9 is not involved but either 9 or 10 will call this phase.
This will continuously work either right (river) or left (lake). This is for short forward gain. The yellow player does not pick the ball up until they have the red player holding onto them. The red player drives the yellow player through the line but also protects the ball after contact.
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