Hall may get 5 weeks.

[stellation]

If 2 weeks is offered they should take it.

[Cardinal]

McLeod is all class, he is my favourite player outside the Swans. I love him.

McLeod's actions were impressive. Bit of a contrast with any number of Hawthorn players.

[Ruda Wakening]

It really is time the club took a stand, he should have been dropped after the Hawthorn match and probably would have been if he was at any other club.

Talk about leadership at the Swans - where is it coming from?? The club hasnt shown any - the leadership group is a rabble, Barry must feel like he can do what ever he likes.

All the talk about how we need Barry next year is utter crap, we wont play in a grand final next year, his leadership on the field is a joke. We would be better off putting White at FF now and bring in a 2nd ruckman, Im sure Micky'O will be around next year as a mentor to Lewis , White etc.

Bottom line is to punch a player whilst you over him and he is on the ground is a gutless & selfish act in any sport.

Just me 2 cents

waz

Why weren't people this out-raged over the Matt McGuire incident?

Stick up for the bloke when you need him to play in a grand final by selectively saying there's nothing in a punch and that the victim was just soft - but then all of a sudden when you're on the slide, there is and it's terrible behaviour.

[BSA5]

Why weren't people this out-raged over the Matt McGuire incident?

Stick up for the bloke when you need him to play in a grand final by selectively saying there's nothing in a punch and that the victim was just soft - but then all of a sudden when you're on the slide, there is and it's terrible behaviour.

The reason this is different to the Maguire incident is that this incident was completely unnecessary (the Maguire one at least allowed Hall to get free and find the footy), he has now done this many times before (the Maguire incident at the time was more or less an isolated incident), he keeps saying sorry and then doing it again, and this one was head high. Either you can't tell the difference, or you're being deliberately pedantic in order to stir the pot. Not sure which one would be better, to be honest.

[Industrial Fan]

Why weren't people this out-raged over the Matt McGuire incident?

Stick up for the bloke when you need him to play in a grand final by selectively saying there's nothing in a punch and that the victim was just soft - but then all of a sudden when you're on the slide, there is and it's terrible behaviour.

And...?

Q&A.

Nothing much in this one either.

[Ruda Wakening]

The reason this is different to the Maguire incident is that this incident was completely unnecessary (the Maguire one at least allowed Hall to get free and find the footy)

It's ok to punch if you'll gain an advantage, ok.

He has now done this many times before (the Maguire incident at the time was more or less an isolated incident), he keeps saying sorry and then doing it again, and this one was head high.

Chris Grant and Primus were both before McGuire... still nobody complained.

Either you can't tell the difference, or you're being deliberately pedantic in order to stir the pot.

Neither.

[Ruda Wakening]

Q&A.

Nick Nolte and Timothy Hutton.

Good show.

[BSA5]

It's ok to punch if you'll gain an advantage, ok.

The punch wasn't completely unnecessary and stupid is my point. A love-tap to the gut of a defender in order to shake him and get to the ball is VERY DIFFERENT to reacting to some rough treatment by knocking a bloke in the jaw while they're on the ground and the ball is in the umpire's hands. Neither are dangerous acts, but one is one hell of a lot more stupid than the other.

Chris Grant and Primus were both before McGuire... still nobody complained.

Had Hall knocked out a bloke with a clean hit in the middle of a footy field the year before, landing him a 7 week suspension, before coming back and trying to do the same to another bloke, again sitting out for a while, and then only a couple of weeks before, giving away 3 fifty metre penalties by being stupidly aggressive (admittedly he was unlucky with the first two, but the third was just plain stupid, though soft as butter) turning the momentum of the game and possibly losing us the game? No, he hadn't.

The Maguire one wasn't an act of stupid aggression, it was a mildly dirty but ultimately effective tactic of getting away from an opponent. This incident is an entirely different kettle of fish. Sure, Hall had shown aggression before, as you point out, but he appeared to have it under control, and the Maguire incident didn't really do much to dispel that idea. Say what you like about it, Hall was in control the whole time. The same cannot be said of Hall's recent indiscretions.

[chalbilto]

Hall has to go. He is more of a distraction than an asset. I hope the tribunal throw the book at him.

I am absolutely sick of him. Once again he has shown what an absolute @@@@ing moron he is. Needs to be shown the door asap. He has had plenty of chances.

What would you say about him if he didn't play for the Swans? Not on your christmas card list?

[ScottH]

Why weren't people this out-raged over the Matt McGuire incident?

Stick up for the bloke when you need him to play in a grand final by selectively saying there's nothing in a punch and that the victim was just soft - but then all of a sudden when you're on the slide, there is and it's terrible behaviour.

He has run out of free punches since then.

[Ruda Wakening]

I forgot all about that rule!

[Bob Neil]

I don't think any right-minded person would be impressed by somebody hitting an opponent while they are not looking. A bit of toe-to-toe is one thing, but this is far from tough.

It was rugby fans I referring to....

[liz]

Not defending BBH in terms of grading he'll get, because I agree with you about it being deliberate, but I'm positive the free, etc was given a few seconds before the 3/4 siren went.

Just rewound the tape to have a look. Incident happened as the siren was sounding. It started marginally before Hall took his swipe but was still sounding as he did so. So my "well and truly sounded" was probably not correct given the umpires hadn't had time to assimiliate that the siren had gone. But certainly it had started.

[Wazza]

Why weren't people this out-raged over the Matt McGuire incident?

Stick up for the bloke when you need him to play in a grand final by selectively saying there's nothing in a punch and that the victim was just soft - but then all of a sudden when you're on the slide, there is and it's terrible behaviour.

Who says i wasnt outraged?? I say this because your quoting my post - Ive never "stuck up for him" or any other player that resorts to cheap shots on the footy field.

Cheers

waz

[Ruda Wakening]

Who says i wasnt outraged?? I say this because your quoting my post - Ive never "stuck up for him" or any other player that resorts to cheap shots on the footy field.

Cheers

waz

And i only used your post as a general quote. I thought you'd realise that when i said "why do people" not "why do you, wazza."