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What is Key forward in Australian Rules Football?

A tall marking target in attack — the full-forward or centre half-forward — whose job is to convert long deliveries inside 50 into contested marks and goals. The most-prized commodity in team building.

Example: Their key forward clunked 10 marks and kicked five.

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GoalBehindMarkSpeckyHand-pass (handball)Bounce (running bounce)Centre bounceBall-up
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