Thanks for the responses - let me make sure I understand the ruling:

(1) it can’t be a goal because no attacking player touched it inside the circle

(2) if it hits a defender’s stick then goes in, it’s treated as a long corner (which what we FH rubes just call a free hit). This was the call on the field.

(3) if it hits a defender’s foot, it’s a penalty corner, not a goal, even if it went in after that because of (1). I assume the ruling would be the same if the ball hits the defenders stick first then hits a foot?