International rules is back, with a twist

We'd love to have an Irish side take on Australia."It would be funny The Irish girls have definitely spoken about it, saying we'd love to do it."Hopefully, if someone's listening, they can make it happen."The International Rules series between Ireland and Australia has not been played on the men's side since 2017, after matches in 2020 and 2022 were shelved due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The AFL this year did reintroduce a State of Origin match, with Victoria overcoming a late Jesse Hogan onslaught to post a 24-point win over Western Australia in front of 58,141 fans at Perth Stadium in February.Former Geelong, Carlton and Laois player Zach Tuohy has led the charge for a revival of the international rules concept that was first officially played in 1984, with earlier matches taking place in the 1960s."Unless there's some logistical issue that I'm not aware of, I can't see why you wouldn't bring the men's and women's series back in tandem," Tuohy said earlier this year."Go and play it in the [United] States