Mar 19 2008
International Rules Is Risen From the Dead
This is the day the GAA has made! Let us rejoice and be glad!
Or something.
Yes, just six months after I declared the International Rules Football series dead, the Gaelic Athletic Association has announced that it will resume talks with the AFL about reviving the series in 2008. This comes on the heels of the GAA preparing to legalize a sort of payment system for Gaelic Footballers that involves government grants — kind of like scholarships for college football players in America, but with actual cash instead of tuition and meal reimbursement.
The AFL would have to agree to a couple of things first, though. For starters, the GAA wants AFL players who get involved in fights to be suspended for AFL matches the following season. (That’s mostly Irish coach Sean Boylan talking here.) Second, the GAA wants a deal in place that would curtail the AFL’s raid on young Gaelic footballers. Given that the AFL commish Andrew Demetriou loves the cash International Rules brings in, I suspect he will agree to both these things.
Of course, fans still have issues with International Rules. Some Irish will continue to say it’s too violent, while some Aussies will say it’s just Gaelic Football with behind posts and tackling. Still, I think it’s fun to see two codes merge into something different, even if we only see it for two games a year. Besides, if you search for “International Rules Football” on Google, two things I wrote are in the top four. Why wouldn’t I be in favor of a resumption of this series?
And yes, I’m aware that picture of Jesus has nothing to with Aussie Rules or Gaelic Football. Google searches for Jesus playing either of these codes turned up squat. I considered putting a picture of Chris Judd there, but hey, he’s no messiah.
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Sure Jesus wouldn’t be hard enough for either code , bet their are plenty of Jesus playing soccer pictures
But Jesus could make a reasonable Aussie Rules goal umpire in his long white robe.
[...] both these things. … just Gaelic Football with behind posts and tackling…. source: International Rules Is Risen From the Dead, Dave’s Football [...]
Nah Chris Judd would have not worked. He jumps ship and goes from one bad place to another…
Jesus would stay with the Eagles and set the place right…
in regards to the International Rules, I was kinder hoping that the series would have stayed dead
YES!!! GREAT STUFF! the violence is the only good thing about the sieres, that why its worth watchin it