Rainsey considered for IR series while Lids will be rested

[LondonTiger]

And it is now officially a sell out.  82,000 people.  Biggest sporting crowd for any international sport played in Ireland!

Bar is going to be tough to get to...

Actually might need Fev to grab the bartenders attention

[one-eyed]

Rainesy from Ireland on Sport 927 this morning

http://www.sport927.com.au/gateway/Daily_Audio/Sound%20Grabs/AR_021106.asx

* Fev controversy - more news in Oz than in Ireland. One day was front page news in Ireland but the next it was page 8 so it's dropped away. Unfortunate for Fev that he's been sent home but that's the team rules.

* They went off to celebrate after a day at the Galway races. Headed off to have a few and obviously as it turns out a few too many and then of course the incident. No set rules from the AFL on what they could and couldn't do but you've got to take responsibility for your own actions otherwise you face the consequences. The incident hasn't affected the group in his view.

* Rainsey was at the bar with Fev and about 10 others. He didn't see the incident. Must have snuck off somewhere and found out the details next day.

* The players had copped abuse from a minority of Irish from the night before (Saturday) and again Sunday and he thinks Fev snapped. Most of the Irish have been good but there's obviously a few who are passionate about the game and like to dish it out.

* On the game - hope to win the match on Sunday in Vossy's last game and seal the series.

* Experience has been good. Really enjoying the tour.

* Michael Christian told Raines that Gilbee had promised a more physical game. Raines goes "has he!" then says fair enough lol. They need to be more physical at the footy not so much the man in the second test this Sunday.

* Rainsey said with the Chris Johnson incident last year and speaking to the boys after the first test, a few of them were concerned about receiving yellow cards early on.

* They had dinner in a castle to celebrate Voss's last game.

[one-eyed]

The 2nd Test at Croke Park in Dublin will be shown live on Channel 10 at 6.30am on Monday.

The Age said the game would be shown "live" at 6.30am but in fact it's a 5 1/2 hour delay.

 

[mightytiges]

And it is now officially a sell out.  82,000 people.  Biggest sporting crowd for any international sport played in Ireland!

Bar is going to be tough to get to...

Actually might need Fev to grab the bartenders attention

 

Fev's working on becoming our Irish ambassador 

[mightytiges]

A new Carlton theme song.... 

Fev's in another blue
He's in deep deep pooh
He's again let himself down
Throttling a barman in a Galway town
He was Coleman champion
Things were looking up, but he's again stuffed up
And instead on Sunday playing
He's hiding in a Norwegian mate's loo.

[mightytiges]

To the tune of "12 days of Christmas"..

On a day out in Galway, Fev knocked back with glee

12 glasses of Guiness
11 shots of Smirnoff
10 flutes of Fosters
9 cans of Cascade
8 pints of Pils
7 steins of Carlsberg 
6 tullips of Tooheys 
5 CROWNIES
4 chalices of Carlton
3 bottles of bourbon and coke
2 slabs of VB
and put the barman in a headlock you see

[Stephanie]

To the tune of "12 days of Christmas"..

On a day out in Galway, Fev knocked back with glee

12 glasses of Guiness
11 shots of Smirnoff
10 flutes of Fosters
9 cans of Cascade
8 pints of Pils
7 steins of Carlsberg 
6 tullips of Tooheys 
5 CROWNIES
4 chalices of Carlton
3 bottles of bourbon and coke
2 slabs of VB
and put the barman in a headlock you see

That's gold 

[one-eyed]

Australia wins series
8:19:36 AM Mon 6 November, 2006
Matt Burgan at Croke Park
Exclusive to afl.com.au

AUSTRALIA: 1.3.1, 1.6.3, 3.11.6, 3.15.6 (69)
IRELAND: 0.3.1, 0.4.4, 0.5.5, 0.7.10 (31)

GOALS - Australia: Crowley, Goddard, Stanton
Ireland:

OVERS - Australia: Hall 4, Sherman 3, O'Keefe 2, Pearce 2, Bateman, Davey, Davis, Goddard
Ireland: Brogan 2, Earley 2, McDonnell 2, Coulter

BEST - Australia: Pearce, Sherman, O'Keefe, Hall, Fletcher, Davey
Ireland: Kelly, Lockhart, Cavanagh, Moyles, Coulter, McDonnell

CHANGES - Australia: Gilbee (quadriceps) replaced in selected side by Goddard

INJURIES - Australia: Brown (hand/lower back), Crowley (knee)
Ireland: Geraghty (concussion)

UMPIRES: David Coldrick (Ireland), Shane McInerney (Australia)

CROWD: 82,127 at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland.

Australian coach Kevin Sheedy was delighted with his team's win, while he stood up strongly for his side after the Aussies were accused of starting the first quarter fracas.

"I think we won well and I think it's very hard to win in Ireland and I think we won because we were fitter," Sheedy said.

"(I was pleased) with 90 percent of our game and I was pleased with the way that we defended our players that got hurt and some of them were deliberately hurt."

Ireland manager Sean Boylan praised the Australians on the win, but from that point on launched a scathing attack on the opposition.

"My initial reaction is that I want to congratulate Australia on the game and that's the first reaction," Boylan said.

"I've been involved in team management for 23 years and as far as I'm concerned, what happened out there in the first quarter today is not acceptable in any code of sport - it's not accepted in the street."

And for all the cynics out there about this series - all you need to do is come to a Croke Park Test match and your view will be changed forever.

http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=305766

[one-eyed]

Boylan lets fly
9:56:15 AM Mon 6 November, 2006
Matt Burgan in Dublin
Exclusive to afl.com.au

Ireland manager Sean Boylan has let fly with an irrational tirade towards the Australian team and said it was "pure bulls***" that Ireland started the first quarter scuffles, after it was beaten by 38 points in the second Test of the 2006 International Rules series.

Boylan vented his spleen after a spiteful opening first quarter from both teams - he almost tried to call the match off - yet he was adamant that it was entirely Australia's fault and did not lay any blame on his side, despite Ireland receiving three yellow cards to two in the first term.

He said the Australians singled out Graham Geraghty, who was concussed after being slung in a tackle by Danyle Pearce - a tactic not allowed in International Rules - while Boylan also believed the refereeing was the worst he had ever seen.

"All week, Graham has been targeted (by the Australians) … and the people got their way and when you see Tadhg Kennelly, Colm Begley, Graham and Shane Ryan - hell, do you know how many interchange players we had left? We had three left," Boylan said post-match.

"So how that can be termed as playing within the spirit of the game is absolutely beyond me and I said when the series happened last year that I felt that officialdom had an awful lot to answer for and what I say about that is simple - I've never seen more biased umpiring in my life than I saw out there today and I've been involved for 23 years."

Boylan said the players changed his mind about wanting to scrap the match after the opening term, after he told Australian coach Kevin Sheedy that he was ready to call it off.

"It was very simple what I said 'That's it Kevin, that's the end of it'. That's what I said," Boylan said.

"I changed my mind, because the players said they wanted to have a good go at it and they wanted to play football," Boylan said.

"Yes I did (want to call it off) and I said I would do it."

Full article at: http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=305771

[mightytiges]

I haven't seen the game but I heard a SEN caller say Rainesy copped a cheap shot from one of the Irish. Is that true?

[Moi]

I haven't seen the game but I heard a SEN caller say Rainesy copped a cheap shot from one of the Irish. Is that true?

Was he knocked out? 

Never even knew the game was on  ???

[mightytiges]

I haven't seen the game but I heard a SEN caller say Rainesy copped a cheap shot from one of the Irish. Is that true?

Was he knocked out? 

Nah he's ok. The caller was saying the Irish started it with their cheap shots - O'Keefe copping a headbutt and Rainsey copping a cheap shot too. Might have been a knee from one of the Irish. 

[WilliamPowell]

Knee to the groin region I believe.

This is the exact reason why I don't like our players involved in this thing

[mightytiges]

Knee to the groin region I believe.

And yet their coach is calling us thugs  .

[WilliamPowell]

Well it certainly was a very cheap shot on Campbell Brown

Actually I reckon Sheeds made a very valid point when he said that when Australia wins it's because your thugs but when the Irish have won it's because they are just too good

I still think the whole thing is a  yawn