Red players are defenders. Black players are on ballers. Blue players are wingmen. Green players are forwards. Yellow players = Opposition
The Forward line players bunch up and have their opponents on the inside of them. Once the ball has been tapped down to the Rover by the Ruckman, the Forward line players push off their opponents leaving them all in a huddle and the forwards all burst out into the vacant space in the Forward line. The Centre is in front of the Ruckman and blocks/pushes his opponent away from the ball carrier. The Ruck Rover behind the Ruckman but is in front of his player and blocks/pushes his opponent away from the ball carrier. The Ruckman also shepherds his opposing Ruckman (after the tap) so that the ball carrier has a clear path to deliver the ball to the Full Forward. The Centre and the Ruckman can then choose which wing they might want to "fill the whole" in after the ball is in the forward line. The wingers push their players further out to the Wing and take off quickly to help form the wall across Half Forward or crumb for a Flanker who may be the recipient of the ball. The Half Back line pushes up one line.
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