Ireland v Australia, Rules Test 1, Breffni Park, Saturday 19 October 2013

[From the Bunker]

The only way i could see it attracting my attention would be for our players to play Aussie rules when we go south and them to play football when they come north. Forget about the compromise. That way we'd see real Gaa players play the game here. And adapting players play on tour.

[Rossfan]

It's a vanity project for the GAA and the players, which represents the worst of two fantastic sports (sponsored by a hateful rag, I might add).
I doubt we'll see it again after this year.

It would be worth getting rid of it just to stop your constant bellyaching.

[Jinxy]

Tommy Carr saying that he sees no reason why the Aussie Rules tackle can't be implemented in Gaelic football.

Must we hear this argument every time these games are played?

I stopped reading after this bit.

[Wildweasel74]

lol

[screenexile]

I believe Murphy was outstanding for Glenswilly today ... How anyone could question his decision to play for Ireland last night is beyond me!!

[thejuice]

Zack Touhy came on as a sub for Postlaoise today.

Some of the Aussie lads could have got a game today I'd say if they showed up at county grounds today.

[Sidney]

I believe Murphy was outstanding for Glenswilly today ... How anyone could question his decision to play for Ireland last night is beyond me!!

Fair play to him, and fook the begrudgers.

[Jinxy]

I believe Murphy was outstanding for Glenswilly today ... How anyone could question his decision to play for Ireland last night is beyond me!!

Great stuff from him by the sound of it.
1-5 and a man of the match performance.

























Now just imagine he'd been injured last night.

[Leo]

It's a vanity project for the GAA and the players, which represents the worst of two fantastic sports (sponsored by a hateful rag, I might add).
I doubt we'll see it again after this year.

Only 90% correct. We will see it again because the Aussie freebie trips for officials will ensure that this spurious nonesense will continue. Sure the players like it - it gives some stati]us and the possibility of a paid (yes "paid") trip abroad - but in the end of the day the suits who organise and run this invented stuff will still yearn for their wee trips all expenses paid to Aussie now and then as well as the big dinners at home. It is a circus and those who applaud and turn up are the clowns.

[From the Bunker]

I believe Murphy was outstanding for Glenswilly today ... How anyone could question his decision to play for Ireland last night is beyond me!!

Great stuff from him by the sound of it.
1-5 and a man of the match performance.


Now just imagine he'd been injured last night.

Shhhh Jinxy, Don't be saying such things! There was no way he would have got injured. Now go down the room and find those blinkers and put them on. 

[Rossfan]

It is a circus and those who applaud and turn up are the clowns.

I've always enjoyed circuses and I'm not a clown.

[muppet]

It's a vanity project for the GAA and the players, which represents the worst of two fantastic sports (sponsored by a hateful rag, I might add).
I doubt we'll see it again after this year.

Only 90% correct. We will see it again because the Aussie freebie trips for officials will ensure that this spurious nonesense will continue. Sure the players like it - it gives some stati]us and the possibility of a paid (yes "paid") trip abroad - but in the end of the day the suits who organise and run this invented stuff will still yearn for their wee trips all expenses paid to Aussie now and then as well as the big dinners at home. It is a circus and those who applaud and turn up are the clowns.

All hail the new Caesar.

[Rossfan]

Tommy Carr saying t


I stopped reading after this bit.

Jasus you're not that bad after all 

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

A peculiarly and particularly anaemic 'contest' that should now have the decent thing done, and the coffin lid nailed firmly shut. 

[cavanmaniac]

I don't begrudge anyone who enjoys this for what it is - a now largely asinine and inoffensive bit of fluff and a jolly-up to round out the season. You'd think it was the slaughter of innocents the way some people get their backs up so much about it every year. The only thing that irks me about it, if anything, is that it can't be played full-tilt anymore because of the inequities between  both sets of players and the danger of serious injuries if the Aussies come with intent to throw their weight around like they did under that headbanger Sheedy.

The only true future for this - I mean as a legitimate contest and not the testimonial/exhibition it has now become - would be if enough Irish were playing in Australia at a given time or had returned to Ireland with AFL experience, and we could field a team that could firstly go toe-to-toe with the Aussies in a physical sense and secondly play one of the tests with the Sherrin. Anything other than that and it will remain a heavily diluted, banal piece of flim-flam.

Which is not to say people shouldn't support it and go along if they like it and as long as the interest remains from players and fans, then I say let it continue until the situation changes.