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- Goal
- a maximum score (equivalent to 6 points) achieved by kicking the ball between the two goal-posts without it touching either post or any other player.
- Goal line
- a section of the boundary line that runs from one behind post to the other, at each end. All four posts (two goal posts and two behind posts) are set directly on this line.
- Goal posts
- two tall posts at each end of the ground indicating the major scoring zone, positioned 6.4m apart.
- Goal square
- the 6.4×9m rectangle drawn on the ground directly in front of each goal.
- Goal umpire
- an official who adjudicates the score, signals the score (out-of-bounds, point, or goal), waves flags to indicate the score to the crowd, and serves as official scorekeeper. There are two of these umpires per game, one at each end.
- Gorilla
- colloquially, a large, strong defender who plays body-on-body defence against the strongest forwards.
- Grubber
- a kick that runs along the ground rather than though the air. See daisy cutter.
- Guernsey
- the jersey worn by players.
- Guts, the
- colloquial term for the corridor.
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