Hird calls premier players to represent Australia

Australian captain James Hird has urged the AFL's best players to realise the importance of representing their country in the annual International Rules series.

Hird calls premier players to represent Australia
Mon, 25 Oct, 2004 - 22:05

Australian captain James Hird has urged the AFL's best players to realise the importance of representing their country in the annual International Rules series.

Upwards of twenty of the League's All-Australian All-Star squad missed the trip to Ireland this year, and it showed as the Antipodeans were soundly beaten by an aggregate 50 points.

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