Ulster official urges AFL links rethink

ULSTER Secretary Danny Murphy believes that the GAA should carry out an immediate review of their link with the Australian Football League following the violence in the second test game in Melbourne last month.

And, he is convinced that they should abandon the junior tours, on the basis that they assist AFL clubs in "talent-scouting" their best young players.

The membership needs to be satisfied that continuing the International Rules Series at senior level was good for the Association as well as for its international dimension, he said yesterday.