Paul Earley's Ireland International Rules Squad

[Rossfan]

The Irish International Rules Team are hosting an open Training Session in the Connacht GAA Centre tomorrow at 7.30pm & on Saturday at 10.30 and all are invited to attend.


Once again the team will be managed by Roscommon native Paul Earley and the event is a good opportunity for supporters to see the players ahead of next month's big game against Australia in Perth.

I always knew the PrentyArena would have its uses 

Now Jinxy etc can have a month or 6 weeks to see whi can run this thingy down the most.

[Bingo]

Open you say.

Will we all rock up with GAABOARD jerseys and see how we go!

I was reading a piece in the paper Monday and it was going through those involved. Mentioned a lot who hadn't attended training yet but they "hoped" they would.

[From the Bunker]

A holiday for the boys down under! There will be good support at the games, as there's heaps of Irish there and they will go no matter how poor the game. Is this the last of the current agreed set of games? Are we playing the indigenous Aussies again? Maybe we could play a team of immigrated Irish at Gaelic football? Sure most of the supporters at the game will be Irish and it would be a way of promoting the game abroad?

[Farrandeelin]

A holiday for the boys down under! There will be good support at the games, as there's heaps of Irish there and they will go no matter how poor the game. Is this the last of the current agreed set of games? Are we playing the indigenous Aussies again? Maybe we could play a team of immigrated Irish at Gaelic football? Sure most of the supporters at the game will be Irish and it would be a way of promoting the game abroad?

Not sure if that's a joke or what? It's not Gaelic football they'll be playing, it's a set of mangled together rules from both codes.

[From the Bunker]

A holiday for the boys down under! There will be good support at the games, as there's heaps of Irish there and they will go no matter how poor the game. Is this the last of the current agreed set of games? Are we playing the indigenous Aussies again? Maybe we could play a team of immigrated Irish at Gaelic football? Sure most of the supporters at the game will be Irish and it would be a way of promoting the game abroad?

Not sure if that's a joke or what? It's not Gaelic football they'll be playing, it's a set of mangled together rules from both codes.

Sorry Far, read the sentence earlier.

[Jinxy]

Can't wait.

[Never beat the deeler]

A holiday for the boys down under! There will be good support at the games, as there's heaps of Irish there and they will go no matter how poor the game. Is this the last of the current agreed set of games? Are we playing the indigenous Aussies again? Maybe we could play a team of immigrated Irish at Gaelic football? Sure most of the supporters at the game will be Irish and it would be a way of promoting the game abroad?

I'll go along for a look, the stadium should go close to selling out.

They parked the Indigenous team after the last poor showing. They haven't named a squad yet, but there's a lot of big names being mentioned.

[orangeman]

So who is going and who isn't going ?. The Carlton players who are there aren't letting their players participate due to their pre season.

[Croí na hÉireann]

So who is going and who isn't going ?. The Carlton players who are there aren't letting their players participate due to their pre season.

Won't make it myself

[Farrandeelin]

So who is going and who isn't going ?. The Carlton players who are there aren't letting their players participate due to their pre season.

Won't make it myself

Haha, me neither. Unfortunately.

[rodney trotter]

Australia have included nine All Australians in their 24-man squad for next month's International Rules Test against Ireland in Perth.

After last year's humiliation at the hands of the Irish, coach Alastair Clarkson has picked the best of AFL talent available to him.

"It is a unbelievably talented squad which has achieved a lot in AFL football," assistant Ross Lyon told AFL.com.au.

"The selection criteria, the capacity that we looked for was great running power and an ability to adapt quickly to the round ball. There's numerous players who have played in the series before."

Australia Squad: Grant Birchall, Travis Boak, Luke Breust, Patrick Dangerfield, Dustin Fletcher, Nat Fyfe, Brendon Goddard, Robbie Gray, Brent Harvey, Luke Hodge, Kieren Jack, Steve Johnson, Jarrad McVeigh, Sam Mitchell, Leigh Montagna, Nic Naitanui, Nick Riewoldt, Tom Rockliff, Joel Selwood, Brodie Smith, Nick Smith, Harry Taylor, Jobe Watson, Chad Wingard.

[Never beat the deeler]

Australia have included nine All Australians in their 24-man squad for next month's International Rules Test against Ireland in Perth.

After last year's humiliation at the hands of the Irish, coach Alastair Clarkson has picked the best of AFL talent available to him.

"It is a unbelievably talented squad which has achieved a lot in AFL football," assistant Ross Lyon told AFL.com.au.

"The selection criteria, the capacity that we looked for was great running power and an ability to adapt quickly to the round ball. There's numerous players who have played in the series before."

Australia Squad: Grant Birchall, Travis Boak, Luke Breust, Patrick Dangerfield, Dustin Fletcher, Nat Fyfe, Brendon Goddard, Robbie Gray, Brent Harvey, Luke Hodge, Kieren Jack, Steve Johnson, Jarrad McVeigh, Sam Mitchell, Leigh Montagna, Nic Naitanui, Nick Riewoldt, Tom Rockliff, Joel Selwood, Brodie Smith, Nick Smith, Harry Taylor, Jobe Watson, Chad Wingard.

Beat me to it rodney. They have picked nine current All-Australians, but all of the 24 have been AA selected at some stage. Looks like a good squad, plenty of fast, mobile players used to the close ruck work.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-10-08/cream-of-the-crop

[orangeman]

Ireland will do well to compete with these lads. But in a one off game anything is possible.

[tonto1888]

when is it?

[rodney trotter]

22nd of November http://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCcQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F2014_international_rules_test&ei=wBU1VJqaG-Xd7QapyoCwDw&usg=AFQjCNErBxFKi9574zfvP4E0bPPVqRHViA