Rather pointless and hollow but top notch entertainment. The first quarter's been fantastic.
Australia vs Ireland 'International Rules' Football
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Aussie's up by 10 after 1st quarter 25-15
Tadhg Kennelly and Colm O'Rourke reckon that traditionally the Australian's get stronger as the game goes on, so this is looking quite bad for Ireland.
Tadhg Kennelly and Colm O'Rourke reckon that traditionally the Australian's get stronger as the game goes on, so this is looking quite bad for Ireland.
Half time 46-29 to Australia.
The Aussie's have been doing their homework after being slaughtered last year.
They look a different class in all aspects of the game.
The Aussie's have been doing their homework after being slaughtered last year.
They look a different class in all aspects of the game.
This year's team has been handpicked specifically for this match, with an abundance of smaller pacier players.
In previous years our team was simply the All-Australian (ie. Team of the Year) from the Aussie Rules League season, a lot of the less mobile blokes weren't neccessarily suited for this form of the game.
In previous years our team was simply the All-Australian (ie. Team of the Year) from the Aussie Rules League season, a lot of the less mobile blokes weren't neccessarily suited for this form of the game.
has there been any good scraps yet ?
No major scraps, a few isolated localised incidents...nothing like the mass brawling of previous years. The Aussies know how to play the rules way better than our boys, they've really been working, you can tell. The things they were getting away with showed that. They've practised their shooting as well, rakes of three pointers, totally dominant, they won 100-64. Kennelly was making a lot of sense in the studio....you'd wonder why he wasn't involved even as some kind of advisor.
It was a great game, our keeper was crap though. 
Its a quality sport but the marks slow it down..but i suppose without them it would be too much gaelic and not enough aussie rules
I like this game but hate Gaa football , I way prefer these rules, reckon Ireland are up against it though
corkred said:
GAA??I never heard an Irishman address it as GAA football!?
Not as much skill involved in the international series it may seem tougher but its nowhere near as skillfull
I think the compromise rules are shite - if two Irish Teams or two Aussie teams played against each other it would probably be a decent game to watch but with the contrast in styles it looks like a farce.
The Irish lads are unable to tackle and when they pass the ball from the foot they try to bounce it into the hands of the receiving player (GAA style) thus getting him decapitated in the process.
The Aussies meanwhile do not have a goalie, they can't score goals and their kicking of the round ball in general is poor.
I went to see some of the games in Croke Park a few years back and i didn't enjoy it at all. I know the players like it, especially getting a chance to repersent their country and I played it in school myself and I thought it was a great game to play but as a spectator sport it is awful.
For all its faults a bad game of Gaelic Football is far more skillful and exciting...
The Irish lads are unable to tackle and when they pass the ball from the foot they try to bounce it into the hands of the receiving player (GAA style) thus getting him decapitated in the process.
The Aussies meanwhile do not have a goalie, they can't score goals and their kicking of the round ball in general is poor.
I went to see some of the games in Croke Park a few years back and i didn't enjoy it at all. I know the players like it, especially getting a chance to repersent their country and I played it in school myself and I thought it was a great game to play but as a spectator sport it is awful.
For all its faults a bad game of Gaelic Football is far more skillful and exciting...
hockeyed again today
The Aussies have moved the goalposts this year...bit of a rethink needed for next year in Ireland.....like a new manager for a start, and more suitable players rather than just a random selection of All-Stars.
The Aussies have moved the goalposts this year...bit of a rethink needed for next year in Ireland.....like a new manager for a start, and more suitable players rather than just a random selection of All-Stars.
i reckon they should just have a big freeforall and be done with it
It used to be like that in the eighties.
Just a mass brawl involving random Aussie's and Paddy's.
Bomber Liston getting stuck into some bloke called DP Domenico or something....he looked like a cartoon pirate.
Just a mass brawl involving random Aussie's and Paddy's.
Bomber Liston getting stuck into some bloke called DP Domenico or something....he looked like a cartoon pirate.
Id watch that
Loads of people did as well at the time....it was getting ridiculous though....like today but worse. Every time two players came within 20 feet of each other, there was a punch-up.
The hybrid game is shite. Saw the highlights (lowlights) on the news last night and the performance of the Aussies was shameful. They've been getting heaps of condemnation on sports radio today.
There was no need for it either, they were clearly the better side. They were far better prepared, played the rules to a tee and were really up for it after last years defeats in Dublin. Why they insisted on behaving like animals is anyone's guess...bit like the Springbok rugby sides....just nasty stuff.
One thing that stood out for me was the way they get rid of the ball when any kind of a tackle is attempted, and the support play is available. In our game, if a bloke tackles you, you try and fend him off, outpace him, outwit him. In this game though, the tackle is what we would call a foul, straight up, no questions asked. The impulse to get rid of the ball just isn't there either, so the support play is lacking as well as a knock on from that. Not only that, but if you look at a lot of the violent incidents over this years series, they were as a result of an Irish player not releasing the ball immediately - and just being battered by punches and whatever else, and also late tackles by the Aussies - the ball being played off, but a tackle coming in a fraction later. Maybe this is a feature of the Aussie game, but for us, that's a sending off, and crucially, the players wouldn't even be expecting that kind of assault.
The Aussies moved the goalposts this year - in more ways than one. It was the first time that they really looked at home with the ball and with the kicking, and they were just physically dominant. We definately took our eye off the ball this year as far as the trip was concerned, the manager was crap, some good players defected off on holidays - or simply couldn't be arsed, or get time off work - the preparation was lacking and the whole thing was quite muted over here, especially after the first leg hammering.
One thing that stood out for me was the way they get rid of the ball when any kind of a tackle is attempted, and the support play is available. In our game, if a bloke tackles you, you try and fend him off, outpace him, outwit him. In this game though, the tackle is what we would call a foul, straight up, no questions asked. The impulse to get rid of the ball just isn't there either, so the support play is lacking as well as a knock on from that. Not only that, but if you look at a lot of the violent incidents over this years series, they were as a result of an Irish player not releasing the ball immediately - and just being battered by punches and whatever else, and also late tackles by the Aussies - the ball being played off, but a tackle coming in a fraction later. Maybe this is a feature of the Aussie game, but for us, that's a sending off, and crucially, the players wouldn't even be expecting that kind of assault.
The Aussies moved the goalposts this year - in more ways than one. It was the first time that they really looked at home with the ball and with the kicking, and they were just physically dominant. We definately took our eye off the ball this year as far as the trip was concerned, the manager was crap, some good players defected off on holidays - or simply couldn't be arsed, or get time off work - the preparation was lacking and the whole thing was quite muted over here, especially after the first leg hammering.
I haven't watched either of this years games, I don't like it much. Would rather watch an AFL game ot a Gaelic game tbh.
The tactics used by the Aussies are almost non existent in AFL theses days, the game has been cleaned up heaps in the past 5-10 years. As you say K16 the Aussies were the far better team and didn't need to use the strong arm stuff.
Someone suggested sending out the Irish rugby team next year, see if the Aussie hard men are game to try it on with them.
The tactics used by the Aussies are almost non existent in AFL theses days, the game has been cleaned up heaps in the past 5-10 years. As you say K16 the Aussies were the far better team and didn't need to use the strong arm stuff.
Someone suggested sending out the Irish rugby team next year, see if the Aussie hard men are game to try it on with them.
The Aussies played very well but their behaviour was absolutely dreadful.