Derek Hall (born 29 November 1970) is a former
Australian rules football
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er who played with the
West Coast Eagles
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and
Geelong
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in the
Australian Football League
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(AFL).
Early life
A basketball player in his youth, Hall was raised in
Harvey in south-western Western Australia before moving to Perth to play for
West Perth in the
WAFL.
A strong marking forward, Hall was drafted by West Coast with pick 64 in the
1990 AFL draft
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, but had to wait until
1993
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to make his senior AFL debut, playing two matches. He spent 1994 in the WAFL, topping West Perth's goal-kicking for the second time.
Career
Hall nominated for the
1994 pre-season draft and was secured with the 16th selection by Geelong. He was used both as a forward and in the midfield by his new club. In
1996
1996 was designated as:
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* January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
he missed just one game, played in a qualifying final, had 334 disposals and kicked 24 goals. He also had 144 marks, which was the most by a Geelong player that season and was selected in Western Australia's
State of Origin team. The following year he again performed well, kicking a further 26 goals and averaging 17.88 disposals a game.
Hall returned to the WAFL after leaving Geelong and played at
Peel Thunder
The Peel Thunder Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The team is based in Mandurah, Western Australia, with their home ground being Rushton Park. The ...
.
Hall was playing coach of
Mooroopna
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in the
Goulburn Valley Football Netball League
The Goulburn Valley League (GVL), also known as the Goulburn Valley Football Netball League (GVFNL), is an Australian rules football and netball competition based in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria.
History
The league was initially call ...
from 2005 to 2007. He then coached
Katandra in the
Picola & District Football League
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The league covers a large area of northern Victoria (state), Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in the south to Jerild ...
from 2008 to 2010, taking them a grand final in 2008 and preliminary finals in 2009 and 2010. Hall won the 2009
Picola & District Football League
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The league covers a large area of northern Victoria (state), Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in the south to Jerild ...
senior football goalkicking award with 83 goals.
Personal life
Hall's son
Clay
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currently plays for the
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and first competed in 1987 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known ...
.
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1970 births
Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
West Coast Eagles players
Geelong Football Club players
West Perth Football Club players
Peel Thunder Football Club players
Mooroopna Football Club players
People from Harvey, Western Australia
Western Australian State of Origin players
Living people