Meaning of Joe the Goose | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A (usually easy) goal scored by a player who has received a handball in the goalsquare and is without an opponent close to them.
2. Alternative letter-case form of Joe the Goose.
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3. A handball which leads to such a goal.

Examples

“"His first goal was a ‘‘Joe the Goose’’ over the top, but Brown followed it up with another mark and conversion barely a minute later."”

“"As for Darcy Moore, well he kicked two goals today – one of them a classic “Joe the Goose”, but still – and with no senior key forward to partner with it’s no surprise he gets kept out of the contest at times."”

“"“He’s opened his mouth all year, he’s been the best receiver in the game in the goalsquare — the old Joe the Goose. But when it counted about getting out there and winning your own ball in pressure situations, he fell short,” Walls said."”

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