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[rrhf]

Mc manus and Murphy were class. Aidan O Se had difficulty getting into the game after he got the slap early on. If we could fly in Connolly Harte Donnelly  o Callaghan and Colm cab for next week we will win this!!

[tonto1888]

Seems to be following the pattern of most tests most years, we're being equalled if not outperformed with the round ball by players who did not pick one up until two days ago. Of course fitness and familiarity with the tackle and winning aerial duels in forests of players are all big factors (aussies score most from marks close to goal) but Gaelic football's handpassing fetish really exposes us here.

They hand passed a lot more than us.

The buy Fyfe was superb

[Rossfan]

Decades of throwball coming home to roost.

[Avondhu star]

It's just a junket for lads who imagine themselves as professionals but in real terms play around ten inter county games a year

[skeog]

So what if its a junket good for people who entertain us most of the year.Begrudgery in Ireland at its best knocking the efforts of wonderful ambassadors,watched 90 mins of tripe from your so called professionals in Copenhagen give me MM CMCM etc any day of the week.

[rrhf]

Yes harmless and enjoyable. Fair play to them

[thejuice]

Didn't get to see it but was there much in the way of tackling and physicality. How did our lads hold up on that regard. The few highlights I saw looked just like a normal Gaelic match.

[mrdeeds]

Referee was counting handpasses. Are only a certain amount allowed. Some physicality. Couple late hits. Murphy well able for it.

[Farrandeelin]

Referee was counting handpasses. Are only a certain amount allowed. Some physicality. Couple late hits. Murphy well able for it.

Yep 6 allowed, got to kick then.

[mrdeeds]

Just watching it now. Decent game. Some great diagonal kick passing. A novelty.

[Throw ball]

Don't understand all the talk about getting used to the round ball. The biggest influences in the game are the tackle and Mark which are straight from Aussie Rules. Even when Ireland tried to tackle - Clarke - they got penalised for doing it wrong. In saying all that Conor McManus is some footballer.

[CJ2017]

AFL star Eddie Betts played Gaelic 7's during the week to prepare

https://indaily.com.au/sport/football/2017/11/10/eddie-gets-back-gaelic-grassroots/

[BennyCake]

That Fyfe fella had hands on him like a bunch of bananas.

[DUBSFORSAM1]

About as tactically inept a performance as you could get. Who decided letting the Aussie have to extra players around the middle by having our two full forwards deep without tracking defenders as they pushed up to the middle and forced us back.

[SHEEDY]

About as tactically inept a performance as you could get. Who decided letting the Aussie have to extra players around the middle by having our two full forwards deep without tracking defenders as they pushed up to the middle and forced us back.

thought the same, tactically inept and some players lacking in basic skills. some of the kick passing was woeful and the aussies gave us a lesson in high fielding. only connor mcmanus and michael murphy came out of it with any credit, especially mcmanus who scored some excellent long range overs.