Tackles and Blocks
See also: Tackle (football move)Australian rules allows full tackling above the knees and below the shoulders, whereas Gaelic football explicitly disallows tackling.
Both sports allow "shepherding" or blocking, although in Australian rules, bumping is allowed on players not in possession of the ball, whereas in Gaelic it is limited to use on players in possession of the ball.
Read more about this topic: Relationship Between Gaelic Football And Australian Rules Football
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