Nup - any team, especially a team in the deep/dank basement, can afford to leave out a game changer. Ballantyne has that ability - if he declares himself fit he stays out there.
Besides, Steve can't realistically say to me 'Hey, Polly - don't squander your seat for a pile of crappy merchandise worth a third of what you paid for your seat this weekend, we've got heaps of greenhorns that will be sea-gulling around the footy this weekend looking to acclimatise to the big game'. As if that's going to convince me to trudge out for another loss at home on Saturday...