More advantages for the Irish, perhaps?
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport...ish-Rules-games/2006/11/22/1163871477092.html
The AFL will consider the elimination of tackling from International Rules matches as it tries to keep the annual series alive.
League chief executive Andrew Demetriou said the reaction to last month's controversial series in Ireland had been "quite incredible", but stressed the AFL was determined that the concept should continue.
A series of onfield incidents, particularly early in the second Test, led to widespread calls in Ireland for the series to be abandoned.
Demetriou said the AFL and its Irish equivalent, the GAA, would meet before the end of the year to discuss the issue.
"We chose not to do that shortly after the second Test because it was just the wrong environment, there was a lot of emotion around that particular game," Demetriou said.
"We all know the first 10 minutes of the second game was unacceptable, both the AFL and GAA were one on that.
"It was a terrible advertisement for that particular game and series.
"Some people are suggesting that could mean the series is over, I don't know whether it is or not."
Demetriou said "all options", including fundamental changes to the rules, must be considered.
"One of the fundamental things we've learnt is that it is true that there's a cultural difference between the games we play and they play," he said.
"When you're in a competition that they play, that doesn't have tackling, and we have tackling and tackles occur, their reaction is completely different.
"They react in a way that's not pleasant because they don't like tackles - and you understand that.
"That's almost a catalyst for some of the things that happened, it's foreign for them, tackling."
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport...ish-Rules-games/2006/11/22/1163871477092.html
The AFL will consider the elimination of tackling from International Rules matches as it tries to keep the annual series alive.
League chief executive Andrew Demetriou said the reaction to last month's controversial series in Ireland had been "quite incredible", but stressed the AFL was determined that the concept should continue.
A series of onfield incidents, particularly early in the second Test, led to widespread calls in Ireland for the series to be abandoned.
Demetriou said the AFL and its Irish equivalent, the GAA, would meet before the end of the year to discuss the issue.
"We chose not to do that shortly after the second Test because it was just the wrong environment, there was a lot of emotion around that particular game," Demetriou said.
"We all know the first 10 minutes of the second game was unacceptable, both the AFL and GAA were one on that.
"It was a terrible advertisement for that particular game and series.
"Some people are suggesting that could mean the series is over, I don't know whether it is or not."
Demetriou said "all options", including fundamental changes to the rules, must be considered.
"One of the fundamental things we've learnt is that it is true that there's a cultural difference between the games we play and they play," he said.
"When you're in a competition that they play, that doesn't have tackling, and we have tackling and tackles occur, their reaction is completely different.
"They react in a way that's not pleasant because they don't like tackles - and you understand that.
"That's almost a catalyst for some of the things that happened, it's foreign for them, tackling."