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Tony Hall

Hawthorn and Adelaide

AFL career

114 games174 goals

Debut
R1 1988 v CAR2 Apr 1988
Most recent
R19 1995 v WCE13 Aug 1995

Stats

1995
ADE
6
3.7
2.5
6.2
2.0
0.2
0.5
0.5
0.8
1.2
29
1994
ADE
11
8.0
2.5
10.5
5.2
0.5
1.4
0.5
2.3
1.6
59
1993
HAW
20
9.1
6.5
15.6
6.6
1.6
1.3
0.9
1.2
0.9
69
1992
HAW
19
10.2
6.5
16.6
6.3
1.1
1.7
0.8
1.5
0.9
71
1991
HAW
18
9.1
5.6
14.7
5.7
0.7
1.6
0.7
2.3
0.9
70
1990
HAW
4
11.5
8.5
20.0
9.0
0.3
1.8
0.8
1.5
0.8
86
1989
HAW
12
10.8
9.8
20.6
7.3
1.2
1.9
0.6
1.8
1.3
84
1988
HAW
24
10.3
10.4
20.8
5.7
1.4
1.8
0.6
1.0
0.6
74
League
Season
WCE
SUB
R19
3
2
5
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
17
ESS
MCG
R14
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
4
RCH
MCG
R7
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0.0
-1
STK
FP
R3
6
2
8
3
0
0
0
0
2.3
46
BRB
Gabba
R2
7
2
9
4
1
0
0
2
3.2
66
NTH
MCG
R1
6
6
12
4
0
2
0
1
0.1
41

Profile

Born
16 Sept 1964 (age 62y 36d)
Height
183 cm
Weight
88 kg

Teams

Honours

  • Premiership(2×) 1988, 1991
  • Brownlow Medal
    Top 10
    1988

A highly touted recruit from SANFL powerhouse Glenelg, Tony Hall arrived at Hawthorn in 1988 as a ready-made star and delivered immediately. A strong-marking centre half-forward with vice-like hands and a lethal left boot, he slotted perfectly into the Hawks' golden era lineup, earning All-Australian selection and finishing fourth in the Brownlow Medal in his debut season. Hall capped off this dream start by playing a crucial role in Hawthorn's 1988 premiership victory, establishing himself as one of the most dangerous attacking weapons in the competition.

Hall's career trajectory was cruelly altered during a 1989 State of Origin match when he suffered a horrific knee injury after being tackled by his own Hawthorn teammate, Andy Collins. The reconstruction forced him to miss the entire 1990 season, costing him a likely spot in the club's premiership side that year. He returned to play a valuable role in the Hawks' 1991 flag triumph but was often battling his body thereafter. Hall eventually requested a trade home to South Australia to join the Crows for the 1994 season, but persistent injuries restricted him to just 17 games in two years before his retirement.