Hall's punch a kinghit on his career
April 14th 2008 00:08
There are no excuses anymore.
Last Saturday night Barry Hall put his image and that of the Sydney Swans into freefall.
After what seemed a comfortable victory for the Swans against West Coast, Hall unnecessarily took the law into his own hands. What for exactly?
Even though Hall had an ordinary night which concluded with a broken wrist and a nasty head cut, he is a player of immense importance to the Swans but one of a massive liability.
So often in games he has treaded the fine line between aggressiveness and explosive behaviour not only towards players but umpires as well.
Hall held a press conference yesterday afternoon to discuss his inept actions towards a player that had no authority over the Full Forward.
He said that his actions were not to be tolerated across all levels of the AFL and that he would accept his medicine.
If so let’s hope that this cure is one that changes the Swan’s main man and develops a sense of character and patience within the player.
It will take time but it is necessary for a player of Hall’s calibre to appreciate what he already has in AFL.
The man’s won a premiership, played for Australia and has also demonstrated to all that he still has what it takes to be the most menacing forward in the competition.
On top of that his media commitments have established him to be Sydney’s main marketable tool in promoting AFL in this part of the world.
However despite all the bickering and apologies, Hall’s reputation has been tarnished and he now faces along road back to restoring what respect he had across all AFL clubs and individuals that play the game.
It’s a great shame that he won’t take part in the match up of the round next week against Premiers Geelong.
The stage was set for Hall to shine against the best team in the competition away from home.
But he now must helplessly watch from the stands and hope his replacement in Nick Davis performs out of his skin to guide the Swans to an unlikely victory.
Let’s all hope that Hall’s absence from the sporting arena pays dividends in his ability to control his emotions and stay patience when the iron is hot.
It’s the only way for him to rectify what has been a successful but often controversial career.
Last Saturday night Barry Hall put his image and that of the Sydney Swans into freefall.
After what seemed a comfortable victory for the Swans against West Coast, Hall unnecessarily took the law into his own hands. What for exactly?
Even though Hall had an ordinary night which concluded with a broken wrist and a nasty head cut, he is a player of immense importance to the Swans but one of a massive liability.
So often in games he has treaded the fine line between aggressiveness and explosive behaviour not only towards players but umpires as well.
Hall held a press conference yesterday afternoon to discuss his inept actions towards a player that had no authority over the Full Forward.
He said that his actions were not to be tolerated across all levels of the AFL and that he would accept his medicine.
If so let’s hope that this cure is one that changes the Swan’s main man and develops a sense of character and patience within the player.
It will take time but it is necessary for a player of Hall’s calibre to appreciate what he already has in AFL.
The man’s won a premiership, played for Australia and has also demonstrated to all that he still has what it takes to be the most menacing forward in the competition.
On top of that his media commitments have established him to be Sydney’s main marketable tool in promoting AFL in this part of the world.
However despite all the bickering and apologies, Hall’s reputation has been tarnished and he now faces along road back to restoring what respect he had across all AFL clubs and individuals that play the game.
It’s a great shame that he won’t take part in the match up of the round next week against Premiers Geelong.
The stage was set for Hall to shine against the best team in the competition away from home.
But he now must helplessly watch from the stands and hope his replacement in Nick Davis performs out of his skin to guide the Swans to an unlikely victory.
Let’s all hope that Hall’s absence from the sporting arena pays dividends in his ability to control his emotions and stay patience when the iron is hot.
It’s the only way for him to rectify what has been a successful but often controversial career.
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