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Mark Robinson From: Herald Sun July 20, 2011 12:00am
BARRY Hall has a deep-rooted rift with former coach Paul Roos that emerged yesterday after the full-forward announced his retirement.
Hall yesterday described himself as a Bulldog, despite being co-captain of Sydney's 2005 premiership team under Roos, and pointedly did not mention Roos' name.
Sources yesterday confirmed Hall's disappointment with Roos, although Hall this morning attempted to hose down talk of continuing drama between the pair.
"I've run into Paul a few times at airports and stuff like that and we've spoken fine. There is certainly no rift now and that's off the mark," Hall told Channel 7's Sunrise program.
Roos said yesterday: "I'm not aware of any rift. If that's the case, it's certainly not on my behalf and I can only presume we are still on speaking terms."
The hostility surrounds the events in the days after Hall punched Adelaide's Ben Rutten and Hall's time as a Swan ended just days later in July 2009.
Hall tried to talk to Roos several times in the days between, but Roos did not return the calls, and first spoke about Hall's future to the media.
Hall will detail the disappointment in his book Barry Hall: Pulling No Punches, to be released next month.
In the book, Hall addresses co-captain Brett Kirk's claim that he could no longer be trusted on the field.
Asked yesterday to name the low point of his career, Hall dismissed the suggestion it was the night he knocked out West Coast's Brent Staker in 2008.
"The lowlight for me was resigning from the Swans," Hall said.
"Probably the way it all happened ... it didn't sit right with me.
"There were low periods there but everything happens for a reason, whether it's good or bad, and it's brought me to a good place."
Roos yesterday admitted he should have spoken to Hall after the Rutten incident, which ultimately ended Hall's career in Sydney.
"If I had my time over again, I would've spoken to him," Roos said.
"He rang me, left a message, asked to call back, but I should have spoken to him. I didn't speak to him until probably Tuesday. I think we played Saturday night."
Roos indicated he remained friends with Hall.
"My discussions with him have been more than amicable since he left."
As for Hall being remembered as a Bulldog rather than a Swan, Roos was ambivalent.
"He'll remember himself how he wants to," Roos said. "Clearly, the 2005 premiership, he was an unbelievably enormous contributor to that. He was an outstanding player."
BARRY Hall has a deep-rooted rift with former coach Paul Roos that emerged yesterday after the full-forward announced his retirement.
Hall yesterday described himself as a Bulldog, despite being co-captain of Sydney's 2005 premiership team under Roos, and pointedly did not mention Roos' name.
Sources yesterday confirmed Hall's disappointment with Roos, although Hall this morning attempted to hose down talk of continuing drama between the pair.
"I've run into Paul a few times at airports and stuff like that and we've spoken fine. There is certainly no rift now and that's off the mark," Hall told Channel 7's Sunrise program.
Roos said yesterday: "I'm not aware of any rift. If that's the case, it's certainly not on my behalf and I can only presume we are still on speaking terms."
The hostility surrounds the events in the days after Hall punched Adelaide's Ben Rutten and Hall's time as a Swan ended just days later in July 2009.
Hall tried to talk to Roos several times in the days between, but Roos did not return the calls, and first spoke about Hall's future to the media.
Hall will detail the disappointment in his book Barry Hall: Pulling No Punches, to be released next month.
In the book, Hall addresses co-captain Brett Kirk's claim that he could no longer be trusted on the field.
Asked yesterday to name the low point of his career, Hall dismissed the suggestion it was the night he knocked out West Coast's Brent Staker in 2008.
"The lowlight for me was resigning from the Swans," Hall said.
"Probably the way it all happened ... it didn't sit right with me.
"There were low periods there but everything happens for a reason, whether it's good or bad, and it's brought me to a good place."
Roos yesterday admitted he should have spoken to Hall after the Rutten incident, which ultimately ended Hall's career in Sydney.
"If I had my time over again, I would've spoken to him," Roos said.
"He rang me, left a message, asked to call back, but I should have spoken to him. I didn't speak to him until probably Tuesday. I think we played Saturday night."
Roos indicated he remained friends with Hall.
"My discussions with him have been more than amicable since he left."
As for Hall being remembered as a Bulldog rather than a Swan, Roos was ambivalent.
"He'll remember himself how he wants to," Roos said. "Clearly, the 2005 premiership, he was an unbelievably enormous contributor to that. He was an outstanding player."
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