Im just glad for Staker that Hall didnt really let it rip. Could have done real damage.
Brain snap from Barry Hall, no doubt. He will be feeling worse than anyone at the moment, and rightly so. 6-8 weeks is fair IMO. Anything less then hes got off lightly. If I was sitting in judgement I would give him 8. Enjoy the biffo or not it is obvious that most people dont want this in our game anymore so Hall has to suffer the consequences of his actions.
Like many on here I have seen much worse but thats not the point. Im not sure if society has moved forward as there seems to be more and more violence happening but certainly sport has moved on since the 70's and 80's bloodfests. As much as I enjoy the old footage of the all in brawls, I did cringe when I saw Lynch a few years ago and I cringed again tonight when I saw what Hall did.
Hall has let himself down but more importantly in a team game and with such a strong team mentality that Sydney have built their success on, he has let down his teams mates, coaches, club and supporters.
Hall has always been a time bomb waiting to go off. Tonight for one split second it happened. He pays. We move on.
PS. And I hope right now his team mates are really making it hurt.