- Super Goal
A Super Goal is an innovation used in the
Australian Football League 's pre-season competition in the sport ofAustralian rules football .The Super Goal was introduced before the 2004
Wizard Cup , and is awarded nine points instead of the regulation six. For a goal to be considered a Super Goal, the grounded foot of the player "must" be outside the50-metre arc . If the goal is kicked from aset shot , the mark must be outside the 50 metre arc. If a fifty-metre penalty takes the spot of the mark from outside the fifty-metre line to inside it, nine points will still be awarded for an accurate kick; this is to prevent players from moving the mark and preventing any chance of a nine-point score in a close game.The Super Goal is also used in
EJ Whitten Legends Game s between Victoria and the All-Stars, although the distance from which they must be kicked is reduced to 40 metres.In recent pre-season competitions, a video umpire has been in place to determine if the score was a super goal or not in the event that the field umpire could not make the distinction himself. Amendments are generally made during the game, though a Super Goal awarded to
Brisbane Lions midfielderLuke Power in the2007 NAB Cupsemi-final win over theGeelong Football Club was amended after the siren to a regular goal. Though this did not affect the result of the game, it caused confusion amongst betting agencies which had taken bets on the final margin of the game. [cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,21371816%255E19746,00.html|title=Punters not 'all clear' on correct cup scores|publisher=heraldsun.news.com.au |date=2007-03-13 |accessdate=2007-03-15] Nevertheless, the umpire has not always been used for contentious decisions occasionally resulting in the incorrect score being awarded.The umpire signal for the 9-Point goal is for the Field umpire to give the 'All Clear' and raise 9 fingers to the goal umpire. The goal umpire then raises both arms into the air and waves 2 red flags.
Another innovation related to the Super Goal is the sponsor NAB paying $1000 to the club a player first joined as a junior for every Super Goal he scores in the NAB Cup. However, the
Brisbane Lions rookie Colm Begley , who kicked a Super Goal in the 2007 semi final, joined the Lions as an international rookie, having playedGaelic football through his youth. There is lighthearted debate as to where the $1000 should go. [cite web|url=http://www.lions.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/5085/Default.aspx?newsId=39135|title=Show Who The Money?|publisher=lions.com.au |date=2007-03-14 |accessdate=2007-03-15]The system favours the players who have the ability to kick the ball long distances, with Essendon's
Scott Lucas , Melbourne'sPaul Wheatley and Collingwood'sRyan Lonie among those to have enjoyed the rule more than most.ee also
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Three-point field goal , similar concept used inbasketball
*NFL Europe, anAmerican football league, had a similar concept in which field goals longer than 50 yards were worth 4 points instead of 3References
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