key position

noun

Any tall forward or defensive position (traditionally, full-back, centre half-back, centre half-forward, or full-forward).

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Meanings

nounkey position (plural key positions)

plural key positions

  1. Australian rules footballAny tall forward or defensive position (traditionally, full-back, centre half-back, centre half-forward, or full-forward).
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    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 paper that his son is so much taller than his father, yet is a key position player rather than a ruckman.

    2021 November 11, Chris Doerre, “The evolution of key position players in the AFL”, in ESPN, retrieved 27 Jul 2025
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APA

key position. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/key%20position

MLA

“key position.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/key%20position. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “key position,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/key%20position.

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