international rules

[Hurlin]

Ruairi

Location: Ireland

So Ruairi are you the only Irish player left in utopia ?

/me prepars for all Irishmen crying about aussies playing to hard again.

[Catwalk]

Moiraine and Bishop are playing, and Roisin would count as a player too.

[MorbidAngel]

Bishop is Irish? Cool, he will be my Irish music supplier xD

[Hurlin]

Kool more irish people to poke fun at =)

[Lion]

Is Doriath sitll around? What about ning?

[Ruairi]

hehe

Australians were impressive last time out in terms of how well they controlled and used the football. Didn't seem to me as though they had much difficulty adapting from the oval ball. Ireland on the other hand seemed to lack any effective strategy and were careless with possession. The frollicking was frustrating and unnecessary but the result would have been the same in my opinion.

Unless the rules have been changed and they have found officials who will enforce them consistently I would be fearful of more messing about. Does anyone know if the AFL/GAA have issued any statement that discusses what has happened between the abandonment of the series and now that has occassioned its resurrection?

edit: just found this http://www.worldfootynews.com/articl...80223131834432

edit II: 15. A Team in possession of the ball shall not be permitted to make more than 4 consecutive hand passes before the ball is played away by foot would see Fermanagh out of the Championship

Post from a while back.

[Ruairi]

I'm looking forward to it. Great spectacle if nothing else. Don't know if panels have been announced. You heard anything about it? Are you going to either of the games?

[Hurlin]

no I'm not Ruairi for some amazingly insane reason both games are being played in Sydney.

I'm going to see Australia absolutely crush England in the rugby league world cup tho =)

[Ruairi]

What is the logic behind playing them both in Sydney? :S In the past it has always been shared between two cities I thought... bizarre.

Don't follow RL but crush away! :)

[Hurlin]

To put it into context Australian Rules Football, the other code that inter rules is based on is a Melbourne based sport we on average get 50K+ people to normal games ............ Sydney is lucky to get 10K ........... this decision to play both games in Sydney is all about money not sport.

[Lestat]

Kiwi's will win the world cup, mark my words. Booyea!

[BladeMaster]

watch our kiwi, we still might decide to invade you!!!!

[Lestat]

I'm more worried about Indonesia.