onball

English

Etymology

From on- +‎ ball.

Adjective

onball (not comparable)

  1. (Australian rules football) In the midfield positions.
    • 2022 October 22, “Brisbane Lions thrash Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Fremantle and Western Bulldogs all record wins”, in ABC News‎[1], retrieved 27 July 2025:
      Hawthorn fought hard right to the final siren, but had no answer for the onball skills of Lion Ally Anderson, with a career-high 30 possessions, and Emily Bates, with 22.

Adverb

onball (not comparable)

  1. (Australian rules football) In the midfield positions.
    • 2025 July 27, Sarah Black, “'Gulf' between Power, Crows evident, Nicks lauds 'dream' performance”, in Australian Football League‎[2], retrieved 27 July 2025:
      "We had a little bit of a different look onball, guys that we wanted to give an opportunity to, which is a great position to be and you don't often get that," Nicks said.
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