Gaff prepares at Jets facilities (West Coast Eagles Football Club)
(Source: West Coast Eagles Football Club) THE SAME faces carrying furrowed brows on Friday wore grins on Saturdays as the Australians tore through an intra-squad practice match at the New York Jets...
View ArticleHodge IRS skipper (Hawthorn Football Club)
(Source: Hawthorn Football Club) HAWTHORN'S triple-premiership skipper Luke Hodge has been named the Australian captain for the Virgin Australian International Rules Series. At a function in New York,...
View ArticleNick Minchin pushes for international rules Test in New York
Australia's consul-general in New York, Nick Minchin, is behind a push for an international rules Test between Ireland's top Gaelic footballers and the AFL's best players to be held in the Big Apple as...
View ArticleYour IRS series guide (Western Bulldogs)
(Source: Western Bulldogs) When and where Saturday, November 21 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland How can I watch? The 2015 Virgin Australia International Rules Series will be broadcast live in Australia on...
View ArticlePreview: Close contest needed to keep International Rules momentum up
It’s certainly not everyone’s cup of tea but the International Rules series is here again and, for the first time in a long time, it’s not fighting for its survival. Croke Park will host the one-off...
View ArticleJoe Kernan proud of players as Ireland resist late Australian charge
Ireland 56 [3-11-5] Australia 52 [1-13-7] Ireland’s International Rules Test victory on Saturday night was an impressive display – although late slippage caused unexpected levels of anxiety – against a...
View ArticleTwo-match International Rules series set to be revived
The international series evokes a range of reactions but no one can argue with its resilience. Having hit various crises over the past 10 years and watched its carefully stockpiled credits from the...
View ArticleMurphy one of five to lead Aus (Western Bulldogs)
(Source: Western Bulldogs) The AFL today announced a five-man leadership group for the Virgin Australian International Rules team, which includes Western Bulldogs' captain Robert Murphy. The side will...
View ArticleWingard, Gray selected in International Rules squad (Port Adelaide Football...
(Source: Port Adelaide Football club) TWO Port Adelaide stars have been selected in to represent Australia in the International Rules competition. Star forward Chad Wingard and powerhouse midfielder...
View ArticleJoey and Roo don Coat of Arms (St Kilda Football Club)
(Source: St Kilda Football Club) ST KILDA will have two representatives in the Virgin Australian International Rules Test to be played at Croke Park in Dublin on November 21. Saints skipper Nick...
View ArticleAustralia reveal international rules squad
Australia's team for next month's International EirGrid Rules Test against Ireland has been named. Included by manager Alastair Clarkson is Hawthorn’s recently crowned grand final winning captain...
View ArticleAFL international rules stars to attend New York training camp
The Australian international rules side will hold a training camp in New York under a bid to revitalise the hybrid round-ball game. The AFL has revealed the Australian side – to be coached by Alastair...
View ArticleBombers named for Australia (Essendon Football Club)
(Source: Essendon Football Club) Dyson Heppell, Brendon Goddard and Dustin Fletcher have been named in the Australian squad to play Ireland in an International Rules Test next month. For Fletcher, it...
View ArticlePatrick Dangerfield and Luke Hodge named in Australia squad for International...
Patrick Dangerfield and Luke Hodge are among the stars named in Australia’s International Rules squad for next month’s Test against Ireland. As with last year's selection, all 22 players have been...
View ArticleFive Hawks in International Rules squad (Hawthorn Football Club)
(Source: Hawthorn Football Club) FIVE Hawthorn players will feature in Australia's 22-man squad for the 2015 Virgin Australia International Rules Series. The squad will play a one-off Test against...
View ArticleThree Dogs in International Rules team (Western Bulldogs)
(Source: Western Bulldogs) Three Bulldogs have been named in the star-studded Australian line-up selected to battle Ireland in the 2015 Virgin Australia International Rules Series at Croke Park in...
View ArticleAustralia name impressive side for international rules
Australia have named a strong panel for next month’s international rules test at Croke Park. Hawthorn’s Alastair Clarkson, who recently became only the second man in modern AFL history to coach a...
View ArticleStar-studded International Rules squad released (West Coast Eagles Football...
(Source: West Coast Eagles Football Club) GEELONG'S big-name recruit Patrick Dangerfield and Hawthorn premiership captain Luke Hodge head a star-studded Australian line-up selected to battle Ireland in...
View ArticleRoad to glory: Finals (Hawthorn Football Club)
(Source: Hawthorn Football Club) Qualifying Final West Coast Eagles v Hawthorn September 11, Domain Stadium HAWTHORN coach Alastair Clarkson labelled it a 'pretty bad' performance. The Hawks first...
View Article18 clubs: The midfields rated (Port Adelaide Football club)
(Source: Port Adelaide Football club) AFL.com.au's football writers look at all the midfields in the competition ahead of season 2016... DOES Hawthorn still have the best midfield in the competition or...
View ArticleIreland survive late scare to secure 10th series win
Ireland 56 Australia 52 This Australia team was hyped up as the best yet – although Ireland’s 56-52 win on Saturday in Croke Park turned out to be pretty comfortable – bar the final five minutes. A...
View ArticleAll Australian AFL stars to headli ... (Seven West Media Limited)
(Source: Seven West Media Limited) eaef5f47-0d16-4eda-97aa-1fdca2c70a5c.pdf All Australian AFL stars to headline International Rules Test LIVE on 7mate (18 November 2015) AFL superstars Luke Hodge,...
View ArticleHawthorn too strong for brave Adelaide
HAWTHORN 6.2 9.6 13.9 17.12 (114) ADELAIDE 4.1 7.2 11.7 12.13 (85) GOALS: Hawthorn: Breust 3, Hale 2, Smith 2, Hartung, Hill, Rioli, Ceglar, Hodge, Shiels, Suckling, Puopolo, Burgoyne, Duryea....
View ArticleAFL season 2015: The right stuff
TIPS: Our experts select Round one AFL teams You need a lot of things going right to win an AFL premiership. Or rather, you used to. Because in light of Hawthorn's second consecutive premiership last...
View ArticleAFL: Forward thinking (North Melbourne Football Club)
(Source: North Melbourne Football Club) NORTH MELBOURNE Leigh Adams: Struggled to have his usual impact in 2014, but is well placed to bounce back after an impressive pre-season and a solid first-up...
View ArticleWho has the best midfield in the AFL? (Melbourne Football Club)
(Source: Melbourne Football Club) ANY WAY we looked at it, Greater Western Sydney's midfield stood out as the best in the competition. After scrutinising each team's likely starting line-ups, back-up...
View ArticleAFL again looks to US for Irish connection
Plans for an international rules clash against Ireland to be staged in the US have resurfaced, as the AFL and Irish officials seek to keep the hybrid round-ball clash alive. Fairfax Media has been told...
View ArticleWestern Bulldogs v Adelaide: Dogs hold on in another thriller
WESTERN BULLDOGS 6.3 9.7 14.11 18.15 (123) ADELAIDE 2.3 6.5 12.5 17.6 (108) Goals: Western Bulldogs: J Stringer 4, J Redpath 3, T Dickson 3, B Dale 2, C Daniel 2, M Bontempelli 2, M Wallis, T...
View ArticleWho has the best forwards in the AFL? (Melbourne Football Club)
(Source: Melbourne Football Club) AN EASY measure of the best forward lines in the competition would be to look simply at the 'points scored' column against every club. But in ranking the best attacks...
View ArticleMid-year report cards for all 18 clubs (Melbourne Football Club)
(Source: Melbourne Football Club) What's worked: The three-headed monster of a forward line featuring Josh Jenkins, Taylor Walker and Eddie Betts. Between them, they've kicked 89 goals, and the Crows...
View ArticleAFL: Mid-year report card (North Melbourne Football Club)
(Source: North Melbourne Football Club) What's worked: The pre-season plan to hit round one firing on all cylinders. The Kangas are winning games they're expected to and have set up their season with...
View ArticleAFL: Who plays round one?
It's rare, if not completely impossible, for a club to have its unchallenged best 22 available at any time. With round one approaching, AFL.com.au reporters have had a stab at picking their best 22 for...
View ArticleRound 1 team predictions
IT'S RARE, if not completely impossible, for a club to have its unchallenged best 22 available at any time. With round one approaching, AFL.com.au reporters have had a stab at picking their best 22 for...
View ArticleAfter the siren: round five (Melbourne Football Club)
(Source: Melbourne Football Club) FIVE WEEKS into the season and it is already becoming clear that two words that stand between West Coast and premiership success in 2016. Those words are 'boarding'...
View ArticleThe over 30s club: stay or go? (Melbourne Football Club)
(Source: Melbourne Football Club) WHEN a player reaches the ripe old age of 30, he inevitably comes under scrutiny from fans and from his club's list manager. Is he still contributing enough justify...
View ArticleWho has the best defence in the AFL? (Melbourne Football Club)
(Source: Melbourne Football Club) IT'S LITTLE surprise the two teams that faced off in the biggest game of last season possess the best backlines in the competition. But we believe Sydney has the edge...
View ArticleAFL: Case for the defence (North Melbourne Football Club)
(Source: North Melbourne Football Club) NORTH MELBOURNE Shaun Atley: Set to spend some time in the midfield this year after training with the Roos' midfield group occasionally this pre-season, but...
View Article18 Clubs: Round 1 team predictions
IT'S RARE, if not completely impossible, for a club to have its unchallenged best 22 available at any time. With round one approaching, AFL.com.au reporters have had a stab at picking their best 22 for...
View ArticleAFL grand final 2015: Alastair Clarkson, the Hawks supercoach who keeps on...
Alastair Clarkson runs eight or nine kilometres through bayside Melbourne in the early hours of every Wednesday, alongside his friends Mark Brayshaw, Ben Crowe, Andrew Grant and Damien Hardwick. The...
View ArticleInternational Rules 2015: Dustin Fletcher named in squad
Dustin Fletcher will again take to the field when Australia take on Ireland in this year's International Rules Test. Fletcher, 40, joins newly moved Geelong star Patrick Dangerfield, Hawthorn...
View ArticleAFL: B & F battles
Best and fairest 1. Rory Sloane 2. Rory Laird 3. Sam Jacobs 4. Eddie Betts 5. Jake Lever Best 21 and under Jake Lever Recruit of the year N/A Most improved Charlie Cameron Most courageous Rory Sloane...
View ArticleAFL Media's mid-year club awards
Best and fairest 1. Rory Sloane 2. Rory Laird 3. Sam Jacobs 4. Eddie Betts 5. Jake Lever Best 21 and under Jake Lever Recruit of the year N/A Most improved Charlie Cameron Most courageous Rory Sloane...
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