AFL admit squads well below standard

INTERNATIONAL RULES SERIES, SECOND TEST:

The professional sports body met with the GAA Tuesday and while they stopped short of committing to next year’s series they accepted the squads they’ve sent out both this year and in 2011 have been below standard.

Among the issues discussed were rule changes to persuade more physical AFL players to make themselves available, a change of scheduling, possibly to November, and the tests being staged over a shorter time period than the current seven-day completion.