2005 International Rules Series
Event | International Rules Series | ||||||
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163–106 on aggregate, Australia win series 2–0 | |||||||
First test | |||||||
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Date | 21 October 2005 | ||||||
Venue | Perth | ||||||
Referee | Matthew James (Australia) David Coldrick (Ireland) | ||||||
Attendance | 39,098 (Sell Out) | ||||||
Second test | |||||||
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Date | 28 October 2005 | ||||||
Venue | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | ||||||
Referee | Matthew James (Australia) Michael Collins (Ireland) | ||||||
Attendance | 45,428 | ||||||
The 2005 International Rules Series was the 12th annual
The 2005 series involved two test matches in
Previous series
Starting with the first official senior-level International Rules Series was played between players from the Australian rules football leagues and the
2005 series
The Melbourne test was played at the
The Ireland team was managed by former
The Irish suffered a blow to their attempt to retain the cup when
The series was comprehensively won by the Australians. In the first test, they outplayed the Irish in all aspects of the game, including speed and kicking the round ball, which are traditionally strengths of the Irish players. Kicking 2 goals and 27 overs, Australia became the first team to score 100 points in an international rules test. Australian umpire Mathew James attracted some criticism from the Irish press for applying the 20 metre penalty rule more strictly than expected by the Irish.
The Irish team was more competitive in the second test, in which there were several brawls and Australian captain Chris Johnson was sent off. However, they still lost by 21 points, meaning that Australia won the series on aggregate by 57 points.
Fixtures
- First test: 21 October 2005 at Perth, WA
- Second test: 28 October 2005 at VIC
Squads
1 – Australia named McLeod and Johnson as co-captains for the side.
² – Withdrawal replacement for Essendon's Matthew Lloyd.
³ – Officially ruled out for the first Test.
Matches
First test (21 October)
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Australia | 0.8.1 | 1.12.4 | 2.19.7 | 2.27.7 | (100) |
Ireland | 0.4.3 | 0.7.8 | 1.7.9 | 3.11.13 | (64) |
Australia won by 36 | G.O.P | G.O.P | G.O.P | G.O.P | Final |
Date | Friday, 21 October 2005 |
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Scoring (AUS) | Goals: Lovett, Johnson Overs: Grant 3, Davis 3, Hodge 3, Lovett 3, |
Scoring (IRL) | Goals: Coulter 2, Cavanagh Overs: O'Neill 3, Clarke 3, Cavanagh 2, |
Best | AUS: Harvey, McLeod, Hodge, Giansiracusa, Davis, Lovett, Newman, Davey, Gilbee IRL: Coulter, Cavanagh, O'Neill |
Injuries | Nil |
Venue | Perth, WA
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Attendance | 39,098 |
Umpires | Mathew James (Australia), David Coldrick (Ireland) |
Second test (28 October)
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Australia | 0.3.2 | 0.9.4 | 0.11.7 | 0.18.9 | (63) |
Ireland | 0.4.1 | 0.5.3 | 0.8.8 | 0.11.9 | (42) |
Australia won by 21 | G.O.P | G.O.P | G.O.P | G.O.P | Final |
Date | Friday, 28 October 2005 |
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Scoring (AUS) | Goals: Nil Overs: O'Keefe 4, Lappin 3, Lovett 2, Davis 2, Grant 2, |
Scoring (IRL) | Goals: Nil Overs: Munnelly 2, Cavanagh 2, Clarke 2, Dolan, |
Best | AUS: Lappin, McLeod, Fletcher, Lovett, Gilbee, Giansiracusa, O'Keefe, Eagleton IRL: Kelly, McVeigh, Munnelly, Cavanagh, Canty |
Injuries | Nil |
Venue | VIC
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Attendance | 45,428 |
Umpires | Mathew James (Australia), Michael Collins (Ireland) |
See also
- International Rules football
- Gaelic football
- Australian rules football
- Comparison of Australian rules football and Gaelic football
References
- ^ "International Rules – Series 12 – 2005 – Australia". Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ "Tarik's International Rules Football". Archived from the original on 22 March 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.|
- ^ "McGrath names International Rules squad". Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2008.