NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Barry Hall

Barry Hall (born February 8, 1977) is a forward with the Sydney Swans Australian rules football club and a prolific goalkicker. He is nicknamed "Big, Bad, Bustling Barry Hall" (also "Bazza", "Big Bad Barry" or various combinations of these) by media and football fans alike. The nickname dates back to the mid-late 1990s when it is believed Sandy Roberts, part of the Seven Network's AFL coverage, coined the term to describe Hall's uncompromising approach to opposition back men. International Rules Football match at the Telstra Dome - Australia vs Ireland. ... The 2006 international rules series is the 15th time that a test series of international rules football has been played between Ireland and Australia. ... Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. ... The Bob Skilton Medal is awarded to the Sydney Swans player adjudged the Best and Fairest over the home and away season. ... The All-Australian Team is an all star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. ... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. ... High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football... Sandy Roberts is an Australian television sports presenter. ... The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ...

As a young man Hall was a prominent junior boxer but decided to focus on a career in Australian rules football. Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo DomÃnguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also referred to as pugilism is a combat sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds. ... High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football...

Hall is instantly recognisable with his large stature, balding blond head and distinctive spider tattoo on his right shoulder. Baldness (formally alopecia) is the state of lacking hair where it usually would grow, especially on the head. ... For other uses, see Tattoo (disambiguation). ...

St Kilda career

The tall full-forward made his AFL debut for St Kilda in 1996. 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 in 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 of Fraser Gehrig. Full-forward is a position in Australian Rules Football with a key focus on kicking goals. ... The Australian Football League (AFL), formerly known as the Victorian Football League, and sometimes known as the VFL/AFL, is the elite Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ... St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known, and occasionally still referred to, as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in Footscray, an inner western suburb of Melbourne. ... Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... Nick Riewoldt (born October 17, 1982) was the captain of the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League for the 2005 season before being replaced by Luke Ball in 2006. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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. Hall was named in the All-Australian Team in 2004, 2005 and 2006. The All-Australian Team is an all star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. ...

Hall 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. This article is about the Australian rules football player. ... A goal umpire signalling a goal with two white flags, and a field umpire. ...

After an incident involving a 'love tap' on 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 the West Coast Eagles in the Grand Final by 4 points. The following year's Grand Final was again between Sydney and the West Coast Eagles, with Sydney losing by 1 point. Many sports commentators commented on Barry Hall's sub-par performance during this Final as contributing to this loss.^[1] Categories: Australian Rules footballers | St Kilda Saints players ... West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League. ...

In the Swans' April Fools' Day loss to Essendon he was the Swans best, booting seven goals, including the "Goal of the Week" for Round 1 and also picking up one Brownlow Medal vote. Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal and colloquially as Charlie, is the medal awarded to the best and fairest player in the Australian Football League during the regular season (ie not including finals matches) as decided upon by umpires. ...

Recently, he has been the star for the Sydney AFL Promotion called "Barry Hall Hall", in an attempt to educate Sydneysiders in the idiosyncrasies of AFL Culture.^[2]

Injuries

In round 2, 2007, Hall suffered a knee injury when he hyper-extended it whilst opposing Richmond fullback Darren Gaspar. He struggled for the rest of this match and was taken off in the last quarter. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... Darren Gaspar (born 20 May 1976) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. ...

Hall's poor form this season has been mainly because of injuries, which has prevented him from returning to the form that saw him, along with another out-of-form full-forward, Fraser Gehrig, become one of the most dangerous forwards in the competition.^{[citation needed]} This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

He has been dropped from the side to play Geelong, because of a groin injury which exemplified his poor form the previous week against Collingwood.^{[citation needed]} Sources reveal that he may even be out for the rest of the season. The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ... Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, and the players wear black and white striped guernseys, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ...

See also

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References

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