Clanger (Australian rules football)

A clanger in Australian rules football is a term coined by Champion Data founder Ted Hopkins which refers to a turnover or a silly mistake made by a player.^[1] Its vague description in statistical tables is "errors including frees against".

Examples of clangers include,

Any disposal or deliberate knock-on that goes directly to an opposition player.^[2]
Any free kick conceded
Dropped marks or fumbles under no pressure
50-metre penalties conceded
A Ball-Up Kick In (Stepping over the line when kicking in after a behind)

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v t e Australian rules football terminology
Skills	Clanger Handball Kick (after the siren, checkside punt, drop kick, drop punt, grubber, place kick, punt, set shot, snap, up and under, torpedo punt) Kick-in Mark (Mark of the Year, spectacular mark) One percenter Running bounce Shepherd Tackle (chicken wing tackle, fend-off, spear tackle)
Free kicks	50-metre penalty Coathanger Deliberate out of bounds Holding the ball Holding the man Push in the back
Scoring	50-metre arc Behind (rushed behind) Goal (coast-to-coast goal, Goal of the Year, super goal)
Other	Ball-up Banner Boundary rider Father–son rule Flooding Guernsey Laws Names Positions Priority draft pick Recycled player Rookie list Time-on Umpire Youth system Zone defence

Clanger (Australian rules football)

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