2008 Vocabulary Listing
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List 4: Tackle and play-the-ball vocab"High"/"High tackle" - A player making the tackle makes contact with the head or neck
"Driver" - Attacking player interfering with a defender who is in the process of making a tackle
"Leg lift" - A defender makes an obvious movement to lift the leg of the ball-carrier in a tackle
"Dangerous" - A defender places the ball-carrier into a position where the head or neck is likely to make first contact with the ground
"Flop" - Defender flops in after the tackle is complete
"Lost" - Attacking team has lost the ball in the tackle
"Stripped" - Ball has been intentionally stripped in a 2 or more man tackle
"Hand on" - A defender places a hand on the ball post-tackle
"Hand in" - A second movement to put a hand in on the arm or ball, to slow down the play the ball
"Grapple" - Wrapping action around the head/neck of the opponent
"Markers" - Markers are not square, go early or too deep
"Off the mark" - Player playing the ball moves off the mark and markers are taken out of play
"Leg pull" - holding/pulling of a players foot as he attempts to play the ball
"Working" - Defending player works over the ball carrier on the ground
"Facial" - hands, elbows making unnecessary contact with the defenders face in the tackle
"Spinning" - Defender spins to the front after tackle is complete. This does not apply to a surrender tackle
"Ball plant" - Player playing the ball fails to bring the ball off the ground or plays the ball whilst having the supporting arm on the ground
"Roll ball" - No genuine attempt is made to play the ball with the foot
"Crowding" - The player at marker moves forward in an attempt to reduce the space for the tackled player to play the ball
"Knees in" - A movement by the marker with the knees in an attempt to interfere with the play the ball
"Sleeper" - Passive obstruction by the ball players team mate, around the ruck area and when a clearing kick is being taken
"Milking" - The player in possession of the ball interferes with the tackler in an attempt to solicit a penalty from the referee for holding down
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