Australian Football Terminology

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Across
  1. 5. The interchange area. It also refers to the seat used by the players in this area.
  2. 6. The area on an Australian rules football field located between the two 50-metre arcs.
  3. 9. An illegal disposal of a ball by hand. Will result in a free kick to the opposition.
  4. 11. The grabbing of an opposition player in possession of the ball, in order to impede their progress or to force them to dispose of the ball quickly.
  5. 12. The grouping of players on the ground at quarter-time and three-quarter-time breaks, and a tactic used at kick-ins after a behind where players group together at centre-half-back before breaking to the flanks.
  6. 13. A disposal of the ball, executed by holding the ball on the flat palm of one hand and hitting it with the other clenched fist.
  7. 14. One of the enforcers of the laws and adjudicators of play. There are 9 of them during a game.
  8. 16. A legal disposal of the ball by foot, which is made by contacting the football with any part of a player's leg below the knee.
Down
  1. 1. A maximum score (equivalent to six points) achieved by kicking the ball between the two goal posts without it touching either post or any other player.
  2. 2. The AFL finals take place during the month of ________.
  3. 3. A player who is positioned on the wing.
  4. 4. The number of players on each team during a footy game. Also, it's the same number of teams that are part of the AFL.
  5. 7. To finish a game with both teams having an equal score.
  6. 8. The shirt worn by players, typically sleeveless, but occasionally with long sleeves.
  7. 10. The ground on which an Australian rules football game is played. Derived from the common shape of the ground.
  8. 15. A mass of players from both sides all attempting to get the ball at the same time. Can be used for players flying for a mark or scrambling for the ball at ground level.