Rushed behind

In Australian rules football, a rushed behind occurs when the ball passes through the goalposts and was last touched by a defending player. A rushed behind scores one point against the defending team, but also prevents the attacking team from scoring a goal, worth six points.

A rushed behind typically occurs when a defending player touches the ball after it has been kicked and as it heads toward the goal; by touching the ball, the defender ensures that the attacking team scores only one point, rather than the full six. It may be less risky for a defending player in possession of the ball to deliberately concede a rushed behind, rather than try to prevent any score outright. A deliberately rushed behind results in a free kick to the opposing side unless under extreme pressure.

Rushed behinds are statistically credited to no player; scoresheets will simply include the tally of total rushed behinds credited to a team's score.

It is impossible for a defending team to directly concede a "rushed goal" worth six points.

Free kick for conceding a deliberate rushed behind

Since 2009, it has been illegal in AFL matches for a defender to deliberately concede a rushed behind when he is not under any pressure from the attacking team. In the event that a defender does this, the umpire awards a free kick to the attacking on the goal-line at the spot where the defender conceded the score. The defender may still deliberately concede a rushed behind if he is under pressure from an attacker.

Two high-profile incidents during the 2008 AFL season were largely responsible for the introduction of this rule. In Round 16, Richmond's Joel Bowden rushed two behinds in a row while kicking in to use up time towards the end of their game against Essendon, reducing the margin from 6 points to 4 points, but enabling Richmond to win the game.^[1] Then the 2008 AFL Grand Final saw Hawthorn rush a record 11 behinds against Geelong.^[2]^[3]

Prior to the 2008 season, a variation had already been trialled in pre-season matches in which a deliberate rushed behind conceded three points instead of one; this was never introduced into premiership matches.

References

↑ Cooper, Adam and Clark, Laine; Bowden raised anomaly: Lions coach; 21 July 2008
↑ FootyStats Rushby Hinds
↑ Connolly, Rohan; 11 rushed behinds: rule change needed; 29 September 2008

Australian rules football terminology

Skills	Clanger Handball Kick (after the siren, checkside punt, drop kick, drop punt, grubber, place kick, punt, set shot, snap, up and under, torpedo punt) Kick-in Mark (Mark of the Year, spectacular mark) One percenter Running bounce Shepherd Tackle (chicken wing tackle, fend-off, spear tackle)

Free kicks	50-metre penalty Coathanger Deliberate out of bounds Holding the ball Holding the man Push in the back

Scoring	Behind (rushed behind) Goal (coast-to-coast goal, Goal of the Year, super goal)

Other	Ball-up Banner Boundary rider Father–son rule Flooding Guernsey Laws Names Positions Priority draft pick Recycled player Rookie list Time-on Umpire Youth system Zone defence

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