Hall played his first game for the Bulldogs since a round 10 loss to Hawthorn and like his game against the Hawks, Hall was not a standout player in the win against the Suns.
However, he did enough to suggest his season, and possibly the Bulldogs’ season, is back on track.
He had two first-quarter goals, four marks, and nine touches for the game, which included time spent running up the ground.
But that was tempered by a number of dropped marks.
"He was a little bit rusty but I thought he moved well and led well, he probably dropped three or four easy marks which is probably just his rustiness," Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade said.
"He did all the hard work so from that aspect it was reasonably pleasing.
"His ankle was a little bit sore halfway through the third but hopefully that is precaution (subbing him off) more than anything else."
Hall has hardly set a foot wrong since arriving at the Bulldogs last year. He started the year earning the Michael Tuck Medal as best afield in the Bulldogs 2010 NAB Cup victory and earned All-Australian honours in that year.
He looked certain to continue that form this year, with bags of three and five goals in the wins against Gold Coast and Brisbane Lions earlier in the year but an ankle injury cut him down after the round 5 loss to Fremantle.
