Barry Hall returns to Swans punching form in last game

[Dry Rot]

Former AFL premiership captain Barry Hall has been caught on video striking two opponents in a local footy grand final, his last game of competitive football.

Footage showed Hall, who was playing for Labrador against Palm Beach-Currumbin in the Queensland AFL final at the weekend, drop the ball in a tackle before being held by an opponent for a number of seconds.

Hall then strikes his opponent in the face with a wild left hook, sending him into the ground.

The punch was an eerily similar action to the infamous Brent Staker incident where Hall brutally decked the West Coast Eagles player in a 2008 match.

https://www.woof.net.au/forum/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=2

[Twodogs]

Yeah I saw that on the news. I thought it looked a little staged. I notice Barry only got a week.


People went along hoping to see BBB punch someone and he obliged.

[jeemak]

Good to see he's still a dickhead thug.

[ledge]

Looked like he was doing what you expect in a grand final , intimidating and taking it to the edge , lets face it he is big he has the aggro look , take advantage of it, push a few around, look like a nutcase and scare the bejeebers out of the opposition.
Not much in it at all I thought, media sensationalism again.

[GVGjr]

He predicted he would go out Alistair Lynch style. It's disappointing when former great players go down this road of playing in the lower leagues and then get caught in this sort of behavior

It could have easily led to him losing a media job,

[aker39]

Looked like he was doing what you expect in a grand final , intimidating and taking it to the edge , lets face it he is big he has the aggro look , take advantage of it, push a few around, look like a nutcase and scare the bejeebers out of the opposition.
Not much in it at all I thought, media sensationalism again.

I suggest you put your glasses on and have another look.
Or put your brain in and have another think about it.

[GVGjr]

I suggest you put your glasses on and have another look.


Agreed, this wasn't just a case of a player throwing his weight around in a push and shove display.
I also don't know how it's two weeks down to one but I think that's largely academic

[Twodogs]

I suggest you put your glasses on and have another look.
Or put your brain in and have another think about it.


We don't call out other posters on WOOF and I am certainly not going to ignore "put your brain back and have another think about it." just because someone else's opinion doesn't match yours. I suggest you apologise mate,

[bulldogtragic]

Agreed, this wasn't just a case of a player throwing his weight around in a push and shove display.
I also don't know how it's two weeks down to one but I think that's largely academic

Would a life ban been kicked in with 2?

[ledge]

I suggest you put your glasses on and have another look.
Or put your brain in and have another think about it.
I respect everyone's veiw whether I agree or not.
The second one was a push to the chest, he is a big boy many would be sat on their arse after that, he knew exactly what he was doing and he only got a week tells you it wasn't that bad .
I won't lower myself to abusing posters, leave that to you.

[ledge]

Would a life ban been kicked in with 2?

Must have been his last chance if it wasn't or did they change the rule ?

[bulldogtragic]

Must have been his last chance if it wasn't or did they change the rule ?

I'm not sure, but his record would put him in danger of the lifetime ban with 2 weeks at a guess.

[ledge]

I'm not sure, but his record would put him in danger of the lifetime ban with 2 weeks at a guess.

If it was his last game he wouldn't care anyway.

[bulldogtragic]

If it was his last game he wouldn't care anyway.

Still not a good idea, if I were him. Looking at how much Fevola makes per game, I'd leave that option open to me. If for nothing else, to have options to make more easy money. And not reinforce his legacy as a violent player.

[AndrewP6]

Looked like he was doing what you expect in a grand final , intimidating and taking it to the edge , lets face it he is big he has the aggro look , take advantage of it, push a few around, look like a nutcase and scare the bejeebers out of the opposition.
Not much in it at all I thought, media sensationalism again.

Agreed, one was definitely a push. The world will keep turning.

[ledge]

Still not a good idea, if I were him. Looking at how much Fevola makes per game, I'd leave that option open to me. If for nothing else, to have options to make more easy money. And not reinforce his legacy as a violent player.

Also not good for his media job , I wonder if they will interrogate him or is he off limits because he is employed by them?

[bulldogtragic]

Also not good for his media job , I wonder if they will interrogate him or is he off limits because he is employed by them?

I'm sure it's already blown over. His employer will make a blokey joke out of it never be discussed again. Ideally they'd sack him and channel 7 would pick him up thereby sacking Ling.

[Twodogs]

Would a life ban been kicked in with 2?


What is the rule there? It was a cumulative 14 weeks with Fahour that kicked in the life ban but I don't know if the 14 weeks has a time frame. Say 14 weeks inside 3 years?

[bulldogtragic]

What is the rule there? It was a cumulative 14 weeks with Fahour that kicked in the life ban but I don't know if the 14 weeks has a time frame. Say 14 weeks inside 3 years?

I'm not as up like I used to be. But it was a lifetime limit of 14 weeks I think. But afl players got a 50% reduction if they played on at different levels. So a hypothetical player with 24 weeks suspension at afl level goes to down 12 for the lifetime ban. If that player gets 2 at local level, then they hit 14 weeks and that's them done. Get it down to one, you play on. Was it Baker from St Kilda that had this problem with the MPNFL a few years back, and appealed the tribunal decision?

[Twodogs]

I'm not as up like I used to be. But it was a lifetime limit of 14 weeks I think. But afl players got a 50% reduction if they played on at different levels. So a hypothetical player with 24 weeks suspension at afl level goes to down 12 for the lifetime ban. If that player gets 2 at local level, then they hit 14 weeks and that's them done. Get it down to one, you play on. Was it Baker from St Kilda that had this problem with the MPNFL a few years back, and appealed the tribunal decision?


That's what I don't understand. Toby Greene (I think, it might be one if the other thugs) has more than a commutative 14 weeks suspension since his debut. I guess there is a weighting if a player takes a reduced penalty and it's only just that the lesser penalty is recorded.

[bulldogtragic]

That's what I don't understand. Toby Greene (I think, it might be one if the other thugs) has more than a commutative 14 weeks suspension since his debut. I guess there is a weighting if a player takes a reduced penalty and it's only just that the lesser penalty is recorded.

I'm certain the ban doesn't apply within the AFEL. It's lower leagues.

[Twodogs]

I'm certain the ban doesn't apply within the AFEL. It's lower leagues.

Does that seem fair? Just because you are a professional footballer it means you get to take a swing at anybody and not worry about a lifetime ban. That can't be right, can it?

Could there be another reason?

[jeemak]

Does that seem fair? Just because you are a professional footballer it means you get to take a swing at anybody and not worry about a lifetime ban. That can't be right, can it?

Could there be another reason?

It's not fair. In my view assault is assault and should be treated the same way in sport as it is in society - across all levels.

Hall should have been put in front of a judge for what he did to Staker. He purposely caused injury to him, and the act could have had a significant consequence to Staker.

If you want to clean up this rubbish, you need to start taking it seriously.

[Rocket Science]

How anyone can defend that is beyond me.

[ledge]

It's not fair. In my view assault is assault and should be treated the same way in sport as it is in society - across all levels.

Hall should have been put in front of a judge for what he did to Staker. He purposely caused injury to him, and the act could have had a significant consequence to Staker.

If you want to clean up this rubbish, you need to start taking it seriously.

I agree, any punch whether it be on a sports field or anywhere should be treated the same.
Assault if the recipient wants to press , I guess in AFL footy they mostly don't press charges.
The Bruns/ Matthews one was probably the most blatant with Barry not far behind.
Oh and the Muir/Collins one.

[Twodogs]

It's not fair. In my view assault is assault and should be treated the same way in sport as it is in society - across all levels.

Hall should have been put in front of a judge for what he did to Staker. He purposely caused injury to him, and the act could have had a significant consequence to Staker.

If you want to clean up this rubbish, you need to start taking it seriously.


Totally agree with the Staker thing, you don't often see a worse example of violence visited upon someone on a sporting field. And Hall had form and had been enabled by the AFL in the past. They let him play in a grand final after he picked a player off metres 40 away from the ball.

[bulldogtragic]

It's not fair. In my view assault is assault and should be treated the same way in sport as it is in society - across all levels.

Hall should have been put in front of a judge for what he did to Staker. He purposely caused injury to him, and the act could have had a significant consequence to Staker.

If you want to clean up this rubbish, you need to start taking it seriously.

Exactly. If role models, or people around role models (Tom Bugg) are seen to not have consequences that's a clear message.

Ironically, the most awful assaults I've ever eye witnessed in any role in life was as a football umpire in my late teens, not police officer. I'm pretty sure the biggest penalty I saw at a tribunal was 4 or 5 weeks of not playing a game. It still seems that way, and when Bugg gets, what I think, a light penalty. The problem ain't going to be fixed anytime soon.

[Twodogs]

They aren't interested in fixing it up. They love a little bit of biff to drive comment and outrage and ratings and on and on.