Hall Quits

[Plugger46]

Really sad that its ending this way though Barry has bought this upon himself . Nobody else, not the Melbourne Media,thats crap.
He simply hasnt adjusted to the new rules and the fact that we arent as good getting it to him the way he once did.

Since the Staker incident (and remember that he did very little wrong in the years prior to that) the only bad thing he has done is the Rutten one. The Wakelin one was way over the top and a stupid decision by the club to suspend him, as was the Hawthorn '50's' rubbish.

Hall needed to pull his head in but make no mistake, the media have played a huge role in this.

[Kanga]

Surely it can't be based upon the weekends performance, where you had multiple goal scorers without the big fella.

There are at least 12 other teams better than North (maybe 15!) so to judge that you don't need a fwd line Hall to win games is a joke. In fact I would suggest that this will result in you definitely not making the finals....

[Snake]

The swans we will become better from him retiring/leaving. I'm just disappointed that a player that was so awesome in 2005 has just became a rabble.

I'll miss your 2005 premiership qualities, but I'm glad to see the back of your thuggery.......

[BSA5]

There are so many people I need to thank and I will in good time. But special mention has to go to Stan Alves who was my first coach and gave me the opportunity to play, to the St Kilda Football Club who drafted me, and then obviously to Sydney. To the supporters, members, players, coaches and all those who have taken an interest in my career, thank you.

?The next step for me is unclear, but in time, I will work through it.

http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7106/newsid/80167/default.aspx

Sounds to me as though he has probably quit football entirely, not just the Swans. Wouldn't really make sense to thank St Kilda if he was just quitting the Swans with the intention to play at another club.

[DST]

God we will have heaps of money to throw around but no one to throw it at! No Leo, no Hall, no Tadhg, no O'Loughlin, maybe no Kirk, maybe no Crouch. We are in disarray! What is wrong with the Swans??

We are not in disarray, the conclusion of 2009 was always going to see a number of our older players finish up.

Magic, Leo, Crouch, Hall will be gone. Kirk is going nowhere at present.

Time for an injection of some youth and start the rebuild.

DST

[Margie]

Shame. I'm sure he would have had an extra year with us prior to the Rutten incident.

He no doubt didn't intend to go out and throw punches at players, but seems he just couldn't control that as a natural reaction.

Great player on his day but used up all his chances.

[Plugger46]

We are not in disarray, the conclusion of 2009 was always going to see a number of our older players finish up.

Magic, Leo, Crouch, Hall will be gone. Kirk is going nowhere at present.

Time for an injection of some youth and start the rebuild.

DST

Don't think we're in disarray but it's a big ask for White and Johnston to carry the forward line without the big fella next year.

[Plugger46]

Surely it can't be based upon the weekends performance, where you had multiple goal scorers without the big fella.

There are at least 12 other teams better than North (maybe 15!) so to judge that you don't need a fwd line Hall to win games is a joke. In fact I would suggest that this will result in you definitely not making the finals....

You'd hope not. Our forward structure was non-existent. A couple more guns in the midfield dragged us over the line.

[cruiser]

Bull@@@@, the club has never hung him out to dry.

He has been given plenty of chances privately and recently publicly to curb his ways and that has not worked.

As a club we are now about to start a substantial re-build and we just can't have this type of issues hurting the playing group next year.

It's a shame, because we really needed him next year to ease both White and Johnstone into the KP forward positions. but the negatives out way the positives at present in keeping him.

DST

I totally agree. The club has bent over backwards to support Hall in the past but enough is enough.

[floppinab]

interesting, coach says "has decided to retire" but Hall says next steps unclear

[robamiee]

Thanks Bazza for the memories, a cvery sad day to see you leave like this.
Thanks for premiereship, the vision of you holding the cup will forever be etched in my mind and for that I thankyou.

I wish you all the best for the future...

[Jeffers1984]

Looks like he's gonna get a motorcade to farewell the fans this Saturday.

[stellation]

Booooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lohengrin]

Shame to see him go this way but not a huge surprise. I hope to see him at another club next year as I think he'd like to redeem himself a bit and go out on a high note, and I think he deserves that. I still think the Bulldogs and Hall would be a great match.

[Plugger46]

Rested back the momentum in the '05 GF. BOG (or close to) in the '05 PF, '06 QF and '06 PF.
An absolute superstar at his best.

You will be missed.