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Originally Posted by Ramshock
TBH Red Hand I dont think they are that much bigger or stronger than us, they just were naturally dirty bastards and their game is more aggressive than the GAA! I think if our boys went out just to batter them they would ! Plus it wasnt all that one sided, I saw some aussies get a hammering too!
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Sorry man, i have to disagree with you there regarding the Aussies not being much better or stronger than us.
I've said for a good few years, that if the Aussies get their game sorted then they'll take us apart either home or away, because their fitness levels are immense but their ball-game needed looked at, but they've got both working in tandem now, in fact - some of the football they played against us at Croker (went to that) was fantastic - as much as it pains me to say it!
The Irish lads just dont have the ability to tackle & that goes hand in hand with Aussie rules, its actually totally against our way of playing Gaelic so the Aussies have the upper-hand in that regard!
Off-the-ball tackles were psychologically damaging for our lads, they got intimidated big time, the Aussies are much bigger on average & in that sense over-power our boys - Irish ball-players arent used to that sort of aggression from much bigger
"steroid abusing" Aussie rules players, so of course its a culture shock to many of them!
If you look at our roughest son-of-a-bitch Graham Geraghty - he got his bollox knocked out several times & one incident also ended his participation, but take a look at the Aussies - there is Geraghty's all over their squad & much nastier bastards too - we cant compete if it comes down to rough-house tactics - we're just not built for that game - Gaelic football is a past-paced flowing game - where the Aussie game is one based on marking the ball & of course running the ball also...
The new rule changes might even things up a bit, but only in terms of having Aussie fuckbags being sent-off. On the footballing sense i dont think Pete McGrath is right for the job, not sure if he's even still the team manager.
Personally, i think we need to get Rugby coaches involved also, especially for the tackle. You cant have a Gaelic coach tell you how to fuckin tackle if its illegal in our game - he wont know, he might think he does but we need professionals who's area of expertise is tackling and injury prevention for making a tackle!
Anyway - Long Live Ireland - fuck Skippy the stupid cunt
