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Ball-up
A ball-up (pl. ball-ups) in Australian rules football is the method by which the field umpire restarts play at a neutral contest after a stoppage within the field of play. It involves throwing the ball up between two players, known as rucks, who then attempt to win possession for their teams.
A related type of contest, the boundary throw-in, occurs to restart play after the ball has gone out of bounds. It is governed by similar rules, although is not itself known as a ball-up.
Ball-ups have been part of the Laws of the Game since 1872. Ball-ups are the equivalent of a jump ball, faceoff or dropped ball from other team sports.
To execute a ball-up, the field field umpire throws the ball vertically upwards. The ball is then contested by the teams' ruckmen, this is known as a ruck contest. Generally, the ruckmen try to jump and tap the ball down to one of the team's rovers. To that end, the height to which the ball is thrown needs to be at least above the outstretched arms of the teams' ruckmen; ruckmen may also try to take clean possession of the ball, or allow it to fall to ground and become a ground contest. The ruck is one of the most specialised positions in an Australian rules football team, and is usually one of the tallest players or players with the highest vertical leap on the team.
A centre ball-up is staged at the beginning of each quarter and after each goal. A general ball-up is staged after all other neutral stoppages in play, with the exception of after the ball goes out of bounds, which is restarted by a boundary throw-in. The rules governing a centre ball-up differ from those of a general ball-up.
A ball-up may be contested by only one player (generally the ruckman) from each team, nominated by the players and confirmed by the umpires prior to throwing the ball. There is no restriction on the positioning of other players around the contest, provided there is space for the umpire to execute the ball-up; this includes leaving a corridor immediately behind the umpire for him to retreat into. The two ruckmen must stand apart and may not physically engage each other until the umpire has bounced or thrown the ball, but once the ball is in flight, they may engage in the ruck contest.
A free kick is awarded in a ruck contest if a player:
The rule requiring that only one ruckman from each team contest the ball was introduced in 2017. Prior to this, a common strategy was for one ruckman to block the other while a team-mate entered the ruck contest and won the tap-out, becoming what was known as a third man up.
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Ball-up
A ball-up (pl. ball-ups) in Australian rules football is the method by which the field umpire restarts play at a neutral contest after a stoppage within the field of play. It involves throwing the ball up between two players, known as rucks, who then attempt to win possession for their teams.
A related type of contest, the boundary throw-in, occurs to restart play after the ball has gone out of bounds. It is governed by similar rules, although is not itself known as a ball-up.
Ball-ups have been part of the Laws of the Game since 1872. Ball-ups are the equivalent of a jump ball, faceoff or dropped ball from other team sports.
To execute a ball-up, the field field umpire throws the ball vertically upwards. The ball is then contested by the teams' ruckmen, this is known as a ruck contest. Generally, the ruckmen try to jump and tap the ball down to one of the team's rovers. To that end, the height to which the ball is thrown needs to be at least above the outstretched arms of the teams' ruckmen; ruckmen may also try to take clean possession of the ball, or allow it to fall to ground and become a ground contest. The ruck is one of the most specialised positions in an Australian rules football team, and is usually one of the tallest players or players with the highest vertical leap on the team.
A centre ball-up is staged at the beginning of each quarter and after each goal. A general ball-up is staged after all other neutral stoppages in play, with the exception of after the ball goes out of bounds, which is restarted by a boundary throw-in. The rules governing a centre ball-up differ from those of a general ball-up.
A ball-up may be contested by only one player (generally the ruckman) from each team, nominated by the players and confirmed by the umpires prior to throwing the ball. There is no restriction on the positioning of other players around the contest, provided there is space for the umpire to execute the ball-up; this includes leaving a corridor immediately behind the umpire for him to retreat into. The two ruckmen must stand apart and may not physically engage each other until the umpire has bounced or thrown the ball, but once the ball is in flight, they may engage in the ruck contest.
A free kick is awarded in a ruck contest if a player:
The rule requiring that only one ruckman from each team contest the ball was introduced in 2017. Prior to this, a common strategy was for one ruckman to block the other while a team-mate entered the ruck contest and won the tap-out, becoming what was known as a third man up.