tackle football
(uncountable, Australia) Any code of football that involves physical tackling (i.e.
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(uncountable, Australia) Any code of football that involves physical tackling (i.e. not soccer or touch football); generally refers to Australian rules football, rugby league, rugby union or American football.
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- touch footy71%
Australian casual shorthand for touch football — the non-contact version of rugby league where instead of tackling players you touch them to end the play. Touch footy is huge in Australian recreational sports culture, played in parks, school yards, and corporate sports leagues across the country. It's faster and more accessible than full rugby since anyone can play without worrying about getting smashed. A Friday afternoon touch footy session with coworkers is as Australian as a barbie on the weekend.
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(Australia, informal) touch football.
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(Australian rules football) To kick the football directly off the ground, without using one's hands.
- football60%
(UK, Africa, Caribbean, South Asia, uncountable) Association football, also called soccer: a game in which two teams each contend to get a round ball into the other team's goal primarily by kicking the ball.
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(rugby, Australian rules football, American football, Canadian football) A kick made by dropping the ball on the ground and kicking it as it bounces up.