- Barry Hall
Infobox afl player NEW
playername = Barry Hall
fullname = Barry Hall
heightweight = 195cm, 102kg
birthdate = birth date and age|1977|2|8|df=y
birthplace =Victoria, Australia
originalteam = Broadford/Murray U18 (TAC Cup )
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
years = 1996-2001
2002-
clubs = AFL Stk
AFL Syd
games(goals) = 88 (144)
151 (436)
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2008
careerhighlights =
*St Kilda leading goalkicker 1999, 2001
*International Rules Series 2003, 2006 (co-captain)
*Sydney Swans Best and Fairest 2004
*Co-captain 2005, 2006, 2007
*All-Australian 2004, 2005, 2006
*Sydney leading goalkicker 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
*Premiership Captain 2005Barry Hall (born 8 February 1977) is a professional
Australian rules football er. While he had played several seasons at theSt Kilda Football Club , Hall is best known for his playing career at theSydney Swans AFL club, where he has been a prolific goalkicker and onfield leader who has captained the side on numerous occasions.Nicknamed "Big, Bad, Bustling Barry Hall" (also "Bazza", "Big Bad Barry" or various combinations of these) by media and football fans alike. Hall was a prominent junior boxer training out of his hometown, Broadford, Victoria winning a state title in his early teenage years, but decided to focus on a career in
Australian rules football . His onfield aggression earned him a reputation as a football "wild man" and seen him involved in several controversial and highly publicized incidents and tribunal appearances. The nicknames date back to the mid-late 1990s.Sandy Roberts during theSeven Network 's AFL coverage would often use the term to describe Hall's uncompromising approach to opposition back men.Fact|date=May 2008Hall is instantly recognisable with his large stature,
bald ing head and distinctive tribaltattoo on his right shoulder. He has become one of the best known Australian Rules personalities inSydney , having a similar profile toTony Lockett before him.t Kilda career
The tall
full-forward made his AFL debut for St Kilda in 1996.He helped fill the void of the legendary goalkicking goliath
Tony Lockett , who had moved to the Swans a couple of seasons earlier.He played for the Saints until 2001, kicking 144 goals in 88 games and being the club's leading goalkicker in the 1999 and 2001 seasons. His career best haul of 8.2 came with the Saints in round 16, 2001 against the
Western Bulldogs .He left the Saints at the end of 2001 in style, kicking a goal on the final siren of a round 22 match against Hawthorn to win the match for the Saints. One of the main reasons for leaving was the rise of
Nick Riewoldt and the recruitment ofFraser Gehrig .Move to the Swans
He joined the Swans for the 2002 season and has prospered, leading the club's goalscoring in every season since and being named club best and fairest in 2004. He has said that he benefited from the move to Sydney, in particular the relative anonymity he enjoyed when first arriving, playing alongside Tony Lockett in Lockett's comeback from retirement season.Fact|date=May 2008
Hall's form reached a peak in 2004 when he was named in the
All-Australian Team . He backed this up with consecutive appearance in the All-Australian list in 2005 and 2006.Fact|date=May 2008Hall earned a reputation as a controversial player, with several appearances at the tribunal resulting in four suspensions for a total of 10 matches. He has given away almost twice as many free kicks as he has been given over his career, and in 2003 Swans coach Paul Roos questioned whether Hall was given all the free kicks he deserved. Umpires manager Jeff Gieschen then acknowledged that umpires may unintentionally be affected by the idea that Hall is big and strong enough to look after himself. Fact|date=May 2008
Hall struggled with injuries and suspension through the 2007 season and his form was generally considered to be somewhat down from his peak, although he played a number of outstanding games. In 2008, Hall began the season in brilliant form, but following a reckless punch thrown against a West Coast Eagle opponent, Brent Staker, and a further incident where he aimed a punch at a Collingwood opponent, Hall missed a good deal of football, and has currently been suspended from the Swans' team by the coach [8 July 2008] .
In round 19, 2008 against the
Fremantle Dockers , he kicked the last goal in the final minute and won the game by 4 points. He kicked a total of 4 goals in that game. And in round 20 against the Geelong Cats, he kicked 5 goals and 1 behind, proving that he is back in the form of the old Barry Hall. This is in spite of the Swans' 39-point defeat to the reigning premiers - Hall was the leading goalkicker that night.In 2008 Hall was awarded the Paul Roos Award for the best player in the finals
Controversies
Adam Simpson incident
In 2000, Hall was suspended for one match for headbutting Kangaroos tagger
Adam Simpson in his second-last year with the Saints.Joel Corey incident
In 2001, his last year at the Saints, he was suspended for three matches for striking Geelong onballer
Joel Corey . One of the reasons why Hall left the Saints was, according to then coach Grant Thomas, he wanted to get out of an environment where on-field incidents were frequent for Hall, otherwise his career would have been over.Fact|date=May 2008Matt Maguire incident
After an incident involving a "tap" to the stomach of St Kilda's
Matt Maguire in the 2005 Preliminary Final against St Kilda, Hall was reported for a level two striking and offered a one week suspension for a guilty plea. This suspension would have meant missing the next week's Grand Final. Hall successfully argued that it was a level one offence, reducing the penalty to a reprimand, and went on to captain the Swans to their first premiership in 72 years, defeating theWest Coast Eagles in the Grand Final by 4 points. [cite news|url=http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=301541|title=2006 Report Card: Sydney|date=2006-10-03 |publisher=Australian Football League ]Brent Staker incident
In an incident which shocked Sydney and West Coast fans alike, in Round 4 2008, Hall was reported for striking
West Coast Eagles defenderBrent Staker . [ [http://afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=57797 Swans too good for Eagles] ] . Video footage from the incident indicated that contact was made with a punch to the jaw, knocking out Staker. Staker's eyes dropped after the punch, and took no further part in the game, remaining off the field in a neck brace. Later in the same game Hall broke his wrist on the metal railing behind a soft cardboard advertising board. After the game, the Match Review Panel ranked the incident as intentional, severe impact and high contact, therefore the offence was directly referred to the AFL Tribunal. He was subsequently suspended for seven games, one of most severe punishments ever by the AFL Tribunal. [ [http://afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=57962 Hall out for seven] ] Video footage of the Hall vs Staker incident was shown on television as far abroad asDenmark and theUnited States , appearing onESPN . [ [http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/20080418103816537 Barry Hall hits the international headlines] ]hane Wakelin incident
Hall was handed a one-match suspension for attempted strike on Collingwood's
Shane Wakelin . [ [http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=62813 Match review panel: round 14 (part two), 2008] ] Sydney later announced will not play Hall indefinitely. [ [http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=62923 We had no choice on Hall: Roos] ] [ [http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=62811 Hall dropped 'indefinitely'] ] Sydney co-captainBrett Kirk later claimed that Hall's habit of hitting opposition players off the ball is a "bad habit". [ [http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=62975 Hall must take responsibility: Kirk] ]eason Statistics
2008
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