Extra man proves costly for Aussies
Then, with around 10 minutes to go, the two referees called each team into the centre of the pitch and started a head-count. Ireland had brought it to the ref's attention the Aussies were playing with 16 players.
Sure enough, they did have one additional player and all 62 of their points were scratched. The laws of International Rules (Rule. 5.5.1) stipulates if one team is found to have an extra player, all the points they scored in that game up to that point will be cancelled. This interesting ruling has its roots in Aussie Rules, where teams have been known to try and pull a fast one in a delicately-poised game by throwing on an extra player.
