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A part of the great Glenelg teams of the mid-1980s with players such as Stephen Kernahan, Tony McGuinness and Chris McDermott, Hall was a key element in their 1986 premiership, playing at Centre Half-Forward.[1] Kicking 6 goals in the 1986 Grand Final, he won the Fos Williams Medal as best player, to top off a season where he was Glenelg's leading goalkicker (73 goals).
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! style="background:black; color:gold" |  Glenelg Career Highlights
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*GFC League Player Number:  675
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*GFC League Debut:  Round 1, 1983
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*Glenelg 1983 - 1987, 1995
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** 103 games
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** 151 goals
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* Glenelg Leading goalkicker 1986
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* Glenelg premiership player 1985, 1986
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* Jack Oatey Medallist 1986
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* Played 20 games for South Australia
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* Reserves premiership 1982
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*Hawthorn 1988 - 1993
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** 97 games
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** 144 goals
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** premiership player 1988, 1991
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* All Australian 1988
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Hall was recruited by Hawthorn, in the more lucrative VFL competition, for the 1988 season. He played in all 24 games that year, including a grand final win for Hawthorn. Hall was also an All-Australian in 1988. He played in another premiership with Hawthorn in 1991.[1]
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*Adelaide 1994 - 1995
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** 17 games
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** 30 goals
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[[File:Tonyhallmarkvfootscray1986.jpg|thumb|left|Tony Hall marks against Footscray during a night match at Football Park, 1986.]]
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In 1994, Hall returned to Adelaide, joining the Adelaide Football Club for their fourth season in the AFL. In the twilight of his playing career, Hall managed only 17 games in the two seasons he played for Adelaide.[1]
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== Biographical ==
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*Born: 16 September 1964
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*Height: 183 cm
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*Weight: 88 kg
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Hall kicked a near impossible goal in a State of Origin game against Victoria from a forward pocket and as a result the pocket is still known to locals as the "Tony Hall Pocket"
 
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Birth 16 September 1964(1964-09-16)
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*Previous Club: Glengowrie High school
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Recruited from Glenelg, (SANFL)
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*GFC League Debut: 1983 
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Height and weight 183cm / 88kg
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Guernsey Number: [[11]]
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Playing career¹
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Tony Hall joined Glenelg from Glengowrie High School and gave the club fine service in 92 SANFL games between 1983 and 1987. An excellent mark and kick, he was the Bays' top goal kicker with 73 goals in 1986, the same season that saw him earn the Jack Oatey Medal for his six-goal best afield performance from centre half forward in the Grand Final defeat of North Adelaide. Hall had also played in the previous season's Grand Final triumph over the same opposition.
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Debut Round 1, 2 April 1988, Hawthorn vs. Carlton, at Princes Park
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Team(s) Glenelg (1983-1987, 1995)
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Hall was recruited by Hawthorn, in the more lucrative VFL competition, for the 1988 season. He played in all 24 games that year, including a grand final win for Hawthorn. Hall was also an All-Australian in 1988. He played in another premiership with Hawthorn in 1991.
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In 1994, Hall returned to Adelaide, joining the Adelaide Football Club for their fourth season in the AFL. In the twilight of his playing career, Hall managed only 17 games in the two seasons he played for Adelaide.
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Hall kicked a near impossible goal in a State of Origin game against Victoria from a forward pocket and as a result the pocket is still known to locals as the "Tony Hall Pocket"
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    * 103 games, 151 goals
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== See also ==
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Hawthorn (1988-1993)
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* [[Gallery Tony Hall|Gallery pictures]]
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    * 97 games, 144 goals
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ5ZXWq-Hnw YouTube video of ''Tony Hall Pocket'' goal]
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Adelaide (1994-1995)
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== Reference ==
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    * 17 games, 30 goals
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1. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hall_%28footballer%29 Wiki article]
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¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season
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2. 1985 SANFL Football Budget
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Career highlights
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    * Glenelg leading goalkicker (1986)
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[[Category:Players|Hall, Tony]]
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    * Glenelg premiership player (1986)
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[[Category:Premiership Players|Hall, Tony]]
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    * Jack Oatey Medalist (1986)
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    * Hawthorn premiership player (1988, 1991)
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    * Played 20 matches for South Australia
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    * All-Australian 1988
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Current revision as of 11:27, 13 December 2020

 Glenelg Career Highlights
  • GFC League Player Number: 675
  • GFC League Debut: Round 1, 1983
  • Glenelg 1983 - 1987, 1995
    • 103 games
    • 151 goals
  • Glenelg Leading goalkicker 1986
  • Glenelg premiership player 1985, 1986
  • Jack Oatey Medallist 1986
  • Played 20 games for South Australia
  • Reserves premiership 1982
 Other Career Highlights
  • Hawthorn 1988 - 1993
    • 97 games
    • 144 goals
    • premiership player 1988, 1991
  • All Australian 1988
  • Adelaide 1994 - 1995
    • 17 games
    • 30 goals
Tony Hall marks against Footscray during a night match at Football Park, 1986.

Biographical

  • Born: 16 September 1964
  • Height: 183 cm
  • Weight: 88 kg


  • Previous Club: Glengowrie High school
  • GFC League Debut: 1983

Guernsey Number: 11


Tony Hall joined Glenelg from Glengowrie High School and gave the club fine service in 92 SANFL games between 1983 and 1987. An excellent mark and kick, he was the Bays' top goal kicker with 73 goals in 1986, the same season that saw him earn the Jack Oatey Medal for his six-goal best afield performance from centre half forward in the Grand Final defeat of North Adelaide. Hall had also played in the previous season's Grand Final triumph over the same opposition.

Hall was recruited by Hawthorn, in the more lucrative VFL competition, for the 1988 season. He played in all 24 games that year, including a grand final win for Hawthorn. Hall was also an All-Australian in 1988. He played in another premiership with Hawthorn in 1991.

In 1994, Hall returned to Adelaide, joining the Adelaide Football Club for their fourth season in the AFL. In the twilight of his playing career, Hall managed only 17 games in the two seasons he played for Adelaide.

Hall kicked a near impossible goal in a State of Origin game against Victoria from a forward pocket and as a result the pocket is still known to locals as the "Tony Hall Pocket"

See also

Reference

1. Wiki article

2. 1985 SANFL Football Budget

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