Lyon: our mistakes made Irish look like ‘supermen’

THE Australian International Rules side have slammed suggestions that their trip to Ireland was merely a junket.

The champions have been criticised in both hemispheres following their 36-point defeat to Ireland in the opening test at the weekend.

But manager Gary Lyon has come out fighting, vowing that his team will do likewise at Croke Park in the decisive game on Sunday (2.10pm, RTÉ TWO).