Also known as a banana kick, the checkside punt is a kicking style used in Australian Rules and rugby league football. When kicked, it bends away from the body and is usually used when a set shot for goal is lined up on a narrow angle. High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football... Rugby league (short for Rugby league football) is a full-contact team sport played by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... A Set shot in AFL is a kick for goal taken in time on, where the player can set him/herself, rather than have to quickly react during the play. ...

The banana tends to move at 90 degree angle to the kicker and boot, whereas the true checkside is held at a lesser angle to the boot and has a curving effect through the air.

This kick was also used my Nigel Smart frequently while playing for the Adelaide Crows. Whenever he got the chance Nigel Smart would use it.

The punt first began to appear in the Victorian Football League in the late 1970s. Use of the kick was first popularised in South Australia in the 1960s. As SANFL players began to be recruited to Victoria in large number, the kick took on more widespread use at the top level by players such as Craig Bradley and Stephen Kernahan. It is now one of the most common techniques for goal-kicking from a narrow angle, and more recently has been used in field kicking with deadly accuracy by players like James Hird. The Victorian Football League, formerly known as the Victorian Football Association (VFA), is a second-tier Australian rules football league. ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ... The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL as it is usually referred to, is the premier league for Australian Rules football in the state of South Australia. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... {{Infobox afl player/{{{image}}}|image name={{{image name}}}|name=Craig Bradley}} Craig Braddles Bradley (born October 23, 1963) is a former South Australian Australian rules footballer and first class cricketer, who holds the record for senior Australian football games played. ... Stephen Kernahan is an Australian footballer best known for his career with Carlton and Glenelg in the 1980s and 1990s. ... James Albert Hird (born February 4, 1973) is an Australian rules footballer, formerly the captain of the Essendon Football Club. ...

In rugby league, Newcastle Knight's half-back Andrew Johns began to pioneer its use mid way through his career, where it was used to confuse the defensive side. He popularised it and became the banana kick's best exponent in the code. Rugby league (short for Rugby league football) is a full-contact team sport played by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... This article is about the rugby league player. ...

"Well, you know, I have seen footage of my father, St. Kilda player Bill Young using this kick in the late 1950's and early 60's. He first used this kick, which was unknown prior to him, with the Victorian country side Stratford, from which he was recruited for St. Kilda in 1956. Nervous about using this never before seen kick in VFL (now AFL) competition, Dad did not use it his first season. The next year, more confident, he did, and it became a trade mark kick of his up to his retirement in 1961."