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CibbuanoHall accepts blame for loss
June 9th 2009 00:47
SYDNEY forward Barry Hall has accepted the blame for his side's 11-point loss to Hawthorn at the MCG on Sunday.
The Swans were in attack when Hawthorn's Jarryd Roughead marked the football before Hall then gave away the first 50-metre penalty for arguing with the umpire. He then pulled Roughead down to the ground before elbowing Sam Mitchell in the throat, resulting in another two penalties which gave the Hawks the easiest of goals and all the momentum in the final term.
Speaking on OneHD's One Week at a Time on Monday night, Hall said his actions were 'unacceptable'.
"It's disappointing ... You can argue about the first 50, the second 50 and all that, but it's still unacceptable and the momentum of the game, it changed it totally so I've got to wear that," Hall said.
"We had all the momentum, I think we were ahead at that stage and it turned the game totally ... If another player from my side did that I'd be filthy with them."
"The leadership group spoke up, they were disappointed and I knew that, I've got to cop that on the chin."
The 32-year-old, who last year copped a seven-week suspension for striking Eagle Brent Staker, said he is now focused on curbing his aggressive ways.
"The thing going for me now is that I've got 11 weeks to show the football club that I can put stuff like this behind me," he said.
"The only thing I can do and the only thing in my control is the next 11 weeks ... This could change things dramatically, it could do downhill from here but I don't think that'll be the case."
Hall also said he had apologised to his teammates for his latest indiscretion and confirmed the club's leadership group did not want to impose a suspension.
The Swans were in attack when Hawthorn's Jarryd Roughead marked the football before Hall then gave away the first 50-metre penalty for arguing with the umpire. He then pulled Roughead down to the ground before elbowing Sam Mitchell in the throat, resulting in another two penalties which gave the Hawks the easiest of goals and all the momentum in the final term.
Speaking on OneHD's One Week at a Time on Monday night, Hall said his actions were 'unacceptable'.
"It's disappointing ... You can argue about the first 50, the second 50 and all that, but it's still unacceptable and the momentum of the game, it changed it totally so I've got to wear that," Hall said.
"We had all the momentum, I think we were ahead at that stage and it turned the game totally ... If another player from my side did that I'd be filthy with them."
"The leadership group spoke up, they were disappointed and I knew that, I've got to cop that on the chin."
The 32-year-old, who last year copped a seven-week suspension for striking Eagle Brent Staker, said he is now focused on curbing his aggressive ways.
"The thing going for me now is that I've got 11 weeks to show the football club that I can put stuff like this behind me," he said.
"The only thing I can do and the only thing in my control is the next 11 weeks ... This could change things dramatically, it could do downhill from here but I don't think that'll be the case."
Hall also said he had apologised to his teammates for his latest indiscretion and confirmed the club's leadership group did not want to impose a suspension.
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