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Authored by: JMS
on Friday, October 26 2007 @ 10:34 pm ACST

Martin Clarke may become a truly great midfielder. Setanta may become a good key position player. Colm Begley could become another Kennelly, and Kennelly's one of the best the Swans have.

If this is the continuing caliber of Irish imports into the AFL (and that's a big 'if', but it's all a big if at this point) then a match between Ireland and Australia at the MCG would sell out, easy. Yes, the Australian lineup looks scary, almost impossible to beat, but people said the same thing in basketball about the USA dream team, and they're getting beaten increasingly often. And Irishmen are a chance in any contest, no matter how long the odds. And so many AFL fans would just love the chance to see the All-Australian team in action, whatever the opposition.

Just having 100,000 people watching Ireland playing any sport in any country would be a big story in Ireland, win or lose. In fact, you don't get 100,000 people watching many international contests in any sport. It could get noticed in a number of countries. Which could start an international rivalry known around the world, which in turn changes the sport's image from one of obscurity, to that of a recognised international sport...that a few other nations might then want a piece of.

Irish flood set to sweep AFL

Authored by: Brett Northey
on Friday, October 26 2007 @ 11:10 pm ACST

Yep, it's all crystal ball gazing and a splash of hope, but it could be a very important step in giving credibility to the game's international push.

Imagine a national side now from a third country, like Canada, South Africa, Britain or China etc, looking for funding, and the government says, "Who else plays this sport - show us these internationals". Well pointing at Australia vs Ireland in from of 100,000 fans would open their eyes.

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

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