One Swans player who gets forgotten about is Big Bad Barry. Comparing Buddy's first four years with Hall's first four full years, I make the following comparisons: Hall 296 goals, Buddy 280. 2 Grand Finals each, Hall 1 flag, Buddy 0. Big Bad won a B and F over this time as well. I know Hall went silly later in his career with us, but he was an utterly dominant match winner over the period 2003-2006.
I'm not saying he was better than Buddy over both their careers and Franklin has been fantastic for us, not to mention spectacular, but Hall, in my opinion was probably more effective for us over the four years I have cited. He was to go to man for us and delivered time after time. He was also great to watch with his mix of speed, agility and aggression. He was also a reliable kick for goal and was good outside 50. One of the modern Swans greats. I reckon he was the best player in the game for 2 or three seasons.
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