Collingwood has announced a five-man sub-committee to conduct the process of appointing their next senior coach.
Magpies CEO Mark Anderson, GM of Football Graham Wright, football director Paul Licuria, board member Peter Murphy and 2010 premiership player Luke Ball will be entrusted with selecting the club’s new coach.
Ball, 37, retired at the end of the 2014 season after playing 223 AFL games across 14 seasons with Collingwood and St Kilda.
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“Luke is an outstanding football person, someone all in the game respect for his great character and acumen,” Anderson said in a club statement.
“His perspectives and abilities will be a certain asset as we embark on the process of seeking our next senior AFL coach.”
Ball is a former president of the AFL Players' Association, was part of the AFL football operations department and served three years with Essendon as Manager of People and Performance.
Robert Harvey was appointed Collingwood’s interim coach for the remainder of the season.