Australian Rules Football: Drop Punt & Torpedo Kick Prepared by Jenny Wei & Ashleigh Dyer THE QUESTION What are the biomechanical principles that can increase distance in Australian Rules Football? CONCEPTUALISING THE ANSWER Introduction: Australian Rules Football (AFL) is one of Australia’s most participated and spectated sports, recognized for its fast action plays (Gray & Jenkins, 2010; Orchard, Walt, McIntosh & Garlick, 1998). Elite players within AFL often attain strong mental, physical characteristics which can then correlate with a sound technical and tactical ability (Ball, 2008). The main objective of AFL is to maintain possession, enter the opposition’s defensive space and score either a goal or point, which is therefore, considered an invasion game (Pill, 2013). Players require certain skills including successful disposals, kicking for distance and kicking for accuracy. Gray and Jenkins (2010) state tha