50-metre penalty

In the sport of Australian rules football, the 50-metre penalty is an additional penalty applied by umpires for an infractions after a free kick or mark has already been paid.

The 50-metre penalty is used in many senior competitions, including the Australian Football League. The laws of the game also allow leagues to use a 25-metre penalty in place of a 50-metre penalty; examples of leagues which do this include the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), Australian Football International Cup and the Australian Amateur Football Council. The generic term distance penalty may also be used for the penalty.

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