2010 International Rules Series
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The 2010 International Rules Series (officially the 2010 Irish Daily Mail
International Rules Series) was the 12th International Rules Series
, contested between Gaelic football
players from Ireland
and Australian rules football
players from Australia. The Series was won by Australia, winning the first test by seven points and the second test by three, thereby winning with an aggregate score of 102 to 92. This was the first time Australia have won the Cormac McAnallen Cup since 2006. Dane Swan
was awarded the Jim Stynes Medal, for being Australia best player over the Series, while Colm Begley
won the equivalent award for Ireland.
The second test in Croke Park on 30 October marked the end of the broadcasting career of commentator Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh
who commentated on his last live match on RTÉ Radio
.
Series dates were confirmed by the Australian Football League
(AFL) and the Gaelic Athletic Association
(GAA) on 19 February. Australian coach Mick Malthouse
announced his 23 man squad on 8 October. Anthony Tohill
was announced as coach of Ireland mid year, and he announced his squad on 14 October. The 2010 Series was the first series to be played since 2008
, after global economic problems forced the AFL to pull out of the 2009
edition. It also marked the first series in Ireland since the ill fated 2006
series. Irish Team Manager Anthony Tohill announced his final squad for the first test of the series on 19 October. Niall McNamee of Offaly
is promoted from the standby list to the match day squad for the injured Benny Coulter, who is ruled out of the first Test with a hamstring problem. Emmet Bolton of Kildare
replaced Michael Shields
who was unavailable for the first Test as he was playing for St.Finbarr's
in the 2010 Cork Senior Football Championship final against Nemo Rangers on 20 October.
Australia prepared for the opening test with a comfortable win in a practice match against a Cork underage representative side on 20 October. Australia won the match 105–12, in front of 2,867 fans at Páirc Uí Rinn
in Cork
on the Wednesday night, prior to the opening test in Limerick
.
* Reserved on Standby
Irish Daily Mail
The Irish Daily Mail is a newspaper published in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland by Associated Newspapers. The paper was launched in February 2006 with a launch strategy that included giving away free copies on the first day of circulation and low pricing subsequently....
International Rules Series) was the 12th International Rules Series
International Rules Series
The International Rules Series is a senior men's International rules football competition between the Australia international rules football team and the Ireland international rules football team...
, contested between Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
players from Ireland
Ireland international rules football team
The Ireland International rules football team is the representative team for Ireland in international rules football, a compromise between Gaelic football and Australian rules football...
and Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
players from Australia. The Series was won by Australia, winning the first test by seven points and the second test by three, thereby winning with an aggregate score of 102 to 92. This was the first time Australia have won the Cormac McAnallen Cup since 2006. Dane Swan
Dane Swan
Dane Swan is an Australian rules footballer for Collingwood in the Australian Football League.Since 2007 Swan has emerged as one of the AFL's elite midfielders, winner of the prestigious Brownlow Medal in 2011 with a record tally of 34 votes...
was awarded the Jim Stynes Medal, for being Australia best player over the Series, while Colm Begley
Colm Begley
Colm Begley is a Gaelic footballer from Ireland. He has also played Australian rules football for the St Kilda Football Club and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League .-Recruitment:...
won the equivalent award for Ireland.
The second test in Croke Park on 30 October marked the end of the broadcasting career of commentator Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh is an Irish Gaelic games commentator for the Irish national radio and television, RTÉ. In a career that has spanned six decades he has come to be regarded as the "voice of Gaelic games." His prolific career has earned him a place in Guinness World Records.-Early...
who commentated on his last live match on RTÉ Radio
RTÉ Radio
RTÉ Radio is a department of Irish national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Radio broadcasts four analogue channels and five digital channels....
.
Fixtures
- First Test: 23 October 2010 at Gaelic GroundsGaelic GroundsThe Gaelic Grounds or Páirc na nGael is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Limerick City, Ireland, home to the Limerick hurling and football teams....
, LimerickLimerickLimerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the... - Second Test: 30 October 2010 at Croke ParkCroke ParkCroke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...
, Dublin
Build up
The 2010 International RulesInternational rules football
International rules football is a team sport consisting of a hybrid of football codes, which was developed to facilitate international representative matches between Australian rules football players and Gaelic football players....
Series dates were confirmed by the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL) and the Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
(GAA) on 19 February. Australian coach Mick Malthouse
Mick Malthouse
Michael "Mick" Malthouse is a former Australian rules footballer and the former coach of the Collingwood Football Club.While his playing career included a premiership for Richmond in the VFL, he is best known for his Australian Football League coaching career.Malthouse is the most successful coach...
announced his 23 man squad on 8 October. Anthony Tohill
Anthony Tohill
Anthony Tohill is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for Derry in the 1990s and early 2000s. He was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning side, also winning two Ulster Championships and four National League titles with the county. Tohill won four All Star...
was announced as coach of Ireland mid year, and he announced his squad on 14 October. The 2010 Series was the first series to be played since 2008
2008 International Rules Series
The 2008 International Rules series was the 10th annual International Rules Series and the 16th time that a test series of international rules football has been played between Ireland and Australia....
, after global economic problems forced the AFL to pull out of the 2009
2009 International Rules Series
The 2009 International Rules series would have been the 12th International Rules Series....
edition. It also marked the first series in Ireland since the ill fated 2006
2006 International Rules series
The 2006 International Rules series is the 9th annual International Rules Series and the 15th time that a test series of international rules football has been played between Ireland and Australia....
series. Irish Team Manager Anthony Tohill announced his final squad for the first test of the series on 19 October. Niall McNamee of Offaly
Offaly GAA
The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Offaly...
is promoted from the standby list to the match day squad for the injured Benny Coulter, who is ruled out of the first Test with a hamstring problem. Emmet Bolton of Kildare
Kildare GAA
For more information see Kildare Senior Club Football Championship or Kildare Senior Club Hurling Championship.The Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Kildare GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kildare...
replaced Michael Shields
Michael Shields (footballer)
Michael Shields is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club St. Finbarr's and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2006.-Club:...
who was unavailable for the first Test as he was playing for St.Finbarr's
St. Finbarr's GAA
St. Finbarr's National Hurling and Football Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Togher area of Cork city, County Cork, Ireland....
in the 2010 Cork Senior Football Championship final against Nemo Rangers on 20 October.
Australia prepared for the opening test with a comfortable win in a practice match against a Cork underage representative side on 20 October. Australia won the match 105–12, in front of 2,867 fans at Páirc Uí Rinn
Páirc Uí Rinn
Páirc Uí Rinn is a stadium in Cork owned by the Gaelic Athletic Association . It was formerly Flower Lodge, a soccer ground home to several Cork teams in the 20th century, named after a Big House on whose grounds it was built.-Flower Lodge:...
in Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
on the Wednesday night, prior to the opening test in Limerick
Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
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Squads
 Australia Australia |
Ireland Ireland international rules football team The Ireland International rules football team is the representative team for Ireland in international rules football, a compromise between Gaelic football and Australian rules football... |
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| Name | Team | Position | Name | Team | Position |
| Mick Malthouse Mick Malthouse Michael "Mick" Malthouse is a former Australian rules footballer and the former coach of the Collingwood Football Club.While his playing career included a premiership for Richmond in the VFL, he is best known for his Australian Football League coaching career.Malthouse is the most successful coach... |
Collingwood Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
Coach | Anthony Tohill Anthony Tohill Anthony Tohill is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for Derry in the 1990s and early 2000s. He was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning side, also winning two Ulster Championships and four National League titles with the county. Tohill won four All Star... |
Derry Derry GAA The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in the GAA county of Derry, which covers virtually the same territory as the former administrative county of Londonderry... |
Coach |
| Adam Goodes Adam Goodes Adam Goodes is a professional Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League .... |
Sydney Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney... |
Captain | 15. Steven McDonnell | Armagh Armagh GAA The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Armagh... |
Captain |
| Matthew Boyd Matthew Boyd Matthew Boyd is an Australian rules football player who has come through the Western Bulldogs' rookie list, debuting in 2003. Prior to that he had played for Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup and Frankston in the VFL... |
Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne... |
Vice Captain | 10. Finian Hanley Finian Hanley Finian Hanley is a Gaelic footballer from Galway. He is currently a member of the Galway Football Panel. He plays in the full-back position.-Galway:... |
Galway Galway GAA The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway. The county boards are also responsible for the Galway inter-county teams.Unlike all other counties in Ireland,... |
Vice Captain |
| Kade Simpson Kade Simpson Kade Simpson is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing with the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League.... |
Carlton Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897... |
Vice Captain | 2. Colm Begley Colm Begley Colm Begley is a Gaelic footballer from Ireland. He has also played Australian rules football for the St Kilda Football Club and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League .-Recruitment:... |
Laois Laois GAA The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois and the Laois inter-county teams.-History:... |
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| Dane Swan Dane Swan Dane Swan is an Australian rules footballer for Collingwood in the Australian Football League.Since 2007 Swan has emerged as one of the AFL's elite midfielders, winner of the prestigious Brownlow Medal in 2011 with a record tally of 34 votes... |
Collingwood Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
Vice Captain | 3. Bernard Brogan Bernard Brogan (junior) Bernard Brogan is a Gaelic football player who plays inter-county football with Dublin and his club football for St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh. Bernard alongside most of his family hove all attended St. Declan's College on the Navan Road... |
Dublin Dublin GAA Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams... |
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| Patrick Dangerfield Patrick Dangerfield Patrick Dangerfield is an Australian rules football player for the Adelaide Football Club. Dangerfield was Adelaide’s first selection in the 2007 National Draft after the club drafted him at pick 10 overall... |
Adelaide Adelaide Crows The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League .... |
4. Graham Canty Graham Canty Graham Canty is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Bantry Blues and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2001. Canty captained Cork to the All-Ireland title in 2010.-Club:Canty plays his club football with his local club called Bantry... |
Cork | ||
| Dustin Fletcher Dustin Fletcher Dustin Fletcher is an Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club. He is renowned as one of the finest defenders in the AFL, and has played at full-back for his team for many years. He is the son of former Bombers captain Ken Fletcher... |
Essendon Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
Goalkeeper | 5. Sean Cavanagh Sean Cavanagh Seán Cavanagh is a four-time All Star-winning Tyrone Gaelic footballer. He has won All-Ireland championships for Tyrone at Minor level and three times at Senior level, and has captained Ireland at the International Rules Series.... |
Tyrone Tyrone GAA The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tyrone. The county board is also responsible for the Tyrone inter-county teams.... |
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| James Frawley James Frawley (Australian rules footballer) James Frawley is a professional Australian rules footballer, playing with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League .... |
Melbourne Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria.... |
6. Martin Clarke Martin Clarke Martin 'Marty' Clarke is a Gaelic footballer from Cranfield Point, County Down, Northern Ireland. He is also an Australian rules footballer for Collingwood in the Australian Football League.- Underage :... |
Down Down GAA The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Down GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Down... |
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| Bryce Gibbs | Carlton Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897... |
1. Stephen Cluxton Stephen Cluxton Stephen "Clucko" Cluxton is a Gaelic football goalkeeper with Dublin. He plays his club football for Parnells. Cluxton is unusual for a goalkeeper as he often opts to take frees during games... |
Dublin Dublin GAA Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams... |
Goalkeeper | |
| Sam Gilbert Sam Gilbert Sam Gilbert is a professional Australian rules footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Early life:Gilbert is a rugby league convert who didn’t start playing AFL until he was 16 years old... |
St Kilda | 7. Brendan Donaghy | Armagh Armagh GAA The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Armagh... |
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| Tyson Goldsack Tyson Goldsack Tyson Goldsack is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing with the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.- Early life :... |
Collingwood Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
8. Leighton Glynn Leighton Glynn Leighton Glynn is a Gaelic football and hurling player from County Wicklow in Ireland. He was born and raised in Rathnew, County Wicklow. He has represented the Wicklow senior GAA teams in both football and hurling... |
Wicklow Wicklow GAA The Wicklow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Wicklow GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wicklow... |
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| Todd Banfield Todd Banfield Todd Banfield is a current Australian rules football player for the Brisbane Lions.He was selected with the Brisbane Lions' third selection in the 2008 National Draft... |
Brisbane Brisbane Lions The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996... |
9. Daniel Goulding Daniel Goulding Daniel Goulding is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Éire Óg and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2006.-Biography:... |
Cork | ||
| Brad Green Brad Green (footballer) Brad Green is a professional Australian rules football player and the current captain of the Melbourne Football Club's in the Australian Football League .-Early life:... |
Melbourne Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria.... |
11. James Kavanagh | Kildare Kildare GAA For more information see Kildare Senior Club Football Championship or Kildare Senior Club Hurling Championship.The Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Kildare GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kildare... |
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| Garrick Ibbotson Garrick Ibbotson Garrick Ibbotson is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League for the Fremantle Football Club.Ibbotson mainly played soccer as a junior and only converted to Australian rules football at school at the age of 14... |
Fremantle Fremantle Football Club The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia... |
12. Paddy Keenan Paddy Keenan (Gaelic footballer) Paddy Keenan is a Gaelic football player from County Louth, Ireland. He plays for the Louth senior inter county football team and for his club St. Patrick's, Lordship... |
Louth Louth GAA The Louth County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Louth GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Louth. The county board is also responsible for the Louth inter-county teams.... |
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| Kieran Jack | Sydney Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney... |
13. Tadhg Kennelly Tadhg Kennelly Tadhg Kennelly is an Irish sportsperson known for his top level careers in both Gaelic football and Australian rules football.... |
Sydney Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney... |
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| Jarrad McVeigh Jarrad McVeigh Jarrad McVeigh is a New South Wales-born AFL player with the Sydney Swans. He is the younger brother of Essendon's Mark McVeigh.- Biography :... |
Sydney Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney... |
14. Sean McDermott Sean McDermott Sean McDermott is an American football defensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He served as defensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles from 2009–2010, a position he took over shortly before his predecessor, Jim Johnson, died of cancer... |
Roscommon Roscommon GAA For more details of Roscommon GAA see Roscommon Senior Club Football Championship or Roscommon Senior Club Hurling Championship.The Roscommon County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Roscommon GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games... |
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| Leigh Montagna Leigh Montagna Leigh Montagna is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Montagna was recruited as the number 37 draft pick in the 2001 AFL Draft. He is a midfielder with St Kilda Football Club.-AFL career:... |
St Kilda | 16. Ciaran McKeever | Armagh Armagh GAA The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Armagh... |
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| Jack Riewoldt Jack Riewoldt Jack Riewoldt is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for Richmond in the Australian Football League.-Early life:Riewoldt was born in Hobart, Tasmania to parents Chris and Lesley Riewoldt. He has two younger brothers, Harry and Charlie Riewoldt. He is the cousin of Nick... |
Richmond Richmond Football Club The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,... |
17. Kevin McKernan | Down Down GAA The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Down GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Down... |
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| Eddie Betts Eddie Betts Eddie Betts is an Australian rules footballer playing for Carlton in the Australian Football League .-Early life:Betts grew up in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia and played for the Mines Rovers Football Club... |
Carlton Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897... |
18. Brendan Murphy | Carlow Carlow GAA The Carlow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Carlow GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Carlow and the Carlow inter-county teams.-Gaelic football:... |
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| Daniel Cross | Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne... |
19. Michael Murphy Michael Murphy (footballer) Michael Murphy is an Irish sportsperson. He is the captain of the Donegal senior inter-county team, and plays his club football with Glenswilly.-Underage:... |
Donegal Donegal GAA The Donegal County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Donegal GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Donegal. The county board is also responsible for the Donegal inter-county teams.Gaelic football is strongest in the... |
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| Travis Varcoe Travis Varcoe Travis Varcoe is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Career:Varcoe debuted in the SANFL for the Central District Bulldogs in 2005, at the age of 17... |
Geelong | 20. Kevin Reilly | Meath Meath GAA The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath inter-county teams.- Pre-1960s :... |
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| David Wojcinski David Wojcinski David "Wojo" Wojcinski is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Career:Wojcinski made his debut in 1998. He won the club's Most Improved Player award for 2004.... |
Geelong | 21. Michael Shields Michael Shields (footballer) Michael Shields is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club St. Finbarr's and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2006.-Club:... |
Cork | ||
| Paul Duffield Paul Duffield Paul Duffield is an Australian rules footballer. He plays mainly as a half back flanker and began his football career at South Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League.-Fremantle Dockers:... |
Fremantle Fremantle Football Club The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia... |
22. Tommy Walsh Tommy Walsh (Kerry footballer) Tommy Walsh is an Irish sportsman who is currently playing Australian Football in the Australian Football League with the Sydney Swans. He has played Gaelic football at club level with the Kerins O'Rahilly's club team and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team... |
Kerry Kerry GAA The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry... |
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| Liam Picken Liam Picken Liam Picken is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League . Picken previously completed a pre-season with Collingwood and two with the Bulldogs, before becoming the Williamstown Seagulls best and fairest player of 2008 in the VFL and earning... |
Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne... |
23. Emmet Bolton* | Kildare Kildare GAA For more information see Kildare Senior Club Football Championship or Kildare Senior Club Hurling Championship.The Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Kildare GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kildare... |
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| 24. Gary Brennan* | Clare Clare GAA The Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Clare GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Clare. The county board is also responsible for the Clare inter-county teams.... |
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| 25. Gary Connaughton Gary Connaughton Gary Connaughton is an inter-county Gaelic footballer for Westmeath. He was awarded an All Star for performances with Westmeath in 2008 as Goalkeeper. He works in his fathers Quarry business... * |
Westmeath Westmeath GAA The Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Westmeath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Westmeath... |
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| 26. Benny Coulter* | Down Down GAA The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Down GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Down... |
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| 27. Eamonn Fennell Eamonn Fennell Eamonn Fennell is a Gaelic football player for Dublin and St Vincents. Fennell formerly played with northside club O'Tooles.-Intercounty:... * |
Dublin Dublin GAA Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams... |
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| 28. Johnny McCarthy Johnny McCarthy John Joseph McCarthy is an American former basketball player and coach. A 6'1" guard, he played collegiately at Canisius College, and was selected by the Rochester Royals in the 1956 NBA Draft. He played a total of six seasons in the NBA — two for the Royals, three for the St... * |
Limerick Limerick GAA The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Limerick... |
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| 29. Niall McNamee* | Offaly Offaly GAA The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Offaly... |
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First Test (23 October)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Ireland Ireland international rules football team The Ireland International rules football team is the representative team for Ireland in international rules football, a compromise between Gaelic football and Australian rules football... |
0.2.3 (9) | 0.3.7 (16) | 0.5.7 (22) | 1.8.10 | (40) |
| Australia Australia |
0.4.0 (12) | 0.7.0 (21) | 0.10.2 (32) | 0.14.5 | (47) |
| Australia by 7 points | |||||
| Date | Saturday, 23 October 2010 |
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| Scoring (IRL Ireland international rules football team The Ireland International rules football team is the representative team for Ireland in international rules football, a compromise between Gaelic football and Australian rules football... ) |
Goals: Brogan Overs: McDonnell 2, Brogan, Goulding, Cavanagh, Glynn, McKernan, Walsh |
| Scoring (AUS) | Goals: Nil Overs: Goodes 4, Banfield 2, Betts 2, Montagna 2, Cross 2, Frawley, Dangerfield |
| Best | IRL: Cavanagh, Begley, McDonnell, Kennelly, Brogan, Cluxton AUS: Boyd, Cross, Swan, Duffield, Banfield, Ibbotson, Picken, Goodes |
| Injuries | Nil |
| Venue | Gaelic Grounds Gaelic Grounds The Gaelic Grounds or Páirc na nGael is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Limerick City, Ireland, home to the Limerick hurling and football teams.... , Limerick Limerick Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the... , County Limerick County Limerick It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC... |
| Attendance | 30,117 |
| Umpires | David Coldrick (Ireland) Brett Rosebury (Australia) |
Second Test (30 October)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland Ireland international rules football team The Ireland International rules football team is the representative team for Ireland in international rules football, a compromise between Gaelic football and Australian rules football... |
0.2.3 (9) | 0.4.5 (17) | 1.8.8 (38) | 1.11.13 | (52) |
| Australia Australia |
0.4.4 (16) | 0.7.7 (28) | 0.12.12 (48) | 0.14.13 | (55) |
| Australia by 3 points | |||||
| Date | Saturday, 30 October 2010 |
|---|---|
| Scoring (IRL Ireland international rules football team The Ireland International rules football team is the representative team for Ireland in international rules football, a compromise between Gaelic football and Australian rules football... ) |
Goals: Kavanagh Overs: Coulter 2, M. Murphy 2, Begley, McKernan, McDonnell, B. Murphy, Brogan, Kennelly, Cavanagh |
| Scoring (AUS) | Goals: Nil Overs: Green 4, Swan 3, Goodes 2, Banfield 2, Montagna, McVeigh, Betts |
| Best | IRL: Canty, Begley, McKernan, Coulter, Walsh, M. Murphy, Clarke AUS: Swan, Green, Banfield, Gibbs, Frawley, Fletcher, Goodes |
| Injuries | Nil |
| Venue | Croke Park Croke Park Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation... , Dublin, County Dublin County Dublin County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the... |
| Attendance | 61,842 |
| Umpires | David Coldrick (Ireland) Brett Rosebury (Australia) |
See also
- International rules footballInternational rules footballInternational rules football is a team sport consisting of a hybrid of football codes, which was developed to facilitate international representative matches between Australian rules football players and Gaelic football players....
- Gaelic footballGaelic footballGaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
- Australian rules footballAustralian rules footballAustralian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
- Comparison of Australian rules football and Gaelic footballComparison of Australian rules football and Gaelic footballA Comparison of Australian rules football and Gaelic football is possible because of the games' similarities and the presence of International Rules Football, a hybrid code developed to allow players from both codes to participate in tests....