Joe the Goose

• Joe the goose, Joe-the-Goose, Joe-the-goose

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Joe the Goose (plural Joe the Gooses) (Australian rules football, sometimes derogatory, often attributive)

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.
   • 2014 September 7, Rohan Connolly, “North Melbourne storms home to defeat the Essendon Bombers in their elimination final”, in The Examiner, retrieved 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 April 25, Josh Elliott, “Five more quick takes from AFL Round 5”, in The Roar, retrieved 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 October 2, Ben Waterworth, “Robert Walls slams Grand Final output of three Adelaide tall forwards against Richmond”, in News.com.au, retrieved 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."

2. A handball which leads to such a goal.