having already played against the Saints twice this year.
“Footy’s a funny game but as time’s passed this year it’s become a bit more normal,” he said.
“There won’t be any mixed feelings out there. They’ll be coming at us at 100 miles an hour and we will them.”
He said when he arrived at Collingwood in last November’s NAB AFL Draft, he didn’t imagine the scenario he will face on Saturday.
“I certainly knew [Collingwood] were a really strong club and they’d been around the mark for the previous two or three years,” he said.
“You hope to go well as a club but the difference between that and when you actually get here is very exciting.”
