Ash Centra's tricky bounce prompts imitators across the AFL world
And a second of pre-game footage has already made her a star across the sport.
The rookie was just farting around with the footy in Collingwood's warm-up before their season-opening loss to Carlton at Princes Park when she introduced us all to a brand new move.
The 19-year-old scooped up the ball while jogging, threaded it behind her back, and bounced it through her legs while managing to have it hit her perfectly in stride.
It was the sort of move that looks impressive when Stephen Curry does it with a basketball on a hardcourt, but seeing someone pull it off so casually with the Sherrin on grass makes you double-take, questioning if your eyes are playing tricks on you.
Perhaps it was shameless aura-farming from the Gippsland junior, but the nonchalant manner in which she executed it suggested she's done it a million times before.
It was clearly a brand new move to the men's league too, with the blokes battling to emulate it.
AFLM superstar Nick Daicos was among her male Magpie counterparts who battled to control it in the sheds:
Hawks coach and legendary midfielder Sam Mitchell had a decent crack while standing still, although there were a few fumbles on the cutting room floor by the Hawthorn social crew:
The North Melbourne boys gave it a college try before getting camera shy:
A few Saints had a go, with mixed results:
But perhaps the best cover version goes to Carlton's Ashton Moir.
Not only did he do it at jogging pace on grass, including the pick-up off the ground, he added in a lovely checkside goal and did it all in Sambas.
You would be risking an all-time bake from your coach if you ever tried it in a game, but at footy ovals all around the country, you'll see adults, kids and anyone with a ball literally falling over themselves to try and execute what will forever be known as The Centra Bounce.
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