Glenn Hall (rugby league)

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Glenn Hall
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Personal information
Born (1981-03-21) 21 March 1981 (age 43)
Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
Position Second-row, Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2002–03 Canterbury Bulldogs 830012
2004–05 South Sydney 192008
2006 Sydney Roosters 20000
2007–09 Manly Sea Eagles 65110044
2010 Bradford Bulls 2851022
2011–15 North Qld Cowboys 98130052
Total2203410138
Source: [1] [2] [3]

Glenn Hall (born 21 March 1981) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, the South Sydney Rabbitohs, the Sydney Roosters, the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, with which he won the 2008 NRL premiership and 2009 World Club Challenge with and the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League, while also had a stint in the Super League with the Bradford Bulls. He primarily played as a second-row and prop.

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Background

Born and raised in Sydney, New South Wales, Hall played his junior football in the Bankstown area for St Christopher's, Panania.

Playing career

Hall joined his local club, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, as a teenager and played in their back-to-back Jersey Flegg Cup premiership-winnings teams in 1999 and 2000. He started 2001 in Jersey Flegg, before being elevated to the Bulldogs' First Division side mid-season. [4]

2002–2003

In round 12 of the 2002 NRL season, Hall made his NRL début for Canterbury-Bankstown. In Round 15 he scored two tries, his first in the NRL, in the club's 46–6 victory over the Canberra Raiders. He finished the 2002 NRL season playing in the Bulldogs premiership-winning Premier League side. [4] In 2003, he played 5 more games for the club before signing with the South Sydney Rabbitohs for the 2004 NRL season.

While at Canterbury-Bankstown, Hall played alongside future North Queensland Cowboys teammate Johnathan Thurston.

2004–2005

In 2004, Hall played a then career-high 16 NRL games for South Sydney, starting half of his games at prop. In 2005, he only managed 3 games for the club, before signing with arch rivals the Sydney Roosters for 2006.

2006

Hall endured another disappointing season in 2006, only playing 2 games for the Roosters, before leaving the club and joining his fourth club, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.

Hall played in the 2006 NSW Cup grand final for Newtown who were the Sydney Roosters feeder club at the time against Parramatta. Newtown would lose the grand final 20–19 at Stadium Australia. [5]

Hall at the celebration of the winning of the 2008 NRL Grand Final GlennHall.jpg
Hall at the celebration of the winning of the 2008 NRL Grand Final

2007–2009

Hall with the Manly Sea Eagles Glenn Hall.JPG
Hall with the Manly Sea Eagles

In 2007, Hall became a regular member of Manly's first grade team, playing 23 games before he injured his shoulder late in the regular season, and missed Manly's finals campaign, including the grand final defeat by the Melbourne Storm. [6]

In 2008, Hall played 20 games and scored 6 tries for Manly-Warringah. He started in the second-row in Manly's record-breaking 40-0 NRL Grand Final victory over Melbourne. [7]

In February 2009, Hall was a member of the Manly side that won the 2009 World Club Challenge against the Leeds Rhinos. [8] In his last season for Manly, he played 22 games and scored 3 tries.

2010

Hall moved to England to join the Bradford Bulls for the 2010 Super League season. He left the club by mutual consent after a season in which he found himself dropped to the Bulls' reserve team. [9]

2011–2015

In January 2011, Hall signed a two-year contract to play for the North Queensland Cowboys. He was named in the North Queensland leadership group and was also one of their vice-captains. That season, Hall played 23 games for the club and was a member of the teams finals match against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, starting the game in the second-row. He averaged 24 tackles and 70 metres a game. [10]

On 25 May 2012, Hall re-signed with the North Queensland club until the end of the 2013 NRL season. [11] He played 23 games, scoring 4 tries and starting the majority of his games in the second-row.

In round 10 of 2013 NRL season, Hall played his 150th NRL game in the Cowboys' 12–8 loss to the Sydney Roosters. Later that year, he-signed a one-year contract extension with the Cowboys. [12]

On 10 October 2014, Hall extended his stay with North Queensland for a further season, re-signing with the club until the end of 2015. [13]

On 31 August 2015, Hall announced his retirement from rugby league at the end of the 2015 NRL season. [14]

On 27 September 2015, Hall played in the Townsville Blackhawks Intrust Super Cup Grand Final loss to the Ipswich Jets.

Achievements and accolades

Individual

North Queensland Cowboys Club Person of the Year : 2015

Team

2008 NRL Grand Final: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles – Winners
2009 World Club Challenge: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles – Winners

Statistics

NRL / Super league

†Denotes seasons in which Hall won an NRL Premiership
SeasonTeamMatchesTGGK %F/GPts
2002 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 320—08
2003 510—04
2004 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 1620—08
2005 300—00
2006 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 200—00
2007 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2320—08
2008†2060—024
20092250—020
2010 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 2851100%22
2011 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 2350—020
2012 2340—016
2013 2520—08
2014 2420—08
2015 300—00
Career totals192290—0116

Personal life

Hall resides in Townsville with his wife Kylie Hall (née Butler) and their two children, Indiana and Hendrix. [15]

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