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In 2013, the AFL played its first regular season match overseas (in New Zealand). This year, there will be another. Should Eire host one ? Is the Croke Park pitch big enough ? Would you attend ? What do you think of there game ? omahant (USA) - Posts: 2570 - 22/04/2017 15:25:52 1981676 Link
Replying To omahant: "In 2013, the AFL played its first regular season match overseas (in New Zealand). This year, there will be another. Should Eire host one ? Is the Croke Park pitch big enough ? Would you attend ? What do you think of there game ?" I think the width might be a bit tight? I'd be interested if Gold Coast were playing, a chance to see Pierce Hanley play in Croke Park even if it isn't for us! GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7335 - 22/04/2017 16:14:02 1981683 Link
I should have been clearer in my post above - this year's game is in unmentioned China - and spell- ''their' game. omahant (USA) - Posts: 2570 - 22/04/2017 17:40:51 1981707 Link
Eire? Why not just say Ireland? I would love to see one played here but ireland isnt really what they want in terms of selling the games to some extent as they want tv markets etc of parts of asia... ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 22/04/2017 20:30:15 1981755 Link
Replying To ormondbannerman: "Eire? Why not just say Ireland? I would love to see one played here but ireland isnt really what they want in terms of selling the games to some extent as they want tv markets etc of parts of asia..." Maybe because we are Irish and many Irish people prefer to refer to our country by its Irish name. Rather than the name the English gave it. Have you a problem with Eire? Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 23/04/2017 18:46:43 1981933 Link
Replying To Jack_Goff: "Maybe because we are Irish and many Irish people prefer to refer to our country by its Irish name. Rather than the name the English gave it. Have you a problem with Eire?" Here's the science bit... Eire / Ireland are official names alright, but Eire has colonial connotations. The British Government didn't want to refer to "Ireland" when they just meant the 26 counties, as it meant the whole island including the North, so instead they referred to the 26 counties as Eire. The irony being that Eire still means the Island of Ireland, so they were actually paying us a compliment by still referring to whole Island and as gaeilge. county man (Limerick) - Posts: 1102 - 23/04/2017 22:21:41 1982005 Link
How much would you expect to see at a game like that? Croke Park would be too big. The AFL are not playing these games for the novelty of it...... it is all to do with promotion and money at the end of the day. Could Ireland become engrossed in AFL? I dont believe so and mainly due to the time difference. I live in Aus and love the game. The fitness levels of those players is unbelievable. LohansRedHelmet (Clare) - Posts: 2472 - 24/04/2017 01:40:08 1982046 Link
How much would you expect to see at a game like that? Croke Park would be too big. The AFL are not playing these games for the novelty of it...... it is all to do with promotion and money at the end of the day. Could Ireland become engrossed in AFL? I dont believe so and mainly due to the time difference. I live in Aus and love the game. The fitness levels of those players is unbelievable. LohansRedHelmet (Clare) - Posts: 2472 - 24/04/2017 01:40:08 1982047 Link
need a cricket pitch. perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 24/04/2017 08:42:46 1982069 Link
Aren't those games played to Cricket dimensions. If yes CP is out. Still something I'd like to see in flesh. Much better than American Football which has an inexplicable growth over here. RoyalBadger (Meath) - Posts: 571 - 24/04/2017 08:52:17 1982076 Link
Replying To RoyalBadger: "Aren't those games played to Cricket dimensions. If yes CP is out. Still something I'd like to see in flesh. Much better than American Football which has an inexplicable growth over here." Not a bad sport at all. Just takes a very long time for the game to end ! GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7335 - 24/04/2017 10:53:52 1982128 Link
Replying To perfect10: "need a cricket pitch." Exactly. You'd need a cricket pitch to have the dimensions. I'd say for all the people that would go to an AFL match there are a few cricket pitches around that could hold it. Rathmines, Malahide, Belfast (Stormont I think its called) AFL are interested in money and spreading their game. I doubt Ireland would be a market they would target. Even if they came this side of the planet for an exhibition it would be sure to be in London where there are heaps of Ozzies living. himachechy (Donegal) - Posts: 293 - 24/04/2017 12:57:13 1982187 Link
Replying To himachechy: "Exactly. You'd need a cricket pitch to have the dimensions. I'd say for all the people that would go to an AFL match there are a few cricket pitches around that could hold it. Rathmines, Malahide, Belfast (Stormont I think its called) AFL are interested in money and spreading their game. I doubt Ireland would be a market they would target. Even if they came this side of the planet for an exhibition it would be sure to be in London where there are heaps of Ozzies living." Think the minimum width of the oval for AFL needs to be 110m so yeah it would need to be a cricket pitch. Malahide expanded to 10,000 with temporary seating a few years back for a couple of games, would probably be the best option if it ever happened. Can't see it ever happening though. The oval in London has regularly hosted exhibition games. HandballRef (Donegal) - Posts: 520 - 24/04/2017 14:05:44 1982213 Link
Replying To himachechy: "Exactly. You'd need a cricket pitch to have the dimensions. I'd say for all the people that would go to an AFL match there are a few cricket pitches around that could hold it. Rathmines, Malahide, Belfast (Stormont I think its called) AFL are interested in money and spreading their game. I doubt Ireland would be a market they would target. Even if they came this side of the planet for an exhibition it would be sure to be in London where there are heaps of Ozzies living." they have played a number of exhibition games in London over the years, was at one a few years back Freemantle and Port Adelaide I believe, played at the Oval. Rosineri1 (UK) - Posts: 2099 - 25/04/2017 17:49:12 1982611 Link