Clanger (Australian rules football)
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A clanger in Australian rules football is a term coined by Champion Data founder Ted Hopkins which refers to a turnover or a mistake made by a player.[1] Its vague description in statistical tables is "errors including frees against".
Examples of clangers include,
- Any disposal or deliberate knock-on that goes directly to an opposition player.[2]
- Any free kick conceded
- Dropped marks or fumbles under no pressure
- 50-metre penalties conceded
- A Ball-Up Kick In (Stepping over the line when kicking in after a behind)
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- Clanger
- Disposal
- Handpassing
- Kicking (after the siren, checkside punt, drop kick, drop punt, grubber, place kick, punt, set shot, snap, up and under, torpedo punt)
- Kick-in
- Marking (Mark of the Year, spectacular mark)
- One percenter
- Running bounce
- Shepherding
- Tackling (chicken wing tackle, fend-off, spear tackle)
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