Joe the Goose
English
Alternative forms
- Joe the goose
- Joe-the-Goose
- Joe-the-goose
Noun
Joe the Goose (plural Joe the Gooses)
- (Australian rules football) A goal scored by a player who has received a handball in the goalsquare and is without an opponent close to them. Often said disparagingly as they are considered by many to be simple goals to score.
- 2014 Rohan Connolly, "North Melbourne storms home to defeat the Essendon Bombers in their elimination final" The Examiner, 7 September 2014. Accessed 16 August 2018.
- "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."
- 2017 Josh Elliott, "Five more quick takes from AFL Round 5" The Roar, 25 April 2017. Accessed 19 August 2018.
- "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."
- 2017 Ben Waterworth, "Robert Walls slams Grand Final output of three Adelaide tall forwards against Richmond" News.com.au, 2 October 2017. Accessed 20 August 2018.
- "“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."
- 2014 Rohan Connolly, "North Melbourne storms home to defeat the Essendon Bombers in their elimination final" The Examiner, 7 September 2014. Accessed 16 August 2018.
- (Australian rules football) A handball which leads to such a goal.
Adjective
Joe the Goose (not comparable)
- (Australian rules football, of a goal) Scored by a player who has received a handball in the goalsquare and is without an opponent close to them. Often said disparagingly as they are considered by many to be simple goals to score.
- (Australian rules football, of a handball) Leading to such a goal.