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According to a report on Fox Sports News, the Irish GAA has voted against the 2007 series going ahead.
Can't say I'm overly surprised, but it still is a real pity.
Can't say I'm overly surprised, but it still is a real pity.
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I'm on the Chandwagon!!!
If you cannot compete for the premiership, it's better to be young and exciting than middle-aged and dowdy.
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I just read the fox sports story and it seems a bit odd. The title plus start of the article seems to suggest the GAA have said "definitely no more series" then the quote from the GAA that ends the article is the below; whilst I am sure the "penalties" bit is where the AFL will be wary it certainly reads as if it the series continuing is more in discussion than over.
A statement from the GAA overnight said: "It was agreed that a document would be prepared by the GAA, which would put on record the basis of structure, rules, their implementation and penalties on which the future of any series must be considered.
"This document will be brought back to central council for decision after which it will be forwarded to the AFL for their consideration.
"If the GAA's terms, as outlined in this document, are acceptable to the AFL, then discussions on the future of the series could take place."I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
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Soft@@@@s are just crying because they tried to take us on physically and got their arses kicked for them. Pussies."It's up to the rest of the players in the room to make a new batch of premiership players next year," Adam Goodes, triple Bob Skilton Medallist, October 7, 2011.
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Whats MMG going to discuss over the potato know?
Now this is a thread that i would expect on the ego -centric, wank session that is redandwhiteonline.com...
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This is a bit sad, but inevitable since it hasn't been an entertaining tournament for a few years. Will anyone really miss it though? I suppose some players and supporters will.Ar aghaidh chun bua 2007!Comment
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The IR series has been handy in QLD and NSW football in giving youngsters the chance to play for their country and therefore not feel that Aussie Rules is inferior to Rugby and League. Or so the marketers working for the AFL say...Originally posted by Eala ?ireann
This is a bit sad, but inevitable since it hasn't been an entertaining tournament for a few years. Will anyone really miss it though? I suppose some players and supporters will.
If we had a State of Origin, what would be the point of divisions? I can't stand this idea of "conferences" and "divisions". Sure, in future we might have 6 teams (why does ACT get its own side????) but from what I recall the Allies worked fine.10100111001 ;-)Comment
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It's not a soccer ball and the park is rectangular, but hey, they're small points.Originally posted by Woodsy
Deeply flawed concept from the start - I certainly won't miss seeing our boys trying to get excited about kicking a soccer ball around a square park.
Would much rather see a fair dinkum return to State of Origin National Carnival type format with two divisions (Vic, SA, WA, QLD and Tas, NSW, ACT and NT).
I agree about the state of origin idea. i can't understand why this doesn't already exist.Ar aghaidh chun bua 2007!Comment
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It used to exist.Originally posted by Eala ?ireann
It's not a soccer ball and the park is rectangular, but hey, they're small points.
I agree about the state of origin idea. i can't understand why this doesn't already exist.
VIC vs the Allies.
I say we bring it back, and the Allies kick some heavy duty victorian butt. Shut the "other" Victorians up, once and for all.
They won't get a granny and they won't get a state of origin. Noice.
PS: A Victorian team can still win the Ansett Cup if they want. We all know how seriously everyone takes that.
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Teddy Whitten is going to come haunt you in your dreams tonight.Originally posted by Annie Haddad
It used to exist.
VIC vs the Allies.
I say we bring it back, and the Allies kick some heavy duty victorian butt.
The problem with the State of Origin concept was that it was adding to injury tolls and player fatigue. Well, that was shy it was scrapped. Crowds were low, no one really cared for it, it sort of reminds me of South Sydney. Now its gone a lot of people are whinging, but will you fair dinkum support it if it was to return?
The idea of adding extra weeks to the season is ridiculous. Find me a place to put State of Origin (1 round or 2 or 3) that doesn't add to the season and place another burden on the playing group and I'll put you on a par with Gandhi. But then you have to support it as well.10100111001 ;-)Comment
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As long as it was a meaningless end-of-season exhibition, played in front of great crowds, it worked. But Kevin Sheedy's mistake was to play to win and exploit Ireland's weakness. Once that happened, the difference between professionals playing a contact sport and non-contact amateurs stood out too much for the series to stand a chance.
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Scrap the IR series. Keep State of Origin in Memory Lane. Neither are relevant. An international series is interesting when the game is international, such as cricket, rugby, netball, soccer, basketball etc etc. Then an international series is a best of the best v the best of someone else's best - and is therefore relevant. On the next peg down, state v state is the same but only when the best of one state rarely compete against the best of the other - ie ONLY in the series. Rugby league state of origin was heaps better when only a handful of the Qld's were playing in the Sydney comp. Since the top league became a national league S of O has become less relevant and is an example of good marketing more so than an great sporting event. I think that AFL should be left as it is. Why try to create a 'better' trophy, a 'better' showcase, a superior event? I am quite satisfied knowing that every week of the season the game is being played at the highest level, that each week the best players in the world are playing in the best competition in the world all vying for the game's greatest prize. Anything else diminishes that. What does State of Origin or the IR series achieve? Very @@@@ing little imo.Comment
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I like Vic Clubs vs Australian States...at least it's something that could be used to shut Eddie up.Originally posted by laughingnome
The IR series has been handy in QLD and NSW football in giving youngsters the chance to play for their country and therefore not feel that Aussie Rules is inferior to Rugby and League. Or so the marketers working for the AFL say...
If we had a State of Origin, what would be the point of divisions? I can't stand this idea of "conferences" and "divisions". Sure, in future we might have 6 teams (why does ACT get its own side????) but from what I recall the Allies worked fine.The eternal connundrum "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" was finally solved when David Hasselhoff punched himself in the face.Comment
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The week after the GF...move the Brownlow to the night after...kill two birds with one stone.Originally posted by laughingnome
Teddy Whitten is going to come haunt you in your dreams tonight.
The problem with the State of Origin concept was that it was adding to injury tolls and player fatigue. Well, that was shy it was scrapped. Crowds were low, no one really cared for it, it sort of reminds me of South Sydney. Now its gone a lot of people are whinging, but will you fair dinkum support it if it was to return?
The idea of adding extra weeks to the season is ridiculous. Find me a place to put State of Origin (1 round or 2 or 3) that doesn't add to the season and place another burden on the playing group and I'll put you on a par with Gandhi. But then you have to support it as well.The eternal connundrum "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" was finally solved when David Hasselhoff punched himself in the face.Comment
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...and Australia didn't field anywhere near their best team.Originally posted by Norris Lurker
As long as it was a meaningless end-of-season exhibition, played in front of great crowds, it worked. But Kevin Sheedy's mistake was to play to win and exploit Ireland's weakness. Once that happened, the difference between professionals playing a contact sport and non-contact amateurs stood out too much for the series to stand a chance.The eternal connundrum "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" was finally solved when David Hasselhoff punched himself in the face.Comment
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Sure, why not. Let's all watch a game played by guys who are hungover or still inebriatedOriginally posted by Bloody Hell
The week after the GF...move the Brownlow to the night after...kill two birds with one stone.
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