Derek Hall is a former Australian rules football

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er who played with the West Coast Eagles

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 and Geelong

Geelong Football Club

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 in the Australian Football League

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 (AFL).

A basketball player in his youth, Hall was brought up in the Western Australian town of Harvey

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. Although he was picked up by West Coast in the 1990 AFL Draft

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, Hall continued playing for West Perth

West Perth Football Club

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 in the WAFL

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. Hall, a strong marking forward, had to wait until 1993 to break into the AFL and made two appearances. He spent 1994 in the WAFL and topped West Perth's goal-kicking for the second time.

Hall nominated for the pre-season draft in 1994 and secured with the 16th selection by Geelong. He was used both as a forward and in the midfield by his new club. In 1996 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

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 team. The following year he again performed well, kicking a further 26 goals and averaging 17.88 disposals a game.

He returned to the WAFL after leaving Geelong and played at Peel Thunder

Peel Thunder Football Club

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.

Hall was playing coach of Mooroopna

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 in the Goulburn Valley Football League

Goulburn Valley Football League

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 from 2005 to 2007. He then coached Katandra

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 in the Picola & District Football League

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until 2010, taking them a grand final in 2008 and preliminary finals the following two years.