Aussies name Inter Rules squad
Australian coach Garry Lyon has named his 27-man squad ahead of the International Rules test series against Ireland Down Under later this month.
Lyon led Australia to an aggregate defeat of Ireland at Croke Park 12 months ago and sticks with last year's victorious captain Shane Crawford.
Lyon said: "We took a young enthusiastic side to Ireland last year, sprinkled with a few experienced veterans, and they did an outstanding job to win that series under Shane's leadership."
Full squad: Leo Barry (Sydney), Peter Bell (Fremantle), Mark Bickley (Adelaide), Clint Bizzell (Melbourne), Nathan Brown (Western Bulldogs), Peter Burgoyne (Port Adelaide), Matthew Carr (Fremantle), Jared Crouch (Sydney), Shane Crawford (Hawthorn), Barry Hall (Sydney), Brent Harvey (Kangaroos), Paul Hasleby (Fremantle), Lenny Hayes (St Kilda), Glen Jakovich (West Coast), Brad Johnson (Western Bulldogs), Chris Johnson (Brisbane Lions), Brett Kirk (Sydney), Robert Murphy (Western Bulldogs), Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle), Luke Power (Brisbane Lions), Jade Rawlings (Hawthorn), Matthew Scarlett (Geelong), Adam Simpson (Kangaroos), Rohan Smith (Western Bulldogs), Daniel Wells (Kangaroos), David Wirrpunda (West Coast).
