Disposal
A disposal occurs in Australian rules football when a player either kicks (including from the ground) or handballs the football. A disposal is not counted if a player fumbles or illegally disposes the ball. A correct handball is when the football is punched with a clenched fist.
When commentating or reporting on Australian rules football, it is common to report the number of disposals that a player has during a game. The words possessions or touches are used interchangeably with disposals in this context.
In recent years, the amount of disposals in a game has increased substantially, with many high disposal records being set.[1] This can be attributed to teams' placing greater emphasis on maintaining possession, rather than just on going forward at any cost.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Silkstone, Dan (12 July 2008)Disposable football
- ^ Capel, Andrew (14 April 2009)Port's disposal frenzy; The Advertiser
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