International Rules - Australia v Ireland

[Art Vandelay_]

I see what you mean Strange Cat
Salt city STPer18 let's soak it all in.

 

[SickQwon]

Betts has always struggled in big games and when you need him most.

I love the bloke but it was my biggest criticism of him at Carlton but make no mistake when you are 8 goals up and playing rubbish teams he will will chime in with 5 goals when the game is done.

That's not true and you know it.

 

[Sabbathen]

I didn't know it was the last game there tonight, I don't recall Basil ever mentioning it.

******* this

 

[armpit]

Good f*****g riddance to the pre war shithole

A lot of people have spent a lot of time there over the years. Not even the slightest feeling of nostalgia from you?

 

[KennyHuntersBlues]

How is it their game?

Doh round ball ?

 

[Reign Man]

Betts and Sloane wanted to be as close as possible to some silverware after being shown up when it mattered

*shakes head*

 

[ezard15]

my god the sledging and negativity on this tread is sick.

 

[jarrod_island_doggies]

Such a good game, tight contest and tremendous skills on show. I still would love to see SOO come back (perhaps every 2 or 4 years) but I can't see the IRS falling off for a long time now. Great work everyone involved.

 

[Chism]

That's not true and you know it.

I disagree and pull up his finals record when with us.

 

[TheLoungeLizard]

Who gave Dangers kid a scratch on the head like you would a cat

 

[tombomb]

Channel 7 have Jurassic Park 3 ready to go, but instead we have to sit through 10 minutes of Basil.

Nothing makes sense anymore .....

 

[smasha]

Haha ,the national anthem with ooh ooh remix.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

A more tone deaf rendition of the national anthem I've never heard.

 

[GreekLunatic]

So they sing the national anthem as a theme song

 

[TheLoungeLizard]

So Selwood plays one half of the game before being rubbed out and now he's swapped shorts and jumper with the Irish?

 

[passmark]

A lot of people have spent a lot of time there over the years. Not even the slightest feeling of nostalgia from you?

Great location outdated venue.

New stadium looks fantastic but not a fan of the location.

 

[Gman12]

The biggest problem i see is Australia has much more room for improvement, if we get the same core group playing for 3 to 4 years i think the winning margin will increase and it could become uncompetitive.

That is to assume that the Irish wouldn't improve.

If I was to rate both squads in terms of top players selected/available, I'd rank Australia at about 80 to 90% (Dusty, Mitchell, Pendlebury, Ablett etc) .

I'd rank the Irish side at about 50%. No player from Dublin who have won 3 in a row being the biggest loss, amongst others who weren't available.

I'd love to see this with both teams at full availability and more preparation done for it.

 

[tombomb]

Whoever decided that 'Advance Australia Fair' should be our National Anthem ... has a lot to answer for!

 

[KennyHuntersBlues]

Well a consolation for the irish is that they all get to experience that thing we call sun for the first time

And a diet that consists of more than potatoes and Guinness

 

[peppy la pew]

A lot of people have spent a lot of time there over the years. Not even the slightest feeling of nostalgia from you?

No, only the smell of urine every time I went to buy an overpriced watered down mid strength beer in a plastic cup.

After a 15mins wait

The place is a dinosaur, sure I've got great memories from the Freo wins there, but the stadium belongs in a third world country.

 

[Sabbathen]

******* fat Eddie sniffing around offering contracts to anyone that will listen

 

[Biggy_Boy]

So Selwood plays one half of the game before being rubbed out and now he's swapped shorts and jumper with the Irish?

Yeah, so what?

 

[GreekLunatic]

Goddard is the only player that didn’t change tops

 

[Topkent]

It's good to see Neville Jetta playing well enough to get a game with the best, never thought it would happen, credit to him.

Every supporter has the 'what about my player' thing but Jetta deserves to be in the company of these blokes. Jetta is someone who does the right thing every time.

 

[asanque]

Really enjoy international rules.

Happy with a 2 game series every year around this time.

Edit: Amazing how it can thrive without Vlad almost destroying it with his incompetence (e.g. complete lack of marketing)