Joe the Goose

English Alternative forms en Joe the goose Joe-the-Goose Joe-the-goose Etymology en Noun Joe the Goose en Australian rules football sometimes derogatory often attributive A (usually easy) goal scored by a player who has received a handball in the goalsquare and is without an opponent close to them. en 7 September 2014 Rohan Connolly https://www.examiner.com.au/story/2541795/kangaroos-spring-home-to-fly-past-bombers/ North Melbourne storms home to defeat the Essendon Bombers in their elimination final The Examiner 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." https://web.archive.org/web/20241130185409/https://www.examiner.com.au/story/2541795/kangaroos-spring-home-to-fly-past-bombers/ 30 November 2024 en 25 April 2017 Josh Elliott https://www.theroar.com.au/2017/04/25/x-more-quick-takes-from-afl-round-5/ Five more quick takes from AFL Round 5 The Roar 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." https://web.archive.org/web/20250425061058/https://www.theroar.com.au/2017/04/25/x-more-quick-takes-from-afl-round-5/ 25 April 2025 en 2 October 2017 Ben Waterworth https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/adelaide-crows/robert-walls-slams-grand-final-output-of-three-adelaide-tall-forwards-against-richmond/news-story/01f7f9034e506136563adfee40771584 Robert Walls slams Grand Final output of three Adelaide tall forwards against Richmond News.com.au 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." https://web.archive.org/web/20241130112502/https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/adelaide-crows/robert-walls-slams-grand-final-output-of-three-adelaide-tall-forwards-against-richmond/news-story/01f7f9034e506136563adfee40771584 30 November 2024 A handball which leads to such a goal.