Australia international rules football team


The Australia international rules football team is Australia's senior representative team in International rules football, a hybrid sport derived from Australian rules football and Gaelic football. The current team is solely made up of players from the Australian Football League.
Although Australian rules football is played around the world at an amateur level, Australia is considered far too strong to compete against at senior level. Hence, selection in the Australian international rules team is the only opportunity that Australian rules footballers have to represent their country. Until 2004 the majority of the men's Australian squad was composed of members of the All-Australian team, as well as other outstanding performers from the season. In 2005 the decision was made to select players best suited to the conditions of the hybrid game, which resulted in a younger, smaller and quicker team being selected. However this was reverted to the All-Australian model ahead of the 2014 series. For the 2013 Series only, the decision was made to select an all-Indigenous team, known as the Indigenous All Stars.
Competing in the International Rules Series, the only team Australia plays against is the Ireland international rules football team. The series has been played intermittently since 1984. Australian under-age teams have been represented in the past, as well as a women's team in 2006. Australia last hosted the International Rules Series in 2017.

Squads

2017">2017 International Rules Series">2017

Jim Stynes Medal: Harry Taylor

2014">2014 International Rules Series">2014

Jim Stynes Medal: Luke Hodge

2013">2013 International Rules Series">2013 (Tour to Ireland)

Jim Stynes Medal: Ashley McGrath

2011">2011 International Rules Series">2011

Jim Stynes Medal: James Kelly

2010">2010 International Rules Series">2010 (Tour to Ireland)

Jim Stynes Medal: Dane Swan

2008">2008 International Rules Series">2008

Jim Stynes Medal: Kade Simpson
*Max Rooke was named in the initial squad, but did not play due to illness. He was replaced in the squad for the second game by Josh Hunt.

2006">2006 International Rules Series">2006 (Tour to Ireland)

Jim Stynes Medal – Ryan O'Keefe
*Brendan Fevola was an emergency for the first game, but was sent home before the second game due to misconduct in that he was involved in a fight at a pub.
**Lindsay Gilbee and Sam Fisher only played in the first game.
***Brett Peake and David Mundy only played in the second game.

2005">2005 International Rules Series">2005

Jim Stynes Medal – Andrew McLeod

2004 (Tour to Ireland)

Jim Stynes Medal – Nathan Brown

2003

Coach:Garry Lyon
Jim Stynes Medal – Brent Harvey

2002 (Tour to Ireland)

Jim Stynes Medal: Andrew Kellaway

2001

Jim Stynes Medal – Matthew Lloyd

2000 (Tour to Ireland)

Jim Stynes Medal – James Hird

1999">1999 International Rules Series">1999

Jim Stynes Medal – Jason Akermanis

1998">1998 International Rules Series">1998 (Tour to Ireland)

Jim Stynes Medal – Stephen Silvagni

Australian honour roll

Honour roll

Most Australian caps

Note: includes players' caps from 1984 – 2014.
PlayerClubSeriesNumber of Caps
Brent HarveyNorth Melbourne2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 201410
Terry DaniherEssendon1984, 1986, 19909
Steve Malaxos/1984, 1987, 19909
Craig BradleyCarlton2000, 2001, 20029
Gary PertCollingwood1984, 1986, 19878
Tony McGuinness1986, 1987, 19908
Rohan Smith1998, 1999, 2000, 20038
Shane Crawford2000, 2001, 20028
Nathan BrownWestern Bulldogs/Richmond2000, 2002, 2003, 20047

Guernsey

The 1984–1990 Australian teams wore a traditional Australian rules sleeveless guernsey in plain gold. The teams of 1998–2011 wore a predominantly navy blue Gaelic football style guernsey, with either a green or gold v or green and gold sash. The Indigenous All Stars team which represented Australia in 2013 wore a unique Indigenous-styled guernsey. Ahead of the 2014 test match, the Australian guernsey was significantly altered, in favour of a mix of green and gold, with the traditional v-shape.