Swans Bad Boys

Former St Kilda and Sydney power forward Tony Lockett once described himself rather modestly as 'a thug who could play a bit'. I think that Lockett was being a bit hard on himself; despite his history at the tribunal he was never really that much of an on-field bully (think the Brisbane Lions during their golden years, anyone?)

Perhaps the 'thug' label could be better applied to current Sydney (and former St Kilda) star forward Barry Hall, who on the weekend felled West Coast player Brent Staker with a lightning left jab during an off-the-ball incident.

Apparently there's something with Sydney and recruiting burly ex-St Kilda star forwards.

First there was the man they called Plugger:



Now, in the trained boxer Barry Hall they have Slugger:



...and the saga continues.