Three International Rules Games???

[OldE]

Those who don't like the IR won't be too happy about this..

http://www.gaa.ie/plugins/newsfeed.cgi?rm=content&plugin_data_id=2740

[j s]

Re: Three International Rules Games???

Originally posted by eirinn
Those who don't like the IR won't be too happy about this..

http://www.gaa.ie/plugins/newsfeed.c...n_data_id=2740

Sounds good to me. We might even get a game in Sydney in a three game series. StadeOz on a Wednesday night! Sounds familiar somehow, what does that remind me of?

[peterh_oz]

They won't play mid-week, because of recovery & the player contract's 5-6 day break clause.

HOWEVER maybe the 3rd game is only played if its necessary, so if it is 2-0 the 3rd isn't played. Therefore it wouldn't matter every year. I think it is a great idea!

[j s]

Originally posted by peterh_oz
They won't play mid-week, because of recovery & the player contract's 5-6 day break clause.

HOWEVER maybe the 3rd game is only played if its necessary, so if it is 2-0 the 3rd isn't played. Therefore it wouldn't matter every year. I think it is a great idea!

A three game series has always been rejected previously because it would extend the tour by a week. The Irish are specifically proposing a midweek game to get avoid this aspect but obviously the reduced break period would need to be accepted by the players. Perhaps take extra players so that no single player plays more than two games (or perhaps no more than X minutes of actual total game time).

[BAZooka Woman]

Originally posted by peterh_oz
maybe the 3rd game is only played if its necessary

Great idea in theory, after all the third state of origin game is always pretty tedious if it's 2-0 .. but what about people who buy tickets for the third game in advance?