A try, worth 5 points, is scored when a player carries or kicks the ball over the opponent's goal line and physically touches it down. A place kick or conversion is attempted after each try from a point directly out from where the ball was physically touched down. Hence, if a player touches the ball down in the corner of the try-zone, a place kick will be attempted from near the sideline. When successfully kicked over the bar and through the uprights, a conversion is awarded, worth two points. The other two methods of scoring are also for kicking the ball through the uprights.
Penalty goals are worth three points.
A penalty situation comes about after a serious violation of the laws, and the victimized team is awarded a penalty kick from the point of the infraction. Drop kicks can be attempted at any time during the game and a drop goal is worth 3 points. Defensively, a player must stay behind the ball or the group of people trying to win the ball. On offense, you may not kick a ball forward to a teammate downfield ahead of the kicker. The ball must be released immediately upon being tackled.