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October 24, 2003
Like sport so much you could watch two at once?: They'll be doing that in Australia and Ireland this week, as the Gaelic Footballers of the Emerald Isle, take on the take no-prisoners Aussie Rules players in the first of two International Rules tests. It's the only way players of these sports can represent their countries, but it does throw up some anomalies. Nonetheless, the game, is pretty tough, always throws up surprises, and really shouldn't be missed (if you like that sort of thing)..
There'll be live commentary from Australia here (windows media) and maybe from Ireland here at 1045GMT (real media).
posted by aaronscullion to other at 03:57 AM - 5 comments
This sounds cool and as an AFL afficionado, I'd watch if only FSW was kind enough to show it.
posted by billsaysthis at 01:01 PM on October 24, 2003
I'd love to see this, but listening to the live audio broadcast of it would be way too confusing. Especially with the accents.
posted by Samsonov14 at 02:43 PM on October 24, 2003
So does Ireland have football and Gaelic football? Or do they call football something else and call Gaelic football just football? Australia just calls football soccer, right?
posted by Smackfu at 08:50 PM on October 24, 2003
I've seen this before. It actually worked pretty well, as I remember. Australia won, as usual..
posted by salmacis at 02:16 AM on October 25, 2003
No post for this? Well allow me... This seems like a really interesting event - I'd really dig on some footage some time. Must say, Aussie Rules is an admirable bone-cracker of a sport whos rules I cannot fathom, which in the end is half the fun. Oh - and it makes football player look like pussies. Or sane men. Naw. Pussies.