"key position" meaning in English

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          "text": "Of this year's crop of key position players, the premier tall is Sam Darcy, who stands at 204cm and looms as a future star. Darcy, a father-son for the Western Bulldogs and the son of club great Luke is 7cm taller than his father. Given Luke's great career as a ruckman, it may seem surprising on paper that his son is so much taller than his father, yet is a key position player rather than a ruckman.",
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        "Any tall forward or defensive position (traditionally, full-back, centre half-back, centre half-forward, or full-forward)."
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        "(Australian rules football) Any tall forward or defensive position (traditionally, full-back, centre half-back, centre half-forward, or full-forward)."
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