Australian rules football term for a kick in which the ball curves away from the kicking foot — also called a banana kick. The checkside punt is a technically demanding kick used to curve the ball around an opponent or to goal from a tight angle. A standard term in Australian football commentary.
He threaded the checkside punt between two defenders and it sailed through the uprights.
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(AU) banana kick.
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