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key position

key position noun: any tall forward or defensive position (traditionally, full-back, centre half-back, centre half-forward, or full-forward).

Noun

key position (plural key positions)

  1. (Australian rules football) Any tall forward or defensive position (traditionally, full-back, centre half-back, centre half-forward, or full-forward).
    • Of this year's crop of key position players, the premier tall is Sam Darcy, who stands at 204cm and looms as a future star. Darcy, a father-son for the Western Bulldogs and the son of club great Luke is 7cm taller than his father. Given Luke's great career as a ruckman, it may seem surprising on...2021 November 11, Chris Doerre, “The evolution of key position players in the AFL”, in ESPN, retrieved 27 Jul 2025

Forms of key position

pluralkey positions

Questions about key position

What does key position mean?
Key position means any tall forward or defensive position (traditionally, full-back, centre half-back, centre half-forward, or full-forward).
What part of speech is key position?
Key position is a noun.
What is the plural of key position?
The plural of key position is key positions.

Words near key position in the dictionary

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