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Couldn't seem to find any other threads about this for the moment but I believe the first game is tonight in the Australia vs Ireland International Football Rules test.
Anyone enjoy watching this? Personally I think this game is an absolutely blast, a mixture of AFL and Soccer thats one of the fastest past games I have seen definitely one of the most entertaining spectator sports about. So who else is tuning in?
its got nothing to do with soccer - its a mix of aussie rules and gaelic football
its got novelty value I'll grant it that - bit hard to get into a game that doesnt make sense to anyone at all
onetallpoppy
21-Oct-05, 11:31am
what channel it on? cant seem to find it anywhere
Imperial Tee
21-Oct-05, 11:55am
How the fuck does it not make sense?
Difference: there is a round ball and you can score 6 points if you get it into the net.
It is a perfect opportunity for the bold men of na hÉireann to exhibit the noble vitues embodied by a group of lionhearted amateurs, fueled only by the love of competition, slay their foes, the bloated beasts of crass commercialised sport, in a rousing game of football.
Eire abu
soulshine
21-Oct-05, 12:06pm
Its Strengh (australia) vs Skill (Ireland)
The Irish lads play in an amateur competition. They don’t spend their days getting buffed and looking in the mirror like the gAyFL guys, they have regular jobs and don’t play for the money
soulshine
21-Oct-05, 12:16pm
Wide World of Sports
12.10am - 2.10am : Friday Night Football - International Rules
Australia V Ireland
Nine
Sport
Exclusive coverage of the 2005 International Rules Series. Australia v Ireland, from Subiaco Oval, Perth. Join the expert commentary team including Dwayne Russell, Brian Taylor and Garry Lyon for all the action.
its got nothing to do with soccer - its a mix of aussie rules and gaelic football
its got novelty value I'll grant it that - bit hard to get into a game that doesnt make sense to anyone at all
For most ppl it's easier to use the term soccer since A: it's a soccer shaped ball and B: there are goals between the posts :P
oh and just to add to soulshines post, Wide World of Sports is channel 9, 12:10am this evening :)
Imperial Tee
21-Oct-05, 12:40pm
For most people its easier to refer to Australians as Kiwis.
Its a pretty novel concept - im surprised its still being played actually, I guess AFL feel the need to select a national team to legitimise the game.
soulshine
21-Oct-05, 12:46pm
Its just an excuse to travel to each other country every year. And to punch the shit out of some random
oh like the irish need an excuse to migrate and get into fights
soulshine
21-Oct-05, 12:51pm
We like to teach ye a thing or two about a thing or two
Got tickets next week at fone dome to see it and absolutely pumped.
I think the hybrid version is fantastic - much quicker (suits the Irish) but also retains our psysicality.
20 bucks for a ticket - cheaper than a regular home & away game - can't be beat.
And of course it is like soccer, the primary goal is a friggin square box goal and they employ a round ball. Looks like soccer only better :p
soulshine
21-Oct-05, 12:55pm
And of course it is like soccer, the primary goal is a friggin square box goal and they employ a round ball. Looks like soccer only better :p
Its like water polo too.
Lambretta
21-Oct-05, 01:07pm
I think I might record this and watch it over the next few days or so. I think the international rules concept is a great one for AFLseeing as no one else on earth is silly enough to play the game.
The Irish are daft, so they're great candidates for this sort of thing, god bless em.
Imperial Tee. I just wanted to say that your posts over the past few weeks have been most entertaining. Keep up the quality work. :)
As long as we see a close gamewith the Irish victorious, I'll be happy.
So who is Tadgh Kenelly (how do you spell his surname???) playing for?? Australia or Ireland????
LuvDatPoontang
21-Oct-05, 01:12pm
i dont like the bit where you can use any part of the body to get a six pointer. i see unco carnts using their epidermis to put one through. makes the pinnacle of scoring look scrappy imo.
topitov
21-Oct-05, 01:29pm
Whats this garbage :ninja:
mikeynom
21-Oct-05, 03:24pm
Its being telecast at 8:30pm here in the west.
I'm a fan of the game personally. Go the Aussies!
12.10am in syd and bris thanks to a steve seagal movie. grrr. i hate channel 9
cruisysloth
21-Oct-05, 04:51pm
Its a pretty novel concept - im surprised its still being played actually, I guess AFL feel the need to select a national team to legitimise the game.
They don't need to 'legitimise' the game. The 'game', being afl, is the most popular football code in the country handsdown.
cruisysloth
21-Oct-05, 04:53pm
So who is Tadgh Kenelly (how do you spell his surname???) playing for?? Australia or Ireland????
He's not playing at all. Had minor ankle surgery i think it was
the KZA
21-Oct-05, 05:04pm
Australia and Ireland, brothers in being ignored.
pisstake
21-Oct-05, 08:47pm
Can't wait to see Brett Deledio tear the Irish a new one
We'll really miss Nathan Brown though, he almost carried the team last year
the whole concept is a bit of a joke
its alright that the players have trouble understanding the differences between their regular codes and the mixed game, butt he umpires should actually know the rules
granted ireland wouldve still lost but it wouldnt have been such a blow out, australia got a heap of 3 pointers straight after a bad call
cruisysloth
22-Oct-05, 01:48am
I dont think it's a bit of a joke. I think it's good and really enjoyed watching my first international rules game tonight
Gee you can see the difference between the pro's n amatuers. Stands out like dogsballs
soulshine
22-Oct-05, 09:16am
tried to watch it but was crosseyed with the booze. what was with channel 9 telling you the final score right before the game :slap:
Good stuff. It was a fast paced, high scoring game, constantly threatening to spilll over into to decent biffo. What more could you want?
oh like the irish need an excuse to migrate and get into fights
:lol:
JustinJ
22-Oct-05, 04:45pm
Gee you can see the difference between the pro's n amatuers. Stands out like dogsballs
eeeh not quite dude. The Irish pretty much thrashed us last year and i think they've won more tests than we have.
we won cos the change of strategy from 'lets-bash-the-shit-out-of-em-AFL-style' to a faster and skill based strategy. Also the irish underestimated us and thought they were going to thrash us again.
Was a top game :thumb:. Can't wait for the next one. :)
soulshine
22-Oct-05, 05:14pm
Yeah the score in tests is 6-5 to ireland.
soulshine
22-Oct-05, 10:42pm
the National Anthems sounded like they were played on some 5 year olds casio keyboard.
Australia were better in every aspect of the game.
Needs more fighting now
snoochy-boochy
23-Oct-05, 02:14am
I quite like this International Rules series, and make a point of it to watch it each year, although I do feel a little embarrassed by the disparity of skill between the Irish and the Australians. They are faster and more lithe, and have the ability to play the ball on the ground like real football, whereas the Aussies can sometimes only rely on their marking and physicality to soften the Irish.
Ultimately, I'd like to see the AFL get serious and adopt the round ball, but its unlikely that it will ever happen. So instead, the AFL should deliberately cultivate International Rules specific players for this series, whom can deal with a round ball both on the ground and in the air, so we dont have to resort to cheap thuggery as a leveller. This is an opportunity to turn what is essentially seen as a couple of exhibition matches into a full 'Ashes' type showdown, by first taking the concept seriously.
soulshine
23-Oct-05, 09:33am
I think that cultivating players specifically for this series would widen the gap even further. The Irish only train a few times a week as they hold down regular day jobs during the week. They get paid feck all to do it and theres little money in it for them. Unlike australia, that can pour money into their players and cultivate them from an early age as full time professional players. It would make the series a farce.
The fact the we have natural skill with the round ball is the only advantage we have over the Aussies. Take that away and it would be a joke to watch.
Astro-Boy
23-Oct-05, 10:24am
the National Anthems sounded like they were played on some 5 year olds casio keyboard.
Kate Ceberano destroyed our National Anthem. I would have prefered to hear the ear-and-arse-bleed-causing gabba remix from NYE. :-*
JustinJ
25-Oct-05, 10:58am
the National Anthems sounded like they were played on some 5 year olds casio keyboard.
That's the best they can conjure up in WA.
snoochy-boochy
25-Oct-05, 11:44pm
Not really, they could have gotten one of those black fellas from the bush to do the anthem with his didjeridoo.
That would have been loads better...
snoochy-boochy
25-Oct-05, 11:49pm
The fact the we have natural skill with the round ball is the only advantage we have over the Aussies. Take that away and it would be a joke to watch.
True, that.
Still, I do feel like a bit of a thug when I see the Australians belting the tits off the Irish because they cant get a kick, particularly in the first half of the match, where it seems that there is specific instructions from the dressing-room to play the man first rather than the ball.
Anyone going Friday night?
CheelWinston
29-Oct-05, 02:41am
fckin great sport!
in the words of the footrot flats movie 'somebody hit anybody!'
AFL should be played with a round ball.
and soccer should be played with an egg shaped one.
soulshine
29-Oct-05, 08:46am
I think the series is in doubt after Australias performance. Whats the point in Ireland trying to be skillful if every time they out manouver their marker they get taken out of it with wild illegal tackles. Gealic Football is a game of skill. This is just a game of rugby league with a round ball. I cant see Ireland wanting to play such a neanderthal sport next year
I think the series is in doubt after Australias performance.
Your not wrong there, the GAA heads are not one bit impressed with this years series and the local news coverage back in Ireland has highlighted the brute force which was 90% of the australians game plan which has led to the game been regarded as a joke.
I cant see to many of the Irish players wanting to play either, they dont have big bank balances to fall back on if they get seriously injured and the way things are going its only a matter of time till one of them does.
Makes for good viewing though XD
But seriously, Johnson totally lost the plot in the second half. Clotheslining one bloke, then swinging at another two is not on when you're the captain.
And what's the point in red-carding a player, if you can send a substitute on as soon as they come off?
There's no deterrant for thuggery in this game, and as Soulshine said, it could put the series at risk.
soulshine
29-Oct-05, 11:25am
Maybe if players got suspended from their own codes for this kind of thing it would act as a better detterant. If he did that in an Aussie rules game I'm sure he'd be suspended for the majority of the season.
TheFlah
29-Oct-05, 03:48pm
i Agree totally Soulshine... after the second test match which was essentially a shameful display by australia and particularly Chris Johnson's clothesline on Jordan... He should receive some form of penalty like they do in An AFT Tribunal. Its still a game after all, he's representing his country! so he should be made to face some disciplinary action for his street fighting tactics.
What Australians should be aware of is that the irish guys are Amateurs, they dont play every week, they dont train 7 days a week, and most of all, they dont recieve big cheques! The irish game gaelic is based on Skill, speed and sportsmanship, not clotheslines, shirt pulling and boxing... McGrath (irish coach) is right, some rules need to be adapted to prevent any such play again, on any side, whilst sheedy is blaming the Irish for provoking the aussies (by outrunning, outplaying and generally showing a bit of skill) this gives the aussie blokes the go for thuggery...
dont get me wrong... at the end of the day, australia won and congratulations to the change of strategy by sheedy, but if the game is going to remain competitive as far as skill and sportsmanship is concerned... Aussie players need to realise its not rugby league here.
thomo78
29-Oct-05, 05:10pm
I agree that Australia over-did the bullying tactics last night, but in the first ten minutes it seemed to me that Ireland were the ones deliberately baiting some of the Aussies to put them off their game.... and it worked initially, but was not sustainable!
No excuse for what Johnson did, but it was kinda funny to see him with some sort of blood-lust when the Irish boys came in to have a go at him! :lol: He almost punched his own team-mate before he saw the colour of his shirt!
soulshine
29-Oct-05, 06:01pm
No excuse for what Johnson did, but it was kinda funny to see him with some sort of blood-lust when the Irish boys came in to have a go at him! :lol: He almost punched his own team-mate before he saw the colour of his shirt!
Well I guess that shows the huge divide between Irish sport and Aussie sport.
Shouldering your opponent off the ball is allowed in ireland but thats about as far as it goes. Over here in AFL you are allowed to get your man to the ground by any means necessary, and keep him pinned down. Its just the way it is. I think the Irish found it difficult with these strong tackles. Its just not part of their game. Any kind of momentum that they gathered was quickly knocked out of them.
But yeah, well done to Australia. Ye showed great skill in between the ruff stuff
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