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International Rules 2015

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    #32
    Laois_Man
    Registered Users Posts: 5,758 ✭✭✭Laois_Man


    Just had a gander around the most prominent Australian news sites and this game has nobody's attention over there!


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    #33
    The Premier Man
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    Ireland off to a great start 18-6 up after 14 mins


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    #34
    PressRun
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    Say what you want about the game itself, but it's still pretty cool to see the likes of Aidan O'Shea, Diarmuid Connolly, Conor McManus, Lee Keegan, Philly McMahon, etc. all playing together on the same team. Kind of weird dream team scenario.


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    #35
    Hammer Archer
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    PressRun wrote: »
    Say what you want about the game itself, but it's still pretty cool to see the likes of Aidan O'Shea, Diarmuid Connolly, Conor McManus, Lee Keegan, Philly McMahon, etc. all playing together on the same team. Kind of weird dream team scenario.
    Feel dirty cheering on the Dublin players :pac:


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    #36
    Dirty Dingus McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    Ireland playing well at the moment there foot passing has been very crisp and there playing sensibly and actually taking there marks rather than just playing like gaelic. Fielding has been excellent from Ireland aswell.


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    #37
    big_drive
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    I'm not a huge fan of the game but enjoy watching it as a once off thing.

    Think it's better too as one game instead of dragging it out over 2 games with aggregate score


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    #38
    big_drive
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    The Dublin players look very sharp to be fair.

    Connollys ball skills are great to watch


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    #39
    seligehgit
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    O Shea and Brogan outstanding thus far. Irish footpassing very good.


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    #40
    Stoner
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    Great score from Keegan


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    #41
    Dirty Dingus McGee
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    Ireland playing very well.Skill level has been high from Ireland so far, the fielding in particular has been outstanding.


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    #42
    Hammer Archer
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    The physical condition of the Irish players is unrecognisable to that of the players in the 2000s (especially the massacre in 2005). Much more able to stand up physically to the Aussies.


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    #43
    zetecescort
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    are they using a standard O'Neills ball? maybe its how I'm not used to all the kick passing but the ball looks lighter to me, travelling further than usual


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    #44
    Stoner
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    Hammer Archer wrote:
    The physical condition of the Irish players is unrecognisable to that of the players in the 2000s (especially the massacre in 2005). Much more able to stand up physically to the Aussies.

    True, they picked good footballlers all the same plenty of guys who can take a score on their own and they are going for it, very few of the very hard working players that county teams have.

    O'Shea is the man of the match, hopefully he'll keep it up for the full game.


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    #45
    Hammer Archer
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    Jaysus Cadogan flattened the Aussie trying to hit him off the ball.


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    #46
    Dirty Dingus McGee
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    Great 3rd quarter from Australia.

    Only 11 in it now.Ireland have got defensive in the 3rd quarter they really need to push on and finish the game off at the start of the final quarter.


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    #47
    Dirty Dingus McGee
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    zetecescort wrote: »
    are they using a standard O'Neills ball? maybe its how I'm not used to all the kick passing but the ball looks lighter to me, travelling further than usual


    No.The ball is lighter than a Gaelic Football.

    I think in the past Ireland struggled with it as they used to over kick the ball and it would fly.


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    #48
    Dirty Dingus McGee
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    I love Tadgh Kennelly's half Kerry half Aussie accent.


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    #49
    Hammer Archer
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    They're sitting back far too much alright. Morgan's kickouts were poor that quarter too. The kick passing has been a bit lazy as well. Ball dropping short can put a player under massive pressure especially in his own half.


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    #50
    seligehgit
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    Glorious goal chance fluffed by Australia, Ireland are struggling.


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    #51
    seligehgit
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    Ireland conspiring to lose this game!


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    #52
    seligehgit
    Registered Users Posts: 9,286 ✭✭✭seligehgit


    Awful decision by Joe McQuillan, should have been a free out to Australia.


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    #53
    seligehgit
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    I'd give Brogan MOTM,O Shea not too far behind.


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    #54
    tayto lover
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    seligehgit wrote: »
    Awful decision by Joe McQuillan, should have been a free out to Australia.

    Referees not knowing the rules in this sport either.


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    #55
    Hammer Archer
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    seligehgit wrote: »
    Awful decision by Joe McQuillan, should have been a free out to Australia.
    Lucky we had the Irish referee there. Would have correctly been a free out otherwise and Australia would have had a good chance of equalizing.


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    #56
    JRant
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    Credit both teams. This has been a fantastic game of footie.

    The skill on display from both teams has been great to watch.

    "Well, yeah, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man"



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    #57
    Dirty Dingus McGee
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    Good game.

    McQuillans decision at the end was very poor.

    Ireland's skill levels were excellent in the main.Fielding and kick passing from Ireland was excellent (which I'm sure certain GAA journalists will be devastated by).

    We were far too negative in the second half when we should have been pushing on we stupidly invited Australia on to us.Lack of composure and not looking for the easy mark cost Ireland on a few occassions as well.


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    #58
    seligehgit
    Registered Users Posts: 9,286 ✭✭✭seligehgit


    JRant wrote: »
    Credit both teams. This has been a fantastic game of footie.

    The skill on display from both teams has been great to watch.

    Yeah it was one of the best games of the series.


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    #59
    theoneeyedman
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    seligehgit wrote: »
    Awful decision by Joe McQuillan, should have been a free out to Australia.

    Good man Dublin Joe :)


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    #60
    Dirty Dingus McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    Don't know how Niall Morgan was the goalie for this team.He was very poor for Tyrone this year and he was poor tonight as well.I think should have stayed on his line for the goal rather than charging out when there were a bucket load of polayers going for the ball and he had little chance of winning the ball.His kickouts were poor enough aswell.


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    #61
    JRant
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    seligehgit wrote: »
    Yeah it was one of the best games of the series.

    Definitely and it was played in the right spirit as well, hard but very fair from both teams.

    "Well, yeah, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man"



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