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The grubber kick is a type of kick in various codes of football with an oval ball which results in the ball moving erratically along the ground. The point of the grubber is to make the ball roll and tumble across the ground, making it hard for the defending team to pick up the ball without causing a knock-on .
The grubber is more commonly used in a similar play. The grubber kick is commonly performed when close to the in-goal area; the grubber kick causes the ball to roll along the ground which at times, makes the ball jump up into a perfect catching position, easier than catching a punt or other kick.
Attacking kicks are also employed, usually if the opposition is out of position or running at them is proving ineffective. Common attacking kicks include the "up and under", box kick, "grubber", crossfield kick and chip kick. The up and under, also known as a "bomb" or Garryowen, is a high punt. A well executed up and under will be high enough ...
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Ball back is waived if a side elects to kick a penalty into touch. Banana kick A medium-range kick in general play which goes off the side of the kicker, rather than in front, for chasers further afield. The banana kick, less predictable than conventional kicks, is so named because the ball's rise and fall resembles the curve of a banana. Biff ...
0-9 22 The 22 m line, marking 22 metres (72 ft) from the tryline. 89 An "89" or eight-nine move is a phase following a scrum, in which the number 8 picks up the ball and transfers it to number 9 (scrum-half). 99 The "99" call was a policy of simultaneous retaliation by the 1974 British Lions tour to South Africa, (the 99 comes from the British emergency services telephone number which is 999 ...
Video of a drop punt. In modern Australian rules football, the drop punt is the most common method of kicking the ball. For a drop punt the ball is held with its long axis almost vertical, and dropped and kicked before it hits the ground, resulting in the ball spinning backwards end over end in flight.
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