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<blockquote data-quote="The TRUTH" data-source="post: 93569"><p>Actually the game has become alot less aggressive since the amatuer days of the 70's and 80's where it was common to see a brawl at almost every stoppage and multiple players(and sometimes umpires :lol: ) getting knocked out from huge king hits every game.IMO it's still the most aggressive game around(except for that game they play in florence where they just bash the living shite out of each other), although your less likely to see a punch thrown these days as it usually results in a lengthy suspension.</p><p></p><p>The problem with the IR series is that there is too big a difference in the sporting cultures of the two codes. Whats deemed to be a fair tackle in Aussie Rules is seen as an act of thuggery by the gailic footballers who dont have any tackling in their game. Also, the bump and ****le before the ball is bounced is seen as bullying to the Irish but is a big part of the game in aussie rules where it is used to gain a psychological edge over your opponent.The Irish boys tend to respond to this ****le and 'rough stuff' by going over the top, kneeing players in the back,head butting,kicking etc..... all of which is grounds for a huge suspension in our game.When both teams are feeling as though the other is guilty of foul play ,tempers will always boil over and the game will quickly turn ugly/out of control (which is what we've seen in the past couple of series).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The TRUTH, post: 93569"] Actually the game has become alot less aggressive since the amatuer days of the 70's and 80's where it was common to see a brawl at almost every stoppage and multiple players(and sometimes umpires :lol: ) getting knocked out from huge king hits every game.IMO it's still the most aggressive game around(except for that game they play in florence where they just bash the living shite out of each other), although your less likely to see a punch thrown these days as it usually results in a lengthy suspension. The problem with the IR series is that there is too big a difference in the sporting cultures of the two codes. Whats deemed to be a fair tackle in Aussie Rules is seen as an act of thuggery by the gailic footballers who dont have any tackling in their game. Also, the bump and ****le before the ball is bounced is seen as bullying to the Irish but is a big part of the game in aussie rules where it is used to gain a psychological edge over your opponent.The Irish boys tend to respond to this ****le and 'rough stuff' by going over the top, kneeing players in the back,head butting,kicking etc..... all of which is grounds for a huge suspension in our game.When both teams are feeling as though the other is guilty of foul play ,tempers will always boil over and the game will quickly turn ugly/out of control (which is what we've seen in the past couple of series). [/QUOTE]
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