Joe the Goose

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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