Barry Hall. Possible top HW?

[Greig]

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.

[bikersk]

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=ieCQ3qDcuosWhat a hard man.

Ok Greig, I concede to your argument. I used to play aussie rules and would have hit someone had they clawed at my throat like that. I didn't watch the game and only watched the youtube footage which is obviously misleading, and yes barry has a history of cheap shots no doubt. Don't want any bad blood with the Aussie posters.

[Greig]

No bad blood from me mate, I guess I am just pissed off because I think it was uncalled for.

I just heard Johnny Lewis on the news saying something along the lines of "If you play the man, then you should be able to dance. Well, the kid couldn't dance" which is along the same lines as what you are saying.

I just don't see how Staker was asking to be king hit. Maybe have a free kick paid against him, but certainly not knocked out.

Put it this way if Chris Judd or Daniel Kerr (who receive far worse tagging than Barry Hall wekk in week out) knocked out every bloke who did it to them, they would never play a game.

Anyway, we'll move on mate - certainly no grudges here

[bikersk]

No bad blood from me mate, I guess I am just pissed off because I think it was uncalled for.

I just heard Johnny Lewis on the news saying something along the lines of "If you play the man, then you should be able to dance. Well, the kid couldn't dance" which is along the same lines as what you are saying.

I just don't see how Staker was asking to be king hit. Maybe have a free kick paid against him, but certainly not knocked out.

Put it this way if Chris Judd or Daniel Kerr (who receive far worse tagging than Barry Hall wekk in week out) knocked out every bloke who did it to them, they would never play a game.

Anyway, we'll move on mate - certainly no grudges here

Thanks for being cool about it. Yeah Johnny would say that but i still think Barry shouldn't have hit him. He certainly can fight and he should keep it in the ring. johnny should know that too.