ruck-rovern.Australian Rules Football one of the followers in a ruck, whose specific task is to run on to the ball as palmed down by the ruckman at a ball-up.
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1963 L. RichardsBoots & All! 90 By far the greater part of his success has been..in later years as a ruck-rover changing in the forward pocket.
2006 Q. BeresfordRob Riley iii. 65 Utilising his leg speed, he played ruck-rover or on the wing.