Australian Football Terminology
Across
- 5. The interchange area. It also refers to the seat used by the players in this area.
- 6. The area on an Australian rules football field located between the two 50-metre arcs.
- 9. An illegal disposal of a ball by hand. Will result in a free kick to the opposition.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 14. One of the enforcers of the laws and adjudicators of play. There are 9 of them during a game.
- 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. 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. The AFL finals take place during the month of ________.
- 3. A player who is positioned on the wing.
- 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.
- 7. To finish a game with both teams having an equal score.
- 8. The shirt worn by players, typically sleeveless, but occasionally with long sleeves.
- 10. The ground on which an Australian rules football game is played. Derived from the common shape of the ground.
- 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.