checkside
/ˈtʃɛksʌɪd/noun Australian Rules Football
1A curving shot at goal from a narrow angle: his checkside from a near-impossible angle hit the post...
- The veteran forward was found wanting in the wrong pocket, trying a checkside with his right that drifted out on the full.
- Their star midfielder was left cursing his luck when his checkside from the tightest of angles hit the post.
- He ran around and bent through a goal with a checkside, if you don't mind.
1.1A goal scored by a curving shot from a narrow angle: he scored an impressive running checkside in the second minute...
- He slotted his third before King's checkside from deep in the pocket made it a 20-point margin midway through the term.
- He was best on ground in a narrow win with six goals, including this miracle checkside from the boundary.
- The first goal—a precocious checkside on the run—proved the sole major of the term.
Origin
1960s: perhaps from the term check side used in billiards, etc. to refer to side spin imparted to the cue ball.
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