The former Sydney Swan played just over two quarters of the intra-club match and was pitted against Dog defenders James Mulligan, Jarrad Boumann and Tom Williams.
Hall pleased the 1000-strong crowd with five shots at goal and strong marking, as well as an indication his trademark aggression would play a part this season with a fair shirt-front on teammate Lindsay Gilbee.
"It was his first real run. He's been steadily building up and he's still got a bit to go," coach Rodney Eade said.
"I thought he moved pretty well. If he'd kicked straight, he would have had four or five [goals] but his attack on the ball was pleasing and you could see he's a real competitor."
Eade said Hall would continue to improve with more exposure to the Dogs' game plan.
"It's completely different from where he's come from so he's just got to get used to our leading patterns and kicking patterns, which doesn't rely on one particular player," he said.
"He's coming to grips with that. It will take a bit of time and it may even be in the early rounds of the season. I would think by mid-year he'll start to get the total hang of that."
Despite the success of his hit-out, Hall will join Brad Johnson and Jason Akermanis as players rested from the Dogs' first NAB Cup clash with the Brisbane Lions next Sunday in Canberra.
Will Minson, who sat out of Saturday's intraclub, will also miss, while Jarrod Harbrow is rated only a chance to play after having a cortisone injection in his iliotibial band this week.
Eade was pleased with the output of rookie Brodie Moles and ruckman Jordan Roughead, and said Jarrad Grant had "shown signs" up forward.
He also said second-year forward Liam Jones, who kicked two goals opposed to Brian Lake, was a chance to debut this year after spending last season playing for Scotch College.
"You don't discount anyone and Liam's had a bigger pre-season than he's had in his life," he said.
"He's still coming to grips with the demands of AFL footy but his attitude is terrific, he's a great competitor."
Midfielder Matthew Boyd agreed with Eade's assessment of the players being "super fit", and said Bill Davoren's cross-training program of sand work, bike riding, swimming and boxing had paid dividends.
"We've taken another step forward this year under Bill. He brings in a lot of experience from Triathlon Australia and his work with other elite athletes," he said.
"We've taken a step in terms of professionalism and ability to back up and continue training."
Robert Murphy, Adam Cooney, Andrejs Everitt and Williams all moved well on Saturday after flawless pre-seasons.
Barry Hall is a $281,200 forward in this year's Toyota AFL Dream Team.
Liam Jones is a $94,500 forward.
