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

[brokencrossbar1]

The Aussies obviously had half a mind on heading to Coppers later tonight.

A half a mind?  Some of them still had their heads on it from last night by the look of things!!  What's the bets there will be a glut of half breeds born next summer?

What's wrong with you?

[JPGJOHNNYG]

Im abroad so zero TV coverage but it certainly looks pretty one sided from the reports. I still like the idea of the combined rules although they need to change things around to make it more interesting/competitive. What I dont get is why the AFL dont select a better team seeing as they seem more keen on the series than the GAA. I said it before and Ill say it again one test should be with the oval ball. By the way how did the the hurling/shinty game go? I also believe the new hybrid game Iomain was show cased - how was it?

[BennyCake]

The Aussies obviously had half a mind on heading to Coppers later tonight.

A half a mind?  Some of them still had their heads on it from last night by the look of things!!  What's the bets there will be a glut of half breeds born next summer?

...and the Aussie lads doing an awful lot of scratching on the flight home 

[brokencrossbar1]

The Aussies obviously had half a mind on heading to Coppers later tonight.

A half a mind?  Some of them still had their heads on it from last night by the look of things!!  What's the bets there will be a glut of half breeds born next summer?

...and the Aussie lads doing an awful lot of scratching on the flight home 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3fP18gIoAY

[Tubberman]

Im abroad so zero TV coverage but it certainly looks pretty one sided from the reports. I still like the idea of the combined rules although they need to change things around to make it more interesting/competitive. What I dont get is why the AFL dont select a better team seeing as they seem more keen on the series than the GAA. I said it before and Ill say it again one test should be with the oval ball. By the way how did the the hurling/shinty game go? I also believe the new hybrid game Iomain was show cased - how was it?

How can you take a sport seriously that changes the shape of the ball from one game to the next? The Aussies were beating us with the round ball when they sent a good team over. The reason they got hammered this year is because they sent a shite panel over and they have no interest in it.

[Jinxy]

We could try playing a 3rd of the game with an american football and the remaining 3/4 with tennis rackets and a frisbee.
There has to be some nonsensical combination that will work.
There's a trip to Australia at stake here lads.

[From the Bunker]

We could try playing a 3rd of the game with an american football and the remaining 3/4 with tennis rackets and a frisbee.
There has to be some nonsensical combination that will work.
There's a trip to Australia at stake here lads.

You're so negative. Think of all the positives from this series.

The Irish players got a rare Aussie Jersey they can show off at training.
The Irish Daily Mail got exposure from this series.
The people who went to the game got a Irish Daily Mail flag.
The Aussies got a Holiday and probably pissed a few times.
The GAA got a few Euro.
Some Mayo Lads got to lift a trophy in Croker!
The Irish Referees will go back to refereeing GAA thinking this is easy (but we all know they are sh1te).
Coppers will get a crowd tonight.

[orangeman]

We could try playing a 3rd of the game with an american football and the remaining 3/4 with tennis rackets and a frisbee.
There has to be some nonsensical combination that will work.
There's a trip to Australia at stake here lads.

You're so negative. Think of all the positives from this series.

The Irish players got a rare Aussie Jersey they can show off at training.
The Irish Daily Mail got exposure from this series.
The people who went to the game got a Irish Daily Mail flag.
The Aussies got a Holiday and probably pissed a few times.
The GAA got a few Euro.
Some Mayo Lads got to lift a trophy in Croker!
The Irish Referees will go back to refereeing GAA thinking this is easy (but we all know they are sh1te).
Coppers will get a crowd tonight.

Not sure who got €€ but I'd say at €3 a go admission for most of the children, I'd say the GAA got very little. There seemed to be a fair old expenses budget set aside for all those training weekends in the big hotels round the country.


Coppers might get a few €€ and God knows what the Aussies will get in Coppers. 

[Wildweasel74]

there was alot of children there the night, so a boxing session was probably the last thing the gamed needed, the price of football these days am sure its a nice change, a kids day out to watch gaa stars

[BennyCake]

The Aussie fans were criticised in 2011 for not showing up. But only 17,000 last week (see, it could have been held in Armagh after all) and 28,000 tonight. That is poor. The last few series at home were packed.  Looks like both sets of fans are losing interest.

[BennyHarp]

I'd say team made up of Irish lads who play for GAA teams Australia would have put up a better show in a game of Gaelic football than those Aussies did in that game.

[J OGorman]

We could try playing a 3rd of the game with an american football and the remaining 3/4 with tennis rackets and a frisbee.
There has to be some nonsensical combination that will work.
There's a trip to Australia at stake here lads.

You're so negative. Think of all the positives from this series.

The Irish players got a rare Aussie Jersey they can show off at training.
The Irish Daily Mail got exposure from this series.
The people who went to the game got a Irish Daily Mail flag.
The Aussies got a Holiday and probably pissed a few times.
The GAA got a few Euro.
Some Mayo Lads got to lift a trophy in Croker!
The Irish Referees will go back to refereeing GAA thinking this is easy (but we all know they are sh1te).
Coppers will get a crowd tonight.

Not sure who got €€ but I'd say at €3 a go admission for most of the children, I'd say the GAA got very little. There seemed to be a fair old expenses budget set aside for all those training weekends in the big hotels round the country.


Coppers might get a few €€ and God knows what the Aussies will get in Coppers. 

Here we go again with the hotel begrudgery...we all enjoy a night on a good mattress, mini kettles, tasty uht milk, bikkies wrapped in tartan ,  with the  wee soaps and shoe shine kits we bring home to the women like well groomed cavemen. More power to the panel

After the nights game,  unless the Australians send their best, there's no point

PS..to this day, i still cant fathom how the irish version of the rag that is the daily mail started and still exists..shameful

[stephenite]

The Aussies obviously had half a mind on heading to Coppers later tonight.

A half a mind?  Some of them still had their heads on it from last night by the look of things!!  What's the bets there will be a glut of half breeds born next summer?

What's wrong with you?

Blatant racism probably

[orangeman]

How much would the Irish Daily Mail be putting into this deal ?

It"s not a big paper and you'd wonder what's in it for them. Does anyone know what sort of budget is set aside by the GAA for a domestic rules series ?

[Tony Baloney]

The Aussies obviously had half a mind on heading to Coppers later tonight.

A half a mind?  Some of them still had their heads on it from last night by the look of things!!  What's the bets there will be a glut of half breeds born next summer?

What's wrong with you?

Blatant racism probably

Jumping to conclusions lads. Your liberal leanings are liable to make fools of you. When I read it I interpreted it as half-Irish, half-Aussie with no racial connotations.