The Centre line refers to a set of positions on an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

 field.

It consists of 3 players, two on the wings (left and right), and one in the centre.

The two wingmen are usually quicker-running players that can set up attacks and kick goals, such as Ben Cousins

Ben Cousins

Benjamin Luke "Ben" Cousins is a former Australian rules footballer, best known for his 270-game career with and in the Australian Football League ....

 and Simon Goodwin

Simon Goodwin

Simon Goodwin is a former Australian rules footballer, who is a dual premiership player with the Adelaide Football Club and is now an assistant coach at the Essendon Football Club.-Early career :...

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The centre player usually consists of a hard-running midfielder capable of feeding outside running teammates. Examples of such players include Scott West

Scott West

Scott West is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League...

 and Jimmy Bartel

Jimmy Bartel

James 'Jimmy' Bartel is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League . A midfielder at and , Bartel is a Brownlow Medallist, two-time All-Australian, and was part of the Cats' AFL premiership-winning teams in 2007, 2009 and 2011, being named the...

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