World Footy News

Australia has named its placed squad for the International Rules Test against Ireland in Perth tonight.

Adelaide's Nathan Bock gets the crucial and unfamiliar role of goal-keeper. The final team is based on player availability and those deemed suited to the hybrid game, and sees remarkably few (just one) Geelong players, despite their AFL dominance up until the 2008 Grand Final.

Australia

GK: Nathan Bock (Adelaide)
B: Michael Firrito (North Melbourne), Brad Sewell (Hawthorn), Campbell Brown (Hawthorn)
HB: Ryan Crowley (Fremantle), Drew Petrie (North Melbourne), Adam Selwood (West Coast)
M: Brent Harvey (North Melbourne), Scott Thompson (Adelaide)
HF: Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood), Daniel Motlop (Port Adelaide), David Rodan (Port Adelaide)
F: Michael Osborne (Hawthorn), Shaun Burgoyne (Port Adelaide), Matt Campbell (North Melbourne)

I/C (one to be omitted): Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs), Jared Brennan (Brisbane Lions), Nathan Foley (Richmond), Roger Hayden (Fremantle), Leigh Montagna (St Kilda), Marc Murphy (Carlton), Max Rooke (Geelong), Kade Simpson (Carlton), Dale Thomas (Collingwood), Daniel Wells (North Melbourne)

Ireland's unplaced full squad is listed below.

Ireland

Sean Cavanagh (Tyrone), Graham Canty (Cork), David Gallagher (Meath), Colm Begley (Laois), Paddy Bradley (Derry), Bernard Brogan (Dublin), Benny Coulter (Down), Bryan Cullen (Dublin), Kieran Donaghy (Kerry), Leighton Glynn (Wicklow), Finian Hanley (Galway), John Keane (Westmeath), Aaron Kernan (Armagh), Ciaran Lyng (Wexford), Stephen McDonnell (Armagh), Enda McGinley (Tyrone), Ciaran McKeever (Armagh), Joe McMahon (Tyrone), Justin McMahon (Tyrone), Michael Meehan (Galway), John Miskella (Cork), Aidan O’Mahony (Kerry), Pearse O’Neill (Cork), Tom Parsons (Mayo), Kevin Reilly (Meath), Tommy Walsh (Kerry), Killian Young (Kerry)

Standby: Aidan Carr (Down), Ronan Clarke (Armagh), Paul Finlay (Monaghan), Conor Gormley (Tyrone), Kevin McColy (Derry), Martin McGrath (Fermanagh)

For those less familar with the Gaelic players, biographies of the players can be found on the AFL website here.