A disposal occurs in Australian rules football when a player either kicks (including from the ground) or handballs the football. A disposal is not counted if a player fumbles or illegally disposes the ball. A correct handball is when the football is punched with a clenched fist.

In recent years, the amount of disposals in a game has increased substantially, with many high disposal records being set.^[1] This can be attributed to teams placing greater emphasis on maintaining possession, rather than just advancing forwards at any cost.^[2]

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