Bikersk

Hall was pissed off well before Staker clawed at his throat. The hand only goes to that region right before the punch, after Hall had made up his mind he was gonna thump him.

Staker didn't pick a fight with Hall as you suggest (nobody else in the whole fucking country has tried to suggest what you've just suggested). He was trying to do his job as a defender when Hall punched him.

Hall is a fucking numbskull. He has a long history of violence like this. He was lucky not to miss out on a grand final a couple of years back for punching someone behind play - yep, you guessed it, someone who wasn't expecting it.

What was the reason for this punch? Was Maguire clawing at his throat??

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ieCQ3qDcuos
What a hard man.