jumper punch

plural jumper punches

1. Australian rules footballA strike with one's hand while grabbing the collar of the recipient's guernsey with the same hand.

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   A jumper punch often does not involve significant force but it is exactly the same as a run-of-the-mill punch which doesn't involve significant force. […] The term instantly frames the strike as being insignificant. The act itself is often used as a means of clocking your opponent in the jaw without the risk of suspension or sometimes even a free kick.

   2014 September 9, Ronan O'Connell, “That's not a punch. That's a (jumper) punch”, in Roar, retrieved 25 Jul 2025

present singular third person jumper punches · participle present jumper punching · participle past jumper punched · past jumper punched

1. transitiveAustralian rules footballTo strike (someone) with one's hand while grabbing the collar of their guernsey with the same hand.

   The weekend after AFL football chief Simon Lethlean made it clear players who jumper punched or punched opponents in the stomach would most likely be suspended, Jones was charged with striking Hawthorn’s Luke Breust.

   2017 May 29, “Zak Jones fined for off-the-ball hit, escapes MRP suspension”, in Fox Footy, retrieved 25 Jul 2025