On the ditch

Via The Roar comes the news that International Rules might be revived. Not Ireland v Australia, no instead it seems that Dublin might take on the Australian club of Collingwood next Autumn. The game is set to take place in Croke Park and might possibly lead to the resumption of the International Rules series.

Magpies president Eddie McGuire has brokered a deal with the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) for his club to play an exhibition game against Dublin at Croke Park in the Irish capital as early as this year.

While AFL boss Andrew Demetriou was holding talks in Dubai on Wednesday with a GAA delegation led by president Nicky Brennan, McGuire flew into the United Arab Emirates fresh from talks in Ireland.

Accompanied by Collingwood CEO Gary Pert and with the blessing of the AFL, McGuire said the match could happen by 2009 at the latest and the Irish are confident a crowd of around 85,000 would be attracted by the spectacle.
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Tags: Australian Rules, Dublin, Dublin V Collingwood, International Rules