Some teams like to have their players on both sides of the ground, pulling out towards the boundary and taking their opponents with them. Alternatively, it allows them to kick the ball to the 'open' or 'fat' side to make the next contest a foot race.Įxemplars: Richmond and the Kangaroos. This allows them to kick the ball to where their 'outnumber' exists, which is usually on the 'skinny' side if that is a forward 50 entry, they have a chance to defend that entry. Refers to when teams bring all their players who are forward of the ball to one side of the ground, usually the side where the ball is, and most often when there is a stoppage. Simply the opposite of what fans know as the 'fat side'.
