Vicious perhaps to stop one being supportive

• Individual defends James, maybe, describing a legitimate goal?
• Tricky football kick
• Like a certain football kick
• Within the legal area of play
• Supporting position of legal hooker?
• Like many a football kick
• Not beyond the line
• Tricky kind of kick
• Within the prescribed area

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
onside \onside\ adj. (Sports) Not offside; being within the prescribed area of play. offside