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Stiff-arm Fend
The stiff-arm fend (also known as a hand off or fend off in rugby league and rugby union, sometimes as a don't argue in Australian rules football, or a stiff arm or straight arm in American football) is a tactic employed by the ball-carrier in many forms of contact football. The skill In rugby league, rugby union, American football and Australian football, ball-carriers run towards defenders who are attempting to tackle them. By positioning the ball securely in one arm, the ball-carrier can fully extend their other arm, locking their elbow, and outstretching their palm. Then, the ball-carrier pushes directly outwards with the palm of their hand onto the chest or shoulder of the would-be tackler. The fend is a pushing action, rather than a striking action. A stiff-arm fend may cause the tackler to fall to the ground, taking them out of the play. Even if the tackler keeps their feet, it becomes impossible for them to complete a tackle, as they cannot come close enough to wrap their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cappelletti Heisman Trophy Crop 1
Cappelletti may refer to: *Cappelletti (pasta), a type of pasta similar to tortellini *Cappelletti (surname), surname * Cappelletti convention, a bidding convention in contract bridge * Cappelletti (distillery), a liqueur manufacturer *Cappelletti (cavalry) ''Cappelletti'', later ''Croati à cavallo'' (), or ''Cavalleria Oltramarina'', was a cavalry unit of the Republic of Venice. In the beginning, they were organized as part of the Dalmatian ''Oltremarini'' corps as light cavalry for the surveillanc ..., Dalmatian mercenaries in 15th to 18th century Venice See also * Cappelletto (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fraser Gehrig
Fraser Gehrig (born 3 March 1976) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL) . Gehrig was a versatile player during his AFL career, beginning his career at West Coast before becoming known as a powerful goal kicker and Coleman Medalist at St Kilda. Gehrig holds the bench press record at both West Coast and St Kilda as well as being the best bench press performer in the AFL, with many additionally regarding him as the strongest and most intimidating player in the AFL. While in the peak of his career, he was also widely regarded as the fastest player over 30 metres in any ball sport. Early life Gehrig grew up in Wodonga, Victoria, and attended high school at Catholic College Wodonga. Gehrig held the school's athletics record in the 100-metre sprint for more than 20 years. Career West Coast Gehrig began his AFL career at the West Coast Eagles playing as a utility and on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Dunstan
Luke Dunstan (born 29 January 1995) is a former Australian rules footballer who last played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the St Kilda Football Club. As an under-18, he played for the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Career Dunstan was drafted by St Kilda in the 2013 AFL Draft from the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Before he was playing for the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club, Dunstan played for South Clare Sports Club in the North Eastern Football League in the Mid North. In Round 1, 2014, he played his first game for St Kilda against Melbourne. He was awarded the AFL Rising Star nomination for his performance. Dunstan became an integral part of St Kilda's midfield over the course of 2014 before bowing out after round 19 for shoulder surgery. Following his last game in r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Higgins
Shaun Higgins (born 4 March 1988) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL). Higgins played for the Western Bulldogs from 2006 to 2014, the North Melbourne Football Club from 2015 to 2020 and the Geelong Football Club from 2021 to 2022. Higgins is a dual Syd Barker Medallist and was selected in the 2018 All-Australian team. He received a nomination for the 2007 AFL Rising Star award in round 8 of the 2007 season. Early life Higgins was raised in Geelong, Victoria and attended St Joseph's College. He played junior football for Newtown & Chilwell Football Club and was a supporter. His father Mick played reserves football for Geelong. His sister Danielle played netball for the Geelong Cougars in the Victorian Netball League and played football for in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Higgins was the Geelong Falcons' best onballer and was projected to be a top-ten selection in the 2005 AFL draft, but fell to pick 11, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Dahlhaus
Luke Dahlhaus (born 21 August 1992) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He received a nomination for the 2011 AFL Rising Star award in round 21 of the 2011 season. Dahlhaus was a member of the Bulldogs team that won the premiership in 2016, the Bulldogs' first in 62 years. Early career Described as a "very strong and quick small forward who picks up possessions almost at will", as well as "a good stoppage player", Dahlhaus began playing football with his local team Leopold in the Geelong Football League. He was also selected to play for the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup youth competition, where he spent two seasons and played 27 games. In the 2010 TAC Cup, Dahlhaus averaged 21 disposals and six tackles per game, and was the leading tackler in the competition. He also represented Victoria Country at the under-18 national championships, and finished third in the Morrish M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Harmes
James Harmes (born 5 October 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL), having initially been drafted to the Melbourne Football Club. Harmes made his AFL debut during the 2015 season, received a Rising Star nomination the following season, and played in Melbourne's drought-breaking 2021 premiership. Early life Harmes was raised in Devon Meadows and attendeHillcrest Christian Collegein Clyde North and lateHallam Senior College(as part of their selective football academy) for secondary school. He played his junior football with the Devon Meadows Football Club, including eight senior games when he was a horse at sixteen years of age. He was recruited by the Dandenong Stingrays in 2012 to play in the TAC Cup as a bottom-aged player and played six games for the season. He received mid-year state honours in 2013 by representing Victoria Country at the AFL Under 18 Championships and played two match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Crouch
Bradley Crouch (born 14 January 1994) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club and the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Adelaide Football Club with the second selection in the 2011 mini-draft. He is the older brother and former teammate of Matt Crouch. Crouch and his family are from Beaufort, near Ballarat in Victoria. AFL career Early Adelaide career Playing for Vic Country in the 2011 AFL Under 18 Championships, Crouch was named in the Under-18 All-Australian side as a half-back flanker. After this, he was drafted a year earlier than usual under the 2011 mini-draft rules, and was not permitted to play in 2012. Instead, he played for West Adelaide in the SANFL. However, he did get special clearance from the AFL to play one pre-season game for Adelaide against the Brisbane Lions in Alice Springs. During the season he injured his hamstring and missed out on two mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Hayward
William O. A. Hayward (born 26 October 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Sydney Swans He was drafted by Sydney with their second selection and twenty-first overall, a priority draft pick, in the 2016 national draft. He made his debut against the in the twenty-three point loss against the at Etihad Stadium in round 2, 2017. Hayward received the AFL Rising Star nomination for round 23 after kicking three goals in the Swans' 81-point win over at the Sydney Cricket Ground. After a great start to the 2024 season and coming out of contract, there was a lot of speculation about what he would do next. In June 2024, he signed a 5 year extension. Statistics ''Updated to the end of the 2022 season''. , - , 2017 , , , , 9 , 17 , , 22 , , 13 , , 106 , , 47 , , 153 , , 50 , , 44 , , 1.3 , , 0.8 , , 6.2 , , 2.8 , , 9.0 , , 2.9 , , 2.6 , , 0 , - , 2018 , , , , 9 , 23 , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easton Wood
Easton Phillip Wood (born 4 September 1989) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He grew up in Camperdown, Victoria, Camperdown, Victoria (Australia), Victoria while attending Geelong Grammar School. He was drafted with the 43rd selection in the 2007 AFL draft. He made his AFL debut in the 2009 AFL season, playing 2 games. Since then, Wood has been an AFL Grand Final, AFL Premiership player and a List of VFL/AFL premiership captains and coaches, AFL premiership captain, an All-Australian, a two-time Australian International Rules Series representative, and a Charles Sutton Medal, Charles Sutton Medallist. He served as the team's captain for the majority of the 2016 AFL season, 2016 season, as well as between the 2018 AFL season, 2018-2019 AFL season, 2019 seasons, and served as the team's vice captain in 2017 AFL season, 2017. Family and early life Wood was born at "Gnotuk", a property near Camperd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Ablett Jnr
Gary Robert Ablett Jr. (born 14 May 1984) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL). The eldest son of Australian Football Hall of Fame member and former Hawthorn and Geelong player Gary Ablett Sr., Ablett was drafted to Geelong under the father–son rule in the 2001 national draft and has since become recognised as one of the all-time great midfielders. Ablett is a dual premiership player, dual Brownlow Medallist, five-time Leigh Matthews Trophy winner, three-time AFLCA champion player of the year award winner and eight-time All-Australian. During his first stint at Geelong, Ablett won two premierships, two Carji Greeves Medals, a Geelong leading goalkicker award and the 2009 Brownlow Medal. He is also a life member of the club and has been inducted into the club's Hall of Fame. At Gold Coast, Ablett was the club's inaugural captain, holding the role for the club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Ablett Snr
Gary Robert Ablett Sr. (born 1 October 1961) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who represented and in the Australian Football League (AFL). Nicknamed "God", Ablett is widely regarded as one of Australian football's greatest players, and was especially renowned for his high-flying spectacular marks and his prolific goalkicking. After playing for several country teams in and around his hometown of Drouin, Victoria, Ablett was recruited by Hawthorn and made his Victorian Football League (VFL) debut in 1982 VFL season, 1982. However, he struggled to adjust to city life and retreated to Myrtleford Football Club, Myrtleford the following year. The Geelong Football Club managed to lure him back to professional football in 1984 VFL season, 1984, and by the late '80s, he had become one of the VFL's biggest stars. His 1989 VFL Grand Final appearance, during which he kicked a grand final record nine goals for a losing side (and tying the outright grand final record wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Cunnington (footballer)
Ben Cunnington (born 30 June 1991) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Cunnington was drafted to North Melbourne with the 5th selection in the 2009 AFL draft. Cunnington played predominantly as an inside midfielder, who sometimes played in the forward line to accommodate the midfield rotations. Junior career Cunnington made his senior debut for Cobden at the age of 15. In his first game against Camperdown he kicked ten goals after coming on the ground just before half time. Cunnington's other junior football highlights included earning NAB AFL U18 Championships All-Australian honours and finishing runner up in the TAC Cup Morrish Medal where he averaged 23 disposals (11 contested) and six marks. Cunnington missed the 2009 AFL Draft Camp through minor injuries. Geelong Falcons regional manager Michael Turner described Cunnington as ''the most professional player I have seen in 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
