Barry Hall - 7 weeks

[cub]

Nice left  White for storm got 4 even though it was in retaliation to a dog act.
4 for Hall too if they take into account the annoying leech, otherwise 6 or more ...

[one-eyed]

In the Herald-Sun today it says Staker's parents want Barry Hall rubbed out for the season and are recommending legal action.

[Tigermonk]

just think Conners was a lucky boy   he be sitting at home thinking how lucky he was not to get hit by Bazza that night

Daniel has no fear 

as the Sydney ground was always a accident waiting to happen

The game was at the Olympic stadium TM. You've got to wonder what they were thinking having just a flimsy board in front of steel bars and concrete .

OMFG it was at the Stadium well thats even worse, The AFL should realize if your going to speed the game up that safety is most important
Bazza will sue them for millions 

[Tigermonk]

In the Herald-Sun today it says Staker's parents want Barry Hall rubbed out for the season and are recommending legal action.

watch what Staker was doing to hall before he exploded, Stakers parents need a workover as well fair dinkum sooks
Bazza will get 6 weeks & if the take legal action on him then he will pay for it out of his AFL compensation claim 
Put him in the ring with the ARL lads & he clean them all up  his was offered a million dollars to fight last year

[Francois Jackson]

In the Herald-Sun today it says Staker's parents want Barry Hall rubbed out for the season and are recommending legal action.

watch what Staker was doing to hall before he exploded, Stakers parents need a workover as well fair dinkum sooks
Bazza will get 6 weeks & if the take legal action on him then he will pay for it out of his AFL compensation claim 
Put him in the ring with the ARL lads & he clean them all up  his was offered a million dollars to fight last year

exactly how pathetic does that sound. stay out of it its a man's game. if u cant handle the heat get out of bazza's way.

i love bazza hall he is tough and i cant wait to see him in the ring. he would make millions to fight especially after this punch.
they will be watching this closely.

[mightytiges]

Confirmed Hall has broken his wrist and is having surgery today. So unless the tribunal gives him a Phil Carmen long holiday he'll be out for 6 weeks anyway.

[mightytiges]

Match review committee has sent Hall directly to the tribunal as he's got the jackpot - intentional, severe impact, high contact and contact off the ball.

The hearing is most likely tomorrow night.

No surprise there.

[Tigermonk]

As Hall said his not concerned what they give him, he will cop it sweet. but they were some punches
funny how nothing was mentioned about the 2nd hit or the 3rd being the jumper punch.
he could be sited for 3 seperate offences

[mjs]

In the Herald-Sun today it says Staker's parents want Barry Hall rubbed out for the season and are recommending legal action.

watch what Staker was doing to hall before he exploded, Stakers parents need a workover as well fair dinkum sooks
Bazza will get 6 weeks & if the take legal action on him then he will pay for it out of his AFL compensation claim 
Put him in the ring with the ARL lads & he clean them all up  his was offered a million dollars to fight last year

exactly how pathetic does that sound. stay out of it its a man's game. if u cant handle the heat get out of bazza's way.

i love bazza hall he is tough and i cant wait to see him in the ring. he would make millions to fight especially after this punch.
they will be watching this closely.

I was going to respond to that sentiment this afternoon but thought "why bother?", but I've changed my mind.

Your attitude is seriously out of date.

Barry Hall might be a tough player, he might play a man's game, but what he did this weekend wasn't tough. It was weak, cowardly, unprovoked and unexpected. Nothing Staker did could justify Hall's action. He could easily have broken his jaw and/or put his long term health and career at risk. These are elite athletes, not street fighters.

It's not good enough to call it a brain explosion or an out of character act. Hall has done similar things before and he has an issue. We could do without him in the AFL.

In my opinion he should get serious weeks - 12 or more. He could even get the rest of the season - it was a low act that has tarnished the game.

[Francois Jackson]

In the Herald-Sun today it says Staker's parents want Barry Hall rubbed out for the season and are recommending legal action.

watch what Staker was doing to hall before he exploded, Stakers parents need a workover as well fair dinkum sooks
Bazza will get 6 weeks & if the take legal action on him then he will pay for it out of his AFL compensation claim 
Put him in the ring with the ARL lads & he clean them all up  his was offered a million dollars to fight last year

exactly how pathetic does that sound. stay out of it its a man's game. if u cant handle the heat get out of bazza's way.

i love bazza hall he is tough and i cant wait to see him in the ring. he would make millions to fight especially after this punch.
they will be watching this closely.

I was going to respond to that sentiment this afternoon but thought "why bother?", but I've changed my mind.

Your attitude is seriously out of date.

Barry Hall might be a tough player, he might play a man's game, but what he did this weekend wasn't tough. It was weak, cowardly, unprovocked and unexpected. Nothing Staker did could justify Hall's action. He could easily have broken his jaw and/or put his long term health and career at risk. These are elite athletes, not street fighters.

It's not good enough to call it a brain explosion or an out of character act. Hall has done similar things before and he has an issue. We could do without him in the AFL.

In my opinion he should get serious weeks - 12 or more. He could even get the rest of the season - it was a low act that has tarnished the game.

i never said his punch was a tough act, indeed i agree it was weak.

but i love bazza hall as i love most players at the swans. they play with spirit.

agreed though it was a silly thing to do

[WilliamPowell]

Minimum 10 weeks

Cowardly, pathetic & gutless ....

Trying to save himself by having a press conference yesterday

[Tigermonk]

In the Herald-Sun today it says Staker's parents want Barry Hall rubbed out for the season and are recommending legal action.

watch what Staker was doing to hall before he exploded, Stakers parents need a workover as well fair dinkum sooks
Bazza will get 6 weeks & if the take legal action on him then he will pay for it out of his AFL compensation claim 
Put him in the ring with the ARL lads & he clean them all up  his was offered a million dollars to fight last year

exactly how pathetic does that sound. stay out of it its a man's game. if u cant handle the heat get out of bazza's way.

i love bazza hall he is tough and i cant wait to see him in the ring. he would make millions to fight especially after this punch.
they will be watching this closely.

I was going to respond to that sentiment this afternoon but thought "why bother?", but I've changed my mind.

Your attitude is seriously out of date.

Barry Hall might be a tough player, he might play a man's game, but what he did this weekend wasn't tough. It was weak, cowardly, unprovoked and unexpected. Nothing Staker did could justify Hall's action. He could easily have broken his jaw and/or put his long term health and career at risk. These are elite athletes, not street fighters.

It's not good enough to call it a brain explosion or an out of character act. Hall has done similar things before and he has an issue. We could do without him in the AFL.

In my opinion he should get serious weeks - 12 or more. He could even get the rest of the season - it was a low act that has tarnished the game.

you reckon l'm seroiusly out of date thats your opinion no problem too me,  girls can have there say too

[mjs]

"Put him in the ring with the ARL lads & he clean them all up   his was offered a million dollars to fight last year"

Couple of differences in that scenario.

They will be looking at him.

They will be defending themselves.

They will be hitting back.

Nothing remotely tough about what he did, but you are correct in one thing - you are entiltled to your opinion.

[Tigermonk]

7 weeks thats ok he be out for that with his wrist so they never punished him at all & he can sue the AFL still 

[mightytiges]

The tribunal gave him 11 weeks initially but with 25% reduction for a good recent record and the early guilty plea it comes back down to 790 demerit points which is 7 weeks.

Good for us as Hall misses our game but a soft penalty. Laughable the tribunal still including the early plea reduction. He didn't have much of a choice other than to plead guilty so he wasn't doing anyone a favour by doing so. He'll be out that long just with his broken wrist so the tribunal penalty won't affect him at all.