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International Rules series --- No Tigers in the Australian team
« on: October 08, 2014, 03:45:47 PM »
The Australian International Rules squad:

Adel: Patrick Dangerfield, Brodie Smith
Bris:  Tom Rockliff
Carl: -
Coll: -
Ess: Dustin Fletcher, Brendon Goddard, Jobe Watson
Freo: Nat Fyfe
Geel: Steve Johnson, Joel Selwood, Harry Taylor
GC: -
GWS: -
Haw: Grant Birchall, Luke Breust, Luke Hodge, Sam Mitchell
Melb:
North: Brent Harvey
Port: Travis Boak, Robbie Gray, Chad Wingard
Rich: -
St K: Leigh Montagna, Nick Riewoldt
Syd: Kieren Jack, Jarrad McVeigh,  Nick Smith
WCE: Nic Naitanui
WB: -

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-10-08/cream-of-the-crop
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Re: International Rules series --- No Tigers in the Australian team
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2014, 03:59:11 PM »
Good

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Re: International Rules series --- No Tigers in the Australian team
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2014, 03:59:36 PM »
Glad none of our players will be taking part in this farcial non-event.
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Re: International Rules series --- No Tigers in the Australian team
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2014, 06:22:00 PM »
I would of liked to see at least one Richmond player in there.

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Re: International Rules series --- No Tigers in the Australian team
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2014, 06:24:44 PM »
ridiculous game, have no interest in it whatsoever

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Re: International Rules series --- No Tigers in the Australian team
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2014, 11:40:35 PM »
Aussies won 56-46.

Decent game in the end. It makes a difference when the best players are playing IR and taking it seriously. Different game too to past IR series in that it was the Aussies who dominated with better skills for the first quarter and a half before the Irish came back in the second half. 

The AFL will be happy too that Subiaco was packed out. Interesting to see what the tv ratings are.
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Re: International Rules series --- No Tigers in the Australian team
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2014, 04:12:05 PM »
Turned it on not expecting much but pleasantly surprised with the entertainment value and watched the whole thing

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Re: International Rules series --- No Tigers in the Australian team
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2014, 04:42:34 PM »
Turned it on not expecting much but pleasantly surprised with the entertainment value and watched the whole thing
Must win or 8 point game Chucky? ;D
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Re: International Rules series --- No Tigers in the Australian team
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2014, 04:46:55 PM »
hopefully it's because we refused to play alongside temporarily pardoned drug cheats......i doubt it tho
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Re: International Rules series --- No Tigers in the Australian team
« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2014, 02:36:27 PM »
bring back SOO and stuff this made up fake 'game' off.

Love the fact they'll be playing in New York next year  ::)  Yanks don't even know our game let alone this one, would love to hear the salesman trying to explain what that game is trying to promote "ahh its ahh not actually the game we play, we play with a different shaped ball on a different pitch and don't have a showcase game like most other codes so we made up this BS hybrid game with the Irish"

Bring back SOO, Vic, SA and WA play each other once so 2 games each. Swap home vs away year on year. Would much rather watch the best of the best playing against each other playing our game not this BS hybrid game

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Re: International Rules series --- No Tigers in the Australian team
« Reply #11 on: November 24, 2014, 03:15:37 PM »
What are the benefits of promoting afl internationally?

Pretty silly, if it ain't broke..