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CibbuanoHall cleared to return for Swans
July 23rd 2008 22:43
SYDNEY spearhead Barry Hall will play in Saturday night's crucial clash against the Adelaide Crows at the SCG after being cleared by the club's psychologist.
Hall was suspended indefinitely by the club after being charged by the AFL match review panel with attempting to strike Collingwood's Shane Wakelin in round 14.
The Wakelin incident - in which he raised a forearm towards the Collingwood defender - came in just Hall's third match back from a seven-week suspension for king-hitting West Coast utility Brent Staker in round two.
Swans coach Paul Roos said the club's physcologist Grant Brecht believes Hall is in a positive frame of mind.
"He (the club's phycologist) is confident after speaking to Barry again today he'll be able to tick him off on Friday and he'll be right to play on the weekend,'' Roos said.
Hall said he was looking forward to getting back to playing some good football.
"I'm certainly excited I'm not a real good spectator,'' Hall said.
"I suppose from the players' and even the club's point of view from the incidents I've (been involved in), the humiliation from my point of view and what I've put the club through I just want to play some good footy now and try and put that behind us somehow.
"Saturday night is probably the first stepping stone towards that.''
Hall was suspended indefinitely by the club after being charged by the AFL match review panel with attempting to strike Collingwood's Shane Wakelin in round 14.
The Wakelin incident - in which he raised a forearm towards the Collingwood defender - came in just Hall's third match back from a seven-week suspension for king-hitting West Coast utility Brent Staker in round two.
Swans coach Paul Roos said the club's physcologist Grant Brecht believes Hall is in a positive frame of mind.
"He (the club's phycologist) is confident after speaking to Barry again today he'll be able to tick him off on Friday and he'll be right to play on the weekend,'' Roos said.
Hall said he was looking forward to getting back to playing some good football.
"I'm certainly excited I'm not a real good spectator,'' Hall said.
"I suppose from the players' and even the club's point of view from the incidents I've (been involved in), the humiliation from my point of view and what I've put the club through I just want to play some good footy now and try and put that behind us somehow.
"Saturday night is probably the first stepping stone towards that.''
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