Goal (sport) placed at each end of the playing field. Each structure usually consists of two vertical posts, called "goal posts", supporting a horizontal "crossbar". A "goal line" marked on the playing surface between the goal posts demarcates the goal area. Thus, the objective is to send the ball or puck between the goal posts, under or over the crossbar (depending on the sport), and across the goal line. Less commonly, as in basketball or netball, goals are ring-shaped. The structure is often accompanied with an auxiliary net, which stops or slows down the ball when a goal is scored. In some
Goal of the Year (AFL) it from an opponent (like Peter Bosustow in 1981), then they will generally come into Goal of the Year calculations. Players are also often rewarded for orchestrating a long run down the field which ends with a big goal on the run: Daniel Kerr in 2003 and Michael McGuane in 1994 are memorable examples. Many of the best goals in the VFL/AFL were featured in a VHS/DVD named "Golden Goals". Goal of the Year (AFL) The Goal of the Year is a competition for the best goal kicked in the Australian Football League (AFL) during that season. It is run