In Australian rules football, the forward pocket refers to a position on the field deep in offense.
Forward pocket players, situated in the forward line, need to have good avoidance and goal sneak skills and usually, quality forward-pockets are noted for their agility and ability to score difficult goals. Unlike the FF, they are not main targets for marks, but have more slender, lighter bodies, and are expected to "crumb" or recover a ground ball where a mark was dropped.
The position is often used to rest other players during a game, especially rovers.
Examples of forward pocket players include:
Famous quotes containing the word pocket:
“It is at a fair that man can be drunk forever on liquor, love, or fights; at a fair that your front pocket can be picked by a trotting horse looking for sugar, and your hind pocket by a thief looking for his fortune.”
—E.B. (Elwyn Brooks)