Saturday, January 7, 2023

Barry Hall

 Barry Hall (born 8 February 1977) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club, Sydney Swans and Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Hall is regarded as one of the best forwards of the modern era and was named All-Australian and leading his club's goal-kicking on 11 occasions as well as captaining the Sydney Swans in their 2005 AFL Grand Final win. In July of 2011, Hall created history by becoming the first player to kick 100 goals for three AFL teams.Hall began his career at the St Kilda Football Club where he was twice the captain of the club's goalkicking squad in the years 1999 and 2001. He is best known for his work as a player for the Sydney Swans. He was among the Swans' best players in the club. He was achieving the club's goal kicks between 2002 and 2008 as well as co-captaining their team from 2005 to 2007, which included the club's record breaking premiership in the year 2005. He also played a significant role during the promotion run by the AFL in Sydney and was able to gain a similar significant amount of attention as Tony Lockett which saw him included in an AFL and Swans joint promotion known as "Barry Hall Hall The former junior boxing champion's AFL career has been marred by a reputation for aggressive play on the field, which has earned him the label of football "wild man" and he became one of the most fearsome players on the field.

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