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A handball is a method of disposal in the sport of Australian rules football. Two ruckmen contest the bounce in a Sydney AFL game between the East Coast Eagles AFC and Campbelltown Kangaroos AFC The Sydney AFL is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia. ...
East Coast Eagles is an Australian Rules Football club competing in the Sydney AFL league and based out of the Sydney suburb of Baulkam Hills, New South Wales. ...
Campbelltown Kangaroos is an Australian Rules Football club competing in the Sydney AFL league and based out of the Sydney suburb of Campbelltown, New South Wales. ...
Australian football under lights at AAMI Stadium in Adelaide. ...
It is most frequently used as an alternative to kicking the ball to pass the ball to a teammate, and is sometimes referred to as a handpass. Kicking is a method used by many types of football, including: football (soccer) Australian rules football International rules football American football Canadian football Gaelic football Rugby League Rugby Union List of common kicking styles Grubber kick - rugby league, rugby union, Australian rules football Bomb kick - rugby league, Australian Rules football...
Unlike kicking, however, once a player receives a handball they do not receive a free kick, and they are called to play-on by the umpire. A free kick in Australian rules football is a penalty awarded by a field umpire to a player who has been infringed. ...
In sports, an umpire is an official appointed to rule on plays and procedure. ...
In order to be a legal method to dispose of the ball, the player must hold the ball stationary in front of them with one hand and punch the ball with the clenched fist of the other hand. Failure to do so is deemed as a throw and results in a free kick to the nearest opposition player. Moving the hand that holds the ball excessively in the direction of the handpass will also sometimes be deemed as a throw.
History of use The handball was written into the first rules of Australian Football in 1858. It is similar to the open hand tap in Gaelic Football, but differentiates the hand skills from codes of football derived from rugby football. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Rugby football, often just referred to as rugby, refers to sports descended from a common form of football developed at Rugby School in England. ...
Prior to the 1970s, handball was largely a secondary skill to the kick (ie. only used as a last resort) until the Carlton Football Club's 1970 Grand Final victory under Ron Barassi. This premiership win was particularly famous as the team came from a seemingly hopeless position at half-time. Barassi's strategy was to use a radically new style of play based on keeping possession and the use of the handpass as much as possible. The Carlton Football Club is one of the oldest and most successful Australian rules football clubs. ...
A Grand Final is the culmination of a series of final matches played between a number of sporting teams to decide the premier team. ...
Ronald Dale Barassi (born 27 February 1936) is an Australian rules football player and coach. ...
In the 1980s, Richmond Football Club wingman Kevin Bartlett became famous for his style of play which involved use of the handball to dispose of the ball before an opponent was about to tackle. By handballing to space in front of himself and use his pace to redeem the ball, he was frequently able to avoid being penalised for holding the ball. This non-handpassing technique was highly influential in the game and later employed successfully by wingmen like West Coast Eagles' Peter Matera. The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...
Kevin Bartlett (born March 6, 1947) was an Australian Rules Football player between 1965 and 1983. ...
Holding the ball is a rule in Australian rules football. ...
The West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club that is a member of the Australian Football League. ...
Peter Matera (born April 3, 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Hailing from the West Australian country town of Wagin, Matera was born of an Italian father and an Aboriginal mother. ...
The handpass has become almost as common as the kick in the modern game. It is often used particularly by midfielders to set up play before a well placed kick into the forward line.
Marking players often look for a runner and handpass. This is primarily because time is lost moving away from the man on the mark to take a kick, and the runner is often in a better position to see a player leading downfield and deliver the ball to them more quickly. A mark is a skill in Australian Rules Football where a player cleanly catches a kicked ball that has travelled more than 15 metres without anyone else touching it. ...
Masters of the handball/handpass There have been many great exponents of the handball, including: Greg Diesel Williams (born September 30, 1963) was a former champion Australian rules footballer with the Sydney Swans, Geelong Football Club and the Carlton Football Club. ...
Simon Black (born April 3, 1979) is an Australian Football League midfielder with a reputation for hard work and skill. ...
Andrew Jarman (born January 14, 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Adelaide in the Australian Football League. ...
Kevin Bartlett (born March 6, 1947) was an Australian Rules Football player between 1965 and 1983. ...
Graham Polly Farmer (born March 10, 1935) is a retired Australian rules football player and coach. ...
Dale Flea Weightman (Born October 3, 1959), is a former Australian rules footballer with Richmond. ...
Handball competitions Handball competitions are often used to test the accuracy of handpasses. A handball competition typically uses a board or vertically hung material with a target consisting of multiple coloured concentric bands worth different points (3 points for outmost, then 5 points, 7 points). The centre is usually cut out to let the ball through and is worth 10 points.
Handball competitions often occur at local clubs, Auskick clinics and on television, most notably on the shows World of Sport and The Sunday Footy Show (both hosted by Lou Richards). Such competitions take place between Australian Football League players known for their handpassing skills. NAB AFL Auskick logo. ...
World of Sport was an Australian sports program that ran from 1957 to 1987 on the Seven Network. ...
The Footy Show is an Australian sports television program, shown on the Nine Network and its affiliates. ...
Lou Richards (born March 15, 1923) was an Australian rules footballer, who played 250 games with the Collingwood Football Club between 1941 and 1955. ...
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ...
Controversial techniques Many South Australian players excel in handball due to a very localised style of play. This style has been successful in State of Origin encounters and for the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide Power AFL teams, although the technique which many South Australian players use has often been brought into question. Because of the speed of the hands, it has been difficult for spectators and umpires to deem as to whether the correct punching method is being used. The term Crow Throw (South Australians are often referred to as crow eaters) has often been used to describe the sometimes controversial technique. Emblems: Hairy Nosed Wombat (faunal); Leafy Seadragon (marine); Piping Shrike (bird: unofficial); Sturts Desert Pea (floral); Opal (gemstone) Motto: United for the Common Wealth Slogan or Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Const. ...
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The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Adelaide, South Australia. ...
Port Adelaide Football Club logo Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club, nicknamed The Power in the Australian Football League (AFL), and nicknamed The Magpies in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). ...
In the 1980s, players under pressure due to the increasing pace of the game began to handpass over their head. This technique has sometimes resulted in a free kick to the opposition through interpretation of the umpire.
External links - AFL Handball skills coaching
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