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AFL's Irish recruitment rules under threat?

Authored by: Michael Christiansen
on Monday, August 06 2007 @ 04:31 pm ACST

The GAA at very least has a choice. Lose talented juniors to the scourge of English sport - and they will never see them coming back from soccer to represent the GAA - or - kids 'lost' to the AFL are A. more likely to continue to represent the GAA if the Int Rules games continue and B. are more likely to return to the GAA should they not succeed - whereas the wide, wide world of soccer has minor leagues the world over ready to swallow such players never to be seen again.

So - the AFL - lesser of 2 evils.

AFL's Irish recruitment rules under threat?

Authored by: Ash Nugent
on Monday, August 06 2007 @ 05:28 pm ACST

If the tables were turned and AFL players were being poached I would much prefer to see them being nabbed by Gaelic football or Rugby League/Union which I see as more similar to footy than soccer. Does the GAA think differently or do they consider themselves as being able to overpower the AFL (a little rich considering that they won't go pro)? They should embrace Australian football's Irish influence.

AFL's Irish recruitment rules under threat?

Authored by: Brett Northey
on Monday, August 06 2007 @ 06:33 pm ACST

I do feel sorry for the GAA - the sports are such an important part of their cultural fabric and it seems inevitable that one way or another they'll be forced to change to a professional system at the top level if they want to keep players. That will have ramifications all the one down to the smallest towns. But on the flipside, many Irish do point out that soccer and Rugby still take far more players than Aussie Rules.

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