Sentence:  "It was a brutal return to football for Brisbane Lions defender Harris Andrews as his <WSD>man</WSD> Tom Hawkins booted seven goals but Lions Coach Chris Fagan said the team's defensive faults, rather than the backman's, allowed the big Cat to dominate." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A player on whom another is playing, with the intent of limiting their attacking impact.