Tourists are here to play, says Murphy

BRENDAN MURPHY has told his Ireland team-mates that International Rules tourists Australia are here ‘to play football’, not rough us up.

The Carlow midfielder knows the majority of the Australian players from his two-year spell with the Sydney Swans and, in particular, Swans man and Aussie captain Adam Goodes.

He believes their squad selection of fast, exciting players reflects their determination to trade on skill and not simply rely on hard hitting.