2014 International Rules

claxxix · 12-11-2014 4:45pm

I'm a big fan of the international rules series. Does anyone know if it can be watched live (on tv or through a website).

munchkin_utd · 12-11-2014 4:58pm

claxxix wrote: »

I'm a big fan of the international rules series. Does anyone know if it can be watched live (on tv or through a website).

anyone know if the answer to your question was posted 3 posts earlier?

bruschi · 12-11-2014 4:58pm

claxxix wrote: »

I'm a big fan of the international rules series. Does anyone know if it can be watched live (on tv or through a website).

Its on TG4 live

iDave · 12-11-2014 5:09pm

Wish it was on RTE. There's just something about TG4 that makes everything seem small time. The GAA want this to work but put it on their little personal dumping ground channel usually reserved for club and leagues games.
Surely an olive should be extended to TV3 who were a pissed off by the Sky deal. Or heck even put it on Sky, it will give balls.ie another excuse to do a 'British Twitter reaction' article.

thelad95 · 12-11-2014 5:15pm

claxxix wrote: »

I'm a big fan of the international rules series. Does anyone know if it can be watched live (on tv or through a website).

The fact someone is even asking this question shows this series is on it's last legs. I remember the days it was on RTÉ and it was advertised in every match programme throughout the summer and on TV in the weeks leading up to it. Now, hardly anyone knows it's actually taking place.

chubba1984 · 12-11-2014 5:17pm

bruschi wrote: »

Zach Tuohy and the other pair of Irish players at Carlton are doing preseason work with the club rather than this. Under orders. Not sure about Walsh, he is getting over a serious hamstring injury but he has been back playing.

Wasn't Zach Tuohy playing for Portlaoise at the weekend - funny way of doing pre-season work!

bruschi · 12-11-2014 6:16pm

chubba1984 wrote: »

Wasn't Zach Tuohy playing for Portlaoise at the weekend - funny way of doing pre-season work!

Yup. Dont get it myself. Seeing as the Int Rules game is in Perth too. I think though Tuohy was going to be home anyway for family reasons, so he might have got the go ahead to play that. Mick Malthouse may have seen the IR game as too much. Plus the fact that Mick is a previous manager of the Aus team, maybe he is still wanting to do what he can to see them win.

deadybai · 12-11-2014 8:27pm

Laois Hire, portloise sponsors arranged for zach to be flown home for the match

Fr Tod Umptious · 12-11-2014 8:48pm

deadybai wrote: »

Laois Hire, portloise sponsors arranged for zach to be flown home for the match

Fat lot of good that did

bruschi · 12-11-2014 9:01pm

deadybai wrote: »

Laois Hire, portloise sponsors arranged for zach to be flown home for the match

He was already home for his sisters wedding and his child's christening which was on that week.

deadybai · 12-11-2014 9:41pm

Oh right that's weird. I read that on the hogan stand.

bruschi · 12-11-2014 10:18pm

deadybai wrote: »

Oh right that's weird. I read that on the hogan stand.

Yeah with the big photo shoot and all. Handy publicity wasn't it?! They may have contributed some way, but he was already home

SSK · 12-11-2014 11:36pm

deadybai wrote: »

Oh right that's weird. I read that on the hogan stand.

That's your problem right there. I think it was well known that he was home for a holiday and was training with the Portlaoise lads. What may have happened is he delayed his flight back by a couple of days so he could play in the game.

Looking forward to this now immensely. Seems like the Aussie players are really up for it. I'm hoping to get out to Sandringham for the warm up game on Sunday but the weather looks brutal unfortunately.

Nice article about the Brisbane boys here

kay 9 · 16-11-2014 3:10am

Is/will this be televised

zetecescort · 16-11-2014 9:48am

kay 9 wrote: »

Is/will this be televised

Yeah on tg4

homerjay2005 · 17-11-2014 1:34pm

zetecescort wrote: »

Yeah on tg4

what time does it start?

zetecescort · 17-11-2014 2:11pm

Coverage begins at 9:15 am

Dots1982 · 19-11-2014 11:11am

Anyone know if any of the australian players have even played the game before?

keane2097 · 19-11-2014 11:22am

Only really took a proper look at the Ireland squad in the last day or two. They're all good players but it's so uninspiring. The Aussies on the other hand have sent out a serious outfit.

8/15 about the Australians looks to be buying money provided they aren't on the piss all week.

bruschi · 19-11-2014 11:53am

Dots1982 wrote: »

Anyone know if any of the australian players have even played the game before?

quite a few of them have played before, Fletcher, Harvey, Dangerfield, McVeigh, Mitchell and Riewoldt from recollection, and a good few of them played in the junior IR games that used to be on too.

Here is a more complete player profile than my own blurb on page 1.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-11-16/the-australian-irs-line-up

actually they have the games each player has played in the IR too so you can see exactly who has played it before.

homerjay2005 · 19-11-2014 2:11pm

keane2097 wrote: »

Only really took a proper look at the Ireland squad in the last day or two. They're all good players but it's so uninspiring. The Aussies on the other hand have sent out a serious outfit.

8/15 about the Australians looks to be buying money provided they aren't on the piss all week.

some excellent odds out there on Australia to win by 19+ points. ill be throwing a few quid on that.

keane2097 · 19-11-2014 2:50pm

homerjay2005 wrote: »

some excellent odds out there on Australia to win by 19+ points. ill be throwing a few quid on that.

I couldn't really judge the sport well enough to know what the line ought to be, but the fact that you could probably pick two squads of GAA players that would be better than what we've brought while the Aussies are all All Stars looks pretty bleak.

Really hoping for a good game to revitalise the series as I've always enjoyed it when they've got the balance right between the two squads, but I think they've brought too good a panel and we've brought a very average one this time out.

homerjay2005 · 20-11-2014 11:05pm

Very poorly advertised game, i thought it was tomorrow morning, but apparently its Saturday morning.

Fr Tod Umptious · 21-11-2014 3:24pm

homerjay2005 wrote: »

Very poorly advertised game, i thought it was tomorrow morning, but apparently its Saturday morning.

same as that, they were usually Friday nights in Aus.

DDC1990 · 21-11-2014 5:50pm

I wouldn't be lumping on the Aussies at all.

Awesome panel of players, but the rules of the sport are totally skewed in the Irish team's favour, most notably the round ball.

Its all well and good having a more physical, fitter, faster team, but that doesn't matter at all if you cannot put the ball over the bar.

Before they always had a test or two to get used to the round ball, notoriously starting slowly, before winning the last test, and the series. Now they have to get straight into it. Ireland will go for goals, knowing that the Aussie keeper is going to be rubbish.

Irish players have got bigger and more physical over the last few years, to deal with the more physical nature of Gaelic Football, and so will be better equipped to deal with the Aussie physicality.

Plus with Seán Cavanagh in the team they have a top class Aussie Rules Style tackling coach in the ranks.

Yes its amateurs vs professionals, but the game is 70/30 Gaelic Football/AFL. Seán O'Brien is a professional rugby player, but only makes Junior B in Carlow!

:P

Ireland to win by 10 with around 40% possession.

seanhynes · 22-11-2014 10:35am

The Aussie commentary is funny in these ,He is as big as it gets back in Ireland Aidan o shea ha ha,hate this set up on tg4😖

WesternZulu · 22-11-2014 10:35am

Links anyone?

seanhynes · 22-11-2014 10:43am

The tenor has a very beatiful voice ,it would remind you of celine dion

Kerrydude1981 · 22-11-2014 10:43am

10 out 10 to that man singing the anthems

DDC1990 · 22-11-2014 10:44am

Top set of Anthems from Vincent O'Connor. Irish or Aussie?

poteen · 22-11-2014 10:45am

links?

Cheese Wagstaff · 22-11-2014 10:50am

Nobody is going to outjump that Nic Naitanui fella. Nobody.

SeaFields · 22-11-2014 10:50am

The size of the Aussie full forward!

22-11-2014 10:50am

Why don't the Irish players ever understand that it's idiotic to try and run past players?

scubie steve · 22-11-2014 10:53am

Links anyone

DDC1990 · 22-11-2014 10:54am

Aussies look like they are really up for it.

Mantis Toboggan · 22-11-2014 10:54am

scubie steve wrote: »

Links anyone

It's on tg4

22-11-2014 10:56am

Men against boys stuff. Irish lads seem to be forgetting they can bundle them over the line if they want.

Kerrydude1981 · 22-11-2014 10:56am

Aussies are flying it so far

DDC1990 · 22-11-2014 10:56am

Irelands defence can't hold this onslaught.

Lee Keegan lucky there, possible penalty.

scubie steve · 22-11-2014 10:57am

Im living in Uae

robbiezero · 22-11-2014 10:57am

Deleted User wrote: »

Men against boys stuff. Irish lads seem to be forgetting they can bundle them over the line if they want.

Just about to say the same thing "Men against boys". Could be a hiding here unless the Irish settle. Support play is dire so far with Irish players reduced to handpassing to the Aussies