Own goal point". As a legitimate defensive play, an Australian rules football defender may concede an "own score". Such a score, referred to as a "rushed behind" and statistically credited to no player (score sheets simply include the tally of rushed behinds), results in the opposition team scoring one point. A defending player may choose to concede a rushed behind when the risk of the opposition scoring a goal (worth six points) is high. It is impossible for a team to concede an own goal worth six points. Own goal An own goal is an event in competitive goal-scoring sports (such as
Goal (sport) lie on the "end line" (far end of the end zone) and in Canadian, on the "goal line" (beginning of the end zone). A retractable net may be placed behind the goal, well beyond the field of play, to prevent the ball from entering spectator areas. Until 1967 in the NFL, the goalposts were similar to rugby posts and were located on the goaline. Similarly, in arena football, the field goal is similar to that in American and Canadian football. A field goal in arena football scores three points, unless it is drop kicked, in which case it scores four