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
Scoring in Gaelic games below the crossbar scores a goal, while playing the ball between the posts and above the crossbar scores an over. A goal is worth 6 points, an over 3, and a behind 1. The Irish term for goal is "cúl", cognate with Latin "cūlus", "rear." "Point" is "cúilín", a diminutive form. The first Gaelic football and hurling rules were published by the fledgling Gaelic Athletic Association in 1885. These specified goalposts similar to soccer goals: for football wide and a crossbar high, while for hurling they were wide and a crossbar high. Goals were the only score possible; this led