Barry Hall

[Ajn]

Boy is it time for him to earn his pay.
Has had a very ordinary start.
Need his presence and for him to work harder on the lead.

[penga]

needs to quit anger management or something

[EMJ]

Article in today's telegraph in regards Barry getting agro.
They will play him at chf as when he is more involved he plays well.

[SWANSBEST]

Article on Hall. I hope that he does not go over the top with the aggression.

Roos wants fired-up Hall
30 April 2003 Herald Sun
By TIM MORRISSEY

PAUL Roos wants to see an angry Barry Hall wreaking havoc on Collingwood at Telstra Dome on Saturday night.

Not the big, bad Barry of old who would lose control and give away 50m penalties and end up fronting the tribunal.

Instead, the Swans coach wants his menacing full-forward to unleash the beast who physically rattled Melbourne in the final quarter at the SCG on Anzac Day.

"It looked like he was really switched on in the last quarter. He got a bit angry, but it was controlled aggression," Roos said yesterday.

"It was the difference to his game."

Hall was like King Kong stomping through New York City when Roos moved his prime attacking weapon to centre half-forward.

Hall picked up the Demon defenders and threw them to the ground or just ran through them.

The effect was as devastating as it was impressive, with Hall setting the tone for a physical last quarter that lifted Sydney to a much-needed 24-point victory.

Hall gave away one free kick when the umpire didn't like the way he virtually mugged one hapless Demon.

But the Swans are prepared to wear a few indiscretions in the forward line as long as they don't lead to 50m penalties.

Sydney kicked 10 goals in the final term and not one of them came from its leading goalkicker, with Hall's only major coming in the first quarter.

"I think it was a good lesson for Barry that he can still be a very valuable player without kicking too many goals," Roos said.

"He had three or four big tackles, a couple of nice passes to our guys and a couple of shots at goal.

"He was also responsible for probably three goals in the last quarter. He had a good balance of aggression and control."

Switching Hall to centre half-forward is something the Magpies can expect on Saturday night, especially if they try to neutralise the 25-year-old Swans star by double-teaming him in the goalsquare. "At full-forward it can get frustrating, particularly if a bloke is dropping back all the time and you've got two players defending you," Roos said.

"I think getting Barry out to centre half-forward and letting him run around and get his confidence made a big difference.

"His aggression played a big part, but what was more impressive was his movement on the ground. It was excellent."

The versatility of a mix-and-match Swans forward line that includes Jason Ball, Adam Goodes, Michael O'Loughlin and Nick Davis allows Roos to let Hall out of full-forward at strategic times and not have to rely on him kicking a bag of goals every week.

"In the first few rounds, our thinking was we need Barry to kick goals so we'll leave him at full-forward," Roos said.

"Now we've got a few more tricks up our sleeve we can send Barry to centre half-forward and Nick Davis to full-forward, or Jason Ball can go to full-forward or Adam Goodes can go to full-forward.

"It just gives us a lot more options."

On the injury front, the Swans are looking good with most of their injured from the Anzac Day win pencilled in to play against the Pies.

Key defender Andrew Schauble has pulled up better than expected from a jarred back that kept him out of the second half on Friday and should start on one of Collingwood's tall forwards.

The Swans' other main stopper, Craig Bolton, who was taken off the field unconscious on a stretcher after a sickening collision with captain Stuart Maxfield, should also play.

"Matthew Nicks with his back is probably the doubtful one at this stage," Roos said.