Aussie media calling time

While the future of the International Rules series is still being debated in Ireland, some of Australian’s leading AFL writers have called for an end to the hybrid game following Saturday’s 79-point thrashing in Croke Park.

The game received down-page coverage in publications like the Melbourne Sun and The Australian but others like the Herald Sun’s AFL columnist Jon Ralph feel the idea is now dead.

“No one cares about it, no one watches it, and truth be told, if team management banned drinking in Ireland, no players would consent to be selected,” he wrote.