Australia manager Mickey O’Loughlin has named a 33-man squad for October’s International Rules series. The 33-man Indigenous squad will be cut closer to the series which will be played over two tests in Kingspan Breffni Park and Croke Park on October 19 and 26 respectively. Sydney Swans’ Adam Goodes is arguably the biggest name in the selection that includes five players from Essendon – Alywn Davey, Courtenay Dempsey, Leroy Jetta, Nathan Lovett-Murray and Patrick Ryder. Ireland manager Paul Earley is due to finalise his squad after the All-Ireland final on September 22.
Australia IRS squad: Tony Armstrong (Sydney Swans), Harley Bennell (Gold Coast), Eddie Betts (Carlton), Shaun Burgoyne (Hawthorn), Allen Christensen (Geelong), Aaron Davey (Melbourne), Alwyn Davey (Essendon), Courtenay Dempsey (Essendon), Shane Edwards (Richmond), Lance Franklin (Hawthorn), Adam Goodes (Sydney), Curtly Hampton (Greater Western Sydney), Bradley Hill (Hawthorn), Josh Hill (West Coast), Stephen Hill (Fremantle), Leroy Jetta (Essendon), Lewis Jetta (Sydney Swans), Michael Johnson (Fremantle), Andrew Krakouer (Collingwood), Nathan Lovett-Murray (Essendon), Brandon Matera (Gold Coast), Ash McGrath (Brisbane), Steven Motlop (Geelong), Danyle Pearce (Fremantle), Patrick Ryder (Essendon), Mathew Stokes (Geelong), Lindsay Thomas (North Melbourne), Travis Varcoe (Geelong), Andrew Walker (Carlton), Michael Walters (Fremantle), Sharrod Wellingham (West Coast), Daniel Wells (North Melbourne), Chris Yarran (Carlton).
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