Barry hall wath punishment shouls he get?

Question

Hall 'a weak mongrel'

Sydney Swans player Barry Hall punches his West Coast Eagles opponent, Brent Staker

Barry Hall punches Brent Staker on the jaw on Saturday night. (Channel 10)

* Related Story: Hall says sorry for Staker punch

The father of West Coast's Brent Staker has labelled Sydney Swans forward Barry Hall "a weak mongrel".

Hall knocked Staker unconscious with a single punch to the jaw in the first quarter of Saturday night's AFL clash between the Swans and the Eagles in Sydney.

Hall also crashed through an advertising hoarding later in the game, breaking his wrist. He will have an operation on the injury today.

Hall has apologised for the Staker incident and vowed to accept any punishment handed down

Answer 1

6 weeks minimum...hes a thug :(

Answer 2

What ever he gets that WCE sook should get half of that time. If anyone was watching what Staker was doing to Barry he deserved it even though the degree of the punch was probably a bit severe the sentiment and feeling behind it for Big Bazza was spot on. He will do the time for his crime and not complain about it unlike all WCE.

This is just another in a long line of lets have a cry Eagles games, Lets run through them, Drugs issue, lets all cry for Cousins, Kerr and any other junkie on that team, Chick being delisted lets cry for another junkie, and now Staker and his hill billy (I'm sorry to all the Hill Billies out there) parents all crying and ghaving a go at Barry. Can anyone see the common thread here WCE are a bunch of attention seeking sooks.

If Bazza did that to an Eastern State team player he would not have been in as much trouble as he is.

Yet again the Eagles reallt cant play the game and are deflecting it with other issues.

Answer 3

Put him in the ring with Willie Mason and we will see who the sook is.

It was a low gutless act from someone who is supposedly a role model and kids look up to.

We bring in the one punch rules for those that are drunk and behave stupidly what makes footballer so special this doesn't apply to them when they are sober.

He should be banned for the year and and Sydney Swans should back the AfL all the way.

Answer 4

Full season (22 games) after he's deemed fit to play.  That was a pathetic act ... there's gamesmanship, push and shove, the odd sly shot - all football (imho) ... but that was shite!

Reminded me of Leigh Matthews' cheap shot on Nev Bruns - but apparently that was coz Nev was sleeping with someone he shouldn't have (well so goes the rumour) ... no such factors in this ... so at least a year.

Answer 5

i think about 8 weeks because that hit could of been very fetal and something bad could of happened and hall doesn't have the best of slates. and his hand had surgery and should be out for about 6 weeks all ready so yer more then 6 weeks.

Answer 6

Let Barry off and report Staker ,he just milked it for a free kick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    :)

Answer 7

About as long as it takes to heal a broken wrist I reckon.  Maybe a week more.

Answer 8

hall will be out for quite some time...he'll be out with definately suspension and also injury....his wrist will probably take 6-8 weeks and so might his suspension....he's gonna get what's coming..

Answer 9

6-8 weeks

Answer 10

Barry hall will accept whatever punishment is delivered.

I am guessing 6 weeks or so but may be less because they will look at the footage prior to the incident and see he was provoked and may only get 4 weeks.

not going to matter because he will be out with the wrist, anyhow.

Answer 11

6-10 weeks.....maybe more if what doctors say is correct....life threatening punch...

Answer 12

He deserves 6 weeks at the least.

Answer 13

im a swans supporter and i think the 7 match ban is about right. i was expecting 6-8 so 7 is right. never shouldve done it. i still feel let done by his actions, but it happened, its over, now time for geelong.

Answer 14

Give him life.

Football can do without the likes of this bully. Big deal for someone of his boxing background to kinghit someone. If it had been me I would retire & throw out all my mirrors - as I wouldn't be able to look myself in the face again. I would be too ashamed.

Answer 15

The rest of the aseason.

Though I know it wont happen.

Prominent lawyers in the west are urging Staker to take civil action against Hall. Staker says he wont - I personally wish he Staker would go down that avenue.

It has been done in the past.

Answer 16

he has a clean record at the moment so 7 weeks. he wont miss many more games than he would anyway with the broken wrist.

Answer 17

5 years in jail!