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CibbuanoHall's issues not fair game: Craig
July 25th 2008 02:55
ADELAIDE coach Neil Craig has urged his players not to use Barry Hall's highly-publicised personal issues as a tactic to put the Sydney spearhead off his game on Saturday night.
Hall, who has missed the past two matches due to a club-imposed ban, was given the all-clear by Sydney's psychologist Grant Brecht to play against the Crows at the SCG.
Craig said he expected his players to play within the spirit of the game.
“Barry plays really physical and I don’t think that will change. I expect our players to play it physical and go really hard at the footy and when you get two opponents playing physical, there will be some verbal because it’s the nature of the game,” Craig said.
“I certainly don’t expect and wouldn’t want our players to use Barry’s personal situation [as a tactic]. I don’t think we need that tool to get the result we want.”
Hall, who has missed the past two matches due to a club-imposed ban, was given the all-clear by Sydney's psychologist Grant Brecht to play against the Crows at the SCG.
Craig said he expected his players to play within the spirit of the game.
“Barry plays really physical and I don’t think that will change. I expect our players to play it physical and go really hard at the footy and when you get two opponents playing physical, there will be some verbal because it’s the nature of the game,” Craig said.
“I certainly don’t expect and wouldn’t want our players to use Barry’s personal situation [as a tactic]. I don’t think we need that tool to get the result we want.”
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