2015's International Rules squad revealed - Do we care?

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  • Bornadog
    WOOF Clubhouse Leader
    • Jan 2007
    • 67319
    #1

    2015's International Rules squad revealed - Do we care?



    Squad

    Eddie Betts (Adelaide Crows)
    Grant Birchall (Hawthorn)
    Luke Bruest (Hawthorn)
    Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong Cats)
    Dustin Fletcher (Essendon)
    Andrew Gaff (West Coast)
    Brendon Goddard (Essendon)
    Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide)
    Dyson Heppell (Essendon)
    Luke Hodge (Hawthorn)
    Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)
    Leigh Montagna (St Kilda)
    David Mundy (Fremantle)
    Robert Murphy (Western Bulldogs)
    Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda)
    Tom Rockliff (Brisbane Lions)
    Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn)
    Nick Smith (Sydney Swans)
    Jake Stringer (Western Bulldogs)
    Harry Taylor (Geelong Cats)
    Chad Wingard (Port Adelaide)
    Easton Wood (Western Bulldogs)
    FFC: Established 1883

    Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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    • bulldogtragic
      The List Manager
      • Jan 2007
      • 34289
      #2
      Re: 2015's International Rules squad revealed - Do we care?

      As long as they don't get injured. I can accept some player injury risk in a showcase game of actual AFL, be it representative or another way of the best playing the best. This hybrid rubbish has never really taken off. Now they have to bribe the players to go over just to field a semi skilled team. Just kill the format already.
      Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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        • Axe Man
          Hall of Fame
          • Nov 2008
          • 11318
          #3
          Re: 2015's International Rules squad revealed - Do we care?

          It's meaningless but nevertheless good acknowledgement of the improvement of Stringer and Wood this year in making the squad.

          Great longevity by Bob. I watched him play in an international rules match at Croke Park in 2002!

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            • Bornadog
              WOOF Clubhouse Leader
              • Jan 2007
              • 67319
              #4
              Re: 2015's International Rules squad revealed - Do we care?

              Originally posted by Axe Man
              It's meaningless but nevertheless good acknowledgement of the improvement of Stringer and Wood this year in making the squad.

              Great longevity by Bob. I watched him play in an international rules match at Croke Park in 2002!


              FFC: Established 1883

              Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.

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                • BornInDroopSt'54
                  Bulldog Team of the Century
                  • Jan 2009
                  • 5319
                  #5
                  Re: 2015's International Rules squad revealed - Do we care?

                  I like the concept of playing the Irish, having Irish genetics myself. Although our game may have descended from marngrook, the connections with gaelic football are obvious and with the Irish diaspora in early Melbourne, especially around the East Melbourne, Fitzroy, Carlton and Collingwood areas, the early game must have been formed from Irish influence. I love that the Irish footballers are passionate amateurs and are potential recruits for the red, white and blue. I also like that the international series makes our game international or at least puts it on the international stage; being the greatest game in the world, it deserves world domination.
                  Footscray Football Republic.

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                    • Sedat
                      Hall of Fame
                      • Sep 2007
                      • 11456
                      #6
                      Re: 2015's International Rules squad revealed - Do we care?

                      I have always hated this concept - it is neither AFL or Gaelic football, rather some mongoloid hybrid meaningless game designed to give players and officials an overseas junket every 2 years.

                      Scrap it FFS.
                      "Look at me mate. Look at me. I'm flyin'"

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                        • Maddog37
                          WOOF Member
                          • Nov 2010
                          • 3132
                          #7
                          Re: 2015's International Rules squad revealed - Do we care?

                          Jake is a fully fledged star already.

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                            • jazzadogs
                              Bulldog Team of the Century
                              • Oct 2008
                              • 5721
                              #8
                              Re: 2015's International Rules squad revealed - Do we care?

                              It's got slightly more meaning now that only players who have an All-Australian trophy are eligible. Not only increases the talent level a fair bit, but also the prestige of it.

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                                • F'scary
                                  WOOF Member
                                  • Dec 2011
                                  • 4089
                                  #9
                                  Re: 2015's International Rules squad revealed - Do we care?

                                  They should have picked Minson.
                                  Officially on the Bus-wagon

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                                    • Rocket Science
                                      Coaching Staff
                                      • Oct 2007
                                      • 4866
                                      #10
                                      Re: 2015's International Rules squad revealed - Do we care?

                                      I'd just as soon watch a hybrid of curling and blindfolded dwarf throwing.
                                      BORDERLINE FLYING

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                                        • Scorlibo
                                          Coaching Staff
                                          • Oct 2007
                                          • 3096
                                          #11
                                          Re: 2015's International Rules squad revealed - Do we care?

                                          Love the idea of watching the best Australian Rules Football players of the year play together, but just wish we could see them play Australian Rules Football! Supporters would be 10x more keen to see a representative game at this time of year.
                                          'And the Western suburbs erupt!'

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                                            • bulldogtragic
                                              The List Manager
                                              • Jan 2007
                                              • 34289
                                              #12
                                              Re: 2015's International Rules squad revealed - Do we care?

                                              It seems the nay-Sayers about SOO footy talk about their good players getting injured and that representative footy is dead... I hate to point to them all, that at least in our case our three best players are playing a made up nothing game, which isn't AFL, which doesn't represent anything and play for absolutely nothing (other than cash) and risking just as much injury.

                                              Players want a representative game and so they should. Their entire junior careers were based on representative teams/games being the highest level of achievement. But achievement in the field of Aussie Rules. Be it this time of the year or the lead in week before the season opener, now the preseason cup is officially dead, a game of the best vs the best could a be great game and could be worth the risk and give the players what they want. Even 'the best vs the rest', with the AA team vs the rest, if not SOO. With the talent pool thinning with 18 clubs, a real rep match would be something to behold now. I'm not really sure why the AFL persist with it to be honest. And after all the vicious assaults we dished out I'm not sure why Ireland want it.
                                              Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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                                                • LostDoggy
                                                  WOOF Member
                                                  • Jan 2007
                                                  • 8307
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: 2015's International Rules squad revealed - Do we care?

                                                  Would be a rare chance to represent their country.

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                                                    • bulldogtragic
                                                      The List Manager
                                                      • Jan 2007
                                                      • 34289
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: 2015's International Rules squad revealed - Do we care?

                                                      Originally posted by BornAScragger
                                                      Would be a rare chance to represent their country.
                                                      Yeah, nah. If we make up a made up international sport on ability to love Jarrad Grant, we too could represent Australia...
                                                      Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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                                                        • Go_Dogs
                                                          Hall of Fame
                                                          • Jan 2007
                                                          • 10209
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: 2015's International Rules squad revealed - Do we care?

                                                          As far as having 3 of our players in the squad, I like it. Good opportunity for them to train/mingle with other quality players and seemingly, a trip as reward for their effort across the season.

                                                          The actual game means little to me.
                                                          Have you heard Butters wants to come to the Dogs?

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