Ray Hall (born 27 October 1980) is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Richmond Football Club. Hall grew up in

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, playing for the Balmain Australian Football Club before moving to

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where he was recruited by the

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having played in the Under 18s state squad. Hall played 99 games for the Richmond Tigers, predominantly as a ruckman. Hall announced his retirement on 28 August 2007 because a hip injury ruled him out for the 2007 season. In 2008, Hall spent 12 months as an Australian Government sponsored volunteer in

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, on the

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(AYAD) program, assisting in sports development in PNG. This has included coaching PNG's Under 18 Australian Rules Football League (AFL) Team, the Kupundas. Hall returned to Australia in 2010 to join the

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as a graduate. In 2012, Hall joined the

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. He was first posted to Afghanistan, followed by Jordan where he also played for the Amman Saracens at the Emirates Airlines Dubai Rugby Sevens in 2014 and 2015. Hall was subsequently posted to the Solomon Islands in 2018.

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* Australian rules footballers from New South Wales Richmond Football Club players NSW/ACT Rams players Balmain Australian Football Club players Living people 1980 births {{AFL-bio-1980s-stub