In the sport of Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

, the half-back line refers to the positions of the 3 players on the field that occupy the centre-half back and left and right half-back flank positions.

Half-back flankers are usually players used to run the ball out of defense, such players include Andrew McLeod

Andrew McLeod

Andrew Luke McLeod is a former Australian rules footballer for the Adelaide Football Club. He is the games record holder for Adelaide, having played 340 games....

 and Lindsay Gilbee

Lindsay Gilbee

Lindsay Gilbee is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League . He was selected by the Bulldogs in the 3rd round of the 1999 National AFL Draft with pick 43 after playing for the Eastern Ranges in the TAC Cup.Known as one of the best kicks in...

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A centre-half back is a key position

Key position

In the sport of Australian rules football, a "key position" refers to positions on the ground that are considered vital to the structure of a team.Key position players make up what is known as the "spine" of a team...

 player, usually noted for height and strength to play on centre-half forwards. Centre-half backs include Joel Bowden

Joel Bowden

Joel Bowden was an Australian rules footballer with the Richmond Football Club in the AFL. In 2007, he was declared the new president of the AFL Players Association....

 and Nathan Bock

Nathan Bock

Nathan Bock is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League . He played for the Adelaide Football Club between 2002 and 2010, and announced in August 2010 that he would join the new Gold Coast Football Club in 2011.-Adelaide career:He was elevated off the Adelaide Football...

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