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Fullback kicks the ball to halfback Flank Marks the ball , then goes back for a kick but looking for a runner going pass for handball then kicks it to a hard lead in middle then looks for a runner handball from centre halfback for a shot goal
hitting target with kicks and handball voices running to space , hard leads
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