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{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Ron Hall
| image =
| fullname = Ronald Clyde Hall<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=508594|title=World War Two Nominal Roll|publisher=Government of Australia|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date|1921|4|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Brighton, Victoria]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|11|16|1921|4|17|df=yes}}
| death_place =
| originalteam = [[Brighton Football Club|Brighton]] ([[Victorian Football Association|VFA]])
| height = 185&nbsp;cm
| weight = 89&nbsp;kg
| position =
| statsend = 1947
| years1 = 1944–1947
| club1 = [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| games_goals1 = 17 (2)
| careerhighlights =
}}
'''Ronald Clyde Hall''' (17 April 1921 – 16 November 1994)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/Ron%2BHall/7185|title=Ron Hall – Player Bio|publisher=Australian Football|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref> was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] in the [[Victorian Football League (1897–1989)|Victorian Football League]] (VFL).
==Career==
Hall, a defender, was originally from [[Brighton Football Club|Brighton]], in the [[Victorian Football Association]] (VFA).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}</ref> He joined [[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne]] in the 1941 pre-season and was offered a place on their list, but opted to return to Brighton.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article164979675 |title=South receives first setback of season. |newspaper=Record (Emerald Hill) |location=Victoria |date=19 April 1941 |accessdate=16 March 2015 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
Following a stint in Sydney playing for [[St George AFC|St George]], Hall joined Melbourne in 1944.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11353758 |title=Teams in gear for finals. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] |location=Melbourne |date=26 July 1944 |accessdate=16 March 2015 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Restricted by army commitments, he made only five appearances in his first two years with Melbourne.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article980808 |title=Old VFL rivals for vital game. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] |location=Melbourne |date=17 August 1945 |accessdate=16 March 2015 |page=21 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref name=AFLTables>{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/R/Ron_Hall_gm.html|title=Ron Hall – Games Played|publisher=AFL Tables|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref> In the [[1946 VFL season]] he played in the opening eight rounds, but didn't feature in the side for the rest of the year.<ref name=AFLTables/> He played four games in 1947, before being cleared back to Brighton mid-season, where he gained immediate selection at full-back.<ref name=AFLTables/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22432760 |title=Hall gets clearance at last minute. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] |location=Melbourne |date=13 June 1947 |accessdate=16 March 2015 |page=25 |via=National Library of Australia}}
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In 1948 he was suspended for 12 weeks on a charge of kicking and as a result missed out playing in Brighton's only VFA premiership.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22690708 |title=V F A Will Review Suspension. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] |location=Melbourne |date=28 July 1948 |accessdate=16 March 2015 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Fiddian|first=Marc|title=The VFA – A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877 – 1995|year=2013|publisher=Melbourne Sports Books}}</ref> At that year's club awards, Hall was named "Best Clubman" and he would remain at Brighton for several more seasons.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22706417 |title=Brighton FC Awards. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] |location=Melbourne |date=6 December 1948 |accessdate=16 March 2015 |page=17 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23172204 |title=Essendon winger signs up. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] |location=Melbourne |date=2 April 1952 |accessdate=16 March 2015 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*{{AFL Tables|ref=R/Ron_Hall.html}}
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