2014 International Rules

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.