Official International Rules Thread

Just thought that there should be a thread for this.

First Test – Subiaco Oval, Perth, Friday October 24
Second Test – MCG, Melbourne, Friday October 31

Squads:


Ireland: Seán Cavanagh (Tyrone) (C), Graham Canty (Cork) (VC), David Gallagher (Meath), Colm Begley (Laois), Paddy Bradley (Derry), Bernard Brogan (Dublin), Benny Coulter (Down), Bryan Cullen (Dublin), Kieran Donaghy (Kerry), Leighton Glynn (Wicklow), Finian Hanley (Galway) John Keane (Westmeath), Aaron Kernan (Armagh), Ciarán Lyng (Wexford), Steven McDonnell (Armagh), Enda McGinley (Tyrone), Ciarán McKeever (Armagh), Joe McMahon (Tyrone), Justin McMahon (Tyrone), Michael Meehan (Galway), John Miskella (Cork), Aidan O'Mahony (Kerry), Pearse O'Neill (Cork), Tom Parsons (Mayo), Kevin Reilly (Meath), Tommy Walsh (Kerry), Killian Young (Kerry) Aidan Carr (Down), Ronan Clarke (Armagh), Paul Finlay (Monaghan), Conor Gormley (Tyrone), Kevin McCloy (Derry) Marty McGrath (Fermanagh)


Australia: Nathan Bock (Adelaide), Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs), Jared Brennan (Brisbane Lions), Campbell Brown (Hawthorn), Shaun Burgoyne (Port Adelaide), Matt Campbell (North Melbourne), Ryan Crowley (Fremantle), Michael Firrito (North Melbourne), Nathan Foley (Richmond), Brent Harvey (North Melbourne), Roger Hayden (Fremantle), Leigh Montagna (St Kilda), Daniel Motlop (Port Adelaide), Marc Murphy (Carlton), Michael Osborne (Hawthorn), Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood), Drew Petrie (North Melbourne), David Rodan (Port Adelaide), Max Rooke (Geelong), Brad Sewell (Hawthorn), Kade Simpson (Carlton), Adam Selwood (West Coast), Dale Thomas (Collingwood), Scott Thompson (Adelaide), Daniel Wells (North Melbourne).


Rules are:


The rules are designed to provide a compromise between those of the two codes, with Gaelic footballers being advantaged by the use of a round ball and a rectangular field (Australian rules uses an oval ball and field), while the Australian rules football players benefit from the opportunity to tackle between the shoulders and thighs, something banned in Gaelic football. The game also introduces the concept of the mark, from Australian rules football, with a free kick paid for any ball caught from a kick of over 15 metres.
The game uses two large posts and two small posts, as in Australian rules, and a crossbar and goal net as in Gaelic football.
Points are scored as follows:

• In the goal net (a goal): 6 points, umpire waves green flag.
• Over the crossbar and between the two large posts (an over): 3 points, umpire waves red flag.
• Between a large post and a small post (a behind): 1 point, umpire waves white flag.

Scores are written so as to clarify how many of each type of score were made as well as, like Australian football, giving the total points score for each team; for example, if a team scores one goal, four overs and 10 behinds, the score is written as 1-4-10 (28), meaning one goal (six points) plus 4 overs (4 × 3 = 12 points) plus 10 behinds (10 × 1 = 10 points), for a total score of 28 points.
An international rules match lasts for 72 minutes (divided into four quarters of 18 minutes each). Gaelic football matches also go for 70 minutes, divided into two halves, and Australian rules matches typically go for 4 quarters of 30 minutes each (while the official duration varies between 15 and 25 minutes depending on the league, for AFL it is 20 minutes).
As in Gaelic football, teams consist of fifteen players, including a goalkeeper, whereas eighteen are used in Australian rules (with no keeper).

A number of rule changes were introduced before the 2006 International Rules Series:

• Each quarter was reduced from 20 minutes to 18 minutes.
• A player who received a red card is be sent off and no replacement is allowed. In addition to this a penalty is awarded regardless of where the incident takes place. Previously a replacement was allowed and a penalty was only awarded if the incident happened in the penalty area.
• A yellow card now means a 15 minute sin bin for the offending player, who will be sent off if he receives a second card.
• Players may not pick the ball up directly off the ground.
• Players must carry the ball as in Gaelic football (i.e., they can opt to first bounce, then solo). Previously they could just bounce it.

Discuss all things Irish here.

you going to the game morty ?

lol......isn't knennly an the o'halpins an marty clarke in the irish team...?

also i know of sean carvangh he is a great player very quick hes always playing Australia an is always captain he dominates

How big do the games usually draw?

Thinking of going, though not sure if I should book early or wait till the match approaches.

usually draw about 55,000 therabouts, not always recorded though, largest crowd is 82,127, smallest is about 30,000, so it would be fair to say that they draw fairly well.

blues_gibbzy said:

lol......isn't knennly an the o'halpins an marty clarke in the irish team...?

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Most are injured

The Irish have hired a rugby player to help them improve their tackling.

Expect improvements in that area. ie : aggressive tackling .

if you search international rules on youtube, you will see most of the videos are of fights, it is really really great watching these videos they make you yearn for international rules

just a few:

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=kA4U8zEMmLM&feature=related

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=sgUMSluv_E8&feature=related

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=OIGREZw4Sr4&feature=related

And if you read the comments it makes you want to smash Ireland more

thinking of making a sign what should i say ?

what about: "Tougher than youse" lol, that was bad

terrible lol

lol, how about "commin to get you"

blues4flag said:

How big do the games usually draw?

Thinking of going, though not sure if I should book early or wait till the match approaches.

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keeping in mind tickets have been on sale for a few months now, there are still many seats available but expect a big rush in the week leading up to the game

not many good seats are left available though, so i would buy them now

who is going to be goal keeper for the aussies?

probebly bock?, usually dustin fletcher, but bock seems likely

Sheeds should still be coach...the Irish would run scared again....

morton09 said:

lol, how about "commin to get you"

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awful

all well, i give up

morton09 said:

all well, i give up

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nah that wouldnt be good either.

michael firrito is the keeper

Say if the International Rules Series ended up being a farce again (ie outbreak of violence, Ireland calling it quits and be on the first plane home), would it be a better idea to either have a)an Australian Club Championship series, featuring the clubs that were involved in grand finals, but at state league (ie VFL, SANFL, WAFL etc) level or b) the All Australian side against the AFL Premiers?

Jascave said:

Say if the International Rules Series ended up being a farce again (ie outbreak of violence, Ireland calling it quits and be on the first plane home), would it be a better idea to either have a)an Australian Club Championship series, featuring the clubs that were involved in grand finals, but at state league (ie VFL, SANFL, WAFL etc) level or b) the All Australian side against the AFL Premiers?

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im pissed, i want to see brawls and just because we owned them they had a cry and said it was over
and now the entertainment value of the whole thing is gone...

and AA usually contains a lot of prem players anyway, so that wont work, imagine if it was AA of 07 vs Geelong...that would be a definate fail

What's the craic?
Your heads!

SAINTS 4 07 FLAG said:

thinking of making a sign what should i say ?

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Aussies are Always the Bad Guys

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also, with the 3 point over's, does anyone else feel indecisive on whether to cheer or jeer? its sort of "yay, three points" but at the same time "you are a dud for not going for 6!"