Coast to coast goal
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A coast to coast goal in Australian rules football
is a goal that is scored by delivering the ball from one end of the oval to the other and scoring a goal, without the opposing team touching the ball.
It can only be scored after one team scores a behind. After the ball is returned into play from the goal square, the ball is travelled to the other goalposts in the usual fashion (handballing
, marking
, and running with the ball). If a goal is scored at the other end without the defending team touching the ball, this is a coast to coast goal.
Coast to coast goals may be scored very swiftly and are extraordinary. There were two rule changes during the 1990s that have sped up the play considerably. A team may now kick a ball back into play as soon as the goal umpire
signals that a behind had been scored. Previously the team would need to wait for the umpire to retrieve and wave a white flag as well. Also, when a goal is scored, instead of waiting for the ball to be retrieved from the crowd, a new ball may be obtained from a supply behind the goalposts. Since these rule changes, coast to coast goals have become easier, since a team that gets a ball quickly back into play may catch their opponents unprepared for rapid play.
Since the behind that initiated the action scores one point for the team that scored it, and the subsequent goal scores six points, the team that creates the coast to coast goal ends up gaining five points overall.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
is a goal that is scored by delivering the ball from one end of the oval to the other and scoring a goal, without the opposing team touching the ball.
It can only be scored after one team scores a behind. After the ball is returned into play from the goal square, the ball is travelled to the other goalposts in the usual fashion (handballing
Handball (Australian rules football)
Handball is a term in the sport of Australian rules football which describes a method of disposing of possession of the football by hand. It is the most frequently used alternative to kicking the ball...
, marking
Mark (Australian football)
A mark is a skill in Australian rules football where a player cleanly catches a kicked ball that has travelled more than 15 metres without anyone else touching it or the ball hitting the ground....
, and running with the ball). If a goal is scored at the other end without the defending team touching the ball, this is a coast to coast goal.
Coast to coast goals may be scored very swiftly and are extraordinary. There were two rule changes during the 1990s that have sped up the play considerably. A team may now kick a ball back into play as soon as the goal umpire
Umpire (Australian rules football)
An umpire is an official in the sport of Australian rules football.-Origins:Unlike many other codes of football, where the official is called a referee, in Australian Football, the officials borrow their title from the game of cricket, which is played on the same types of fields and was an...
signals that a behind had been scored. Previously the team would need to wait for the umpire to retrieve and wave a white flag as well. Also, when a goal is scored, instead of waiting for the ball to be retrieved from the crowd, a new ball may be obtained from a supply behind the goalposts. Since these rule changes, coast to coast goals have become easier, since a team that gets a ball quickly back into play may catch their opponents unprepared for rapid play.
Since the behind that initiated the action scores one point for the team that scored it, and the subsequent goal scores six points, the team that creates the coast to coast goal ends up gaining five points overall.