BARRY Hall has been given the all clear to resume his playing career for the Swans against Adelaide on Saturday night, but he admitted last night the repercussions of another "unacceptable" act on the field would be "huge".

Although the club has not given him any ultimatums, Hall knows another rush of blood would probably spell the end of his career and says that because of that he would not be risking a return unless he felt he was completely ready.

Swans club psychologist Grant Brecht yesterday told coach Paul Roos that Hall was fit to play after two weeks on the sidelines. The star forward will be available for selection pending one final meeting tomorrow with Brecht.

Hall said last night he had been putting too much pressure on himself and planned in future to focus more on the team than the individual. "It's totally undisciplined what I did," he said. "The important thing for me now going forward is if it happens again, they (the repercussions) are not big, they are huge. I'm aware of that. I wouldn't run out there and risk that if I wasn't right mentally. I'm thinking about the team rather than myself and I'm in a good headspace for that now.

"The expectations I put on myself were maybe unrealistic. I was being a bit selfish in that if the team is not going so well, I'd try and beat my man instead of thinking about what I can do for other blokes … There's been a couple of key points we've been working on over the last three weeks. Once again some personal, some on-field. My personal life is that, and it's my business and no one else's.

"The on-field, in terms of the pressure and expectation I put on myself, it's too high and I've got to be more of a team man and draw other players into the game.

"What I put the club through, the humiliation, I just want to try and play some good footy now and try and put that behind us somehow, and Saturday night is probably the first stepping stone towards that."

Roos was quick to quash suggestions Hall had been rushed back into the team following the ankle injury to Michael O'Loughlin.

"I think that's disappointing because anyone that knows me and knows the footy club and knows the way we have handled it (the Hall situation), I think we have been as honest and open as we possibly can," Roos said. "I think I alluded (to it) last week that we hoped it would be sooner rather than later (that Hall returned), so really it has nothing to do with Mick not playing whatsoever."

Roos said he would monitor Hall and if he sees him getting frustrated, Roos will probably take him off the ground, maybe for "only a minute or two minutes". What won't change is the way tough Hall plays the game.

"If I get reported for going for the ball or playing aggressive, I'm going to have to cop that," Hall said. "But it's the undisciplined stuff, they are ugly incidents that have occurred and are totally unacceptable."

■ Carlton chief executive Greg Swann has apologised for referring to Sydney player Nick Davis as "not a great bloke" based on his experience with him when both were at Collingwood.

Swans spokesman Stephen Brassel yesterday said club chief executive Myles Baron-Hay had discussed the matter with Swann and received an apology. "Myles spoke to Greg and Greg acknowledged that what he said was inappropriate and asked Myles to relay a message to Nick Davis apologising," he said.

With Martin Boulton