International Rules Football Betting Australia V Ireland 2005 Preview

Centrebet offers betting on International Rules football in October each year. Australia V Ireland International Rules football betting is relatively new, as the annual series only commenced in 1998. International Rules football is a mixture of Australian Rules football and Irish Gaelic football, resulting in a match of hybrid 'International' rules.

2004 International Rules Match Review:

In 2004 the series was played at Croke Park in Dublin Ireland. Although going down 55-41, the Australian International Rules side regained some credibility in an entertaining second test.

The whole concept of the hybrid game has copped plenty of criticism following the first test whitewash, but although the Australian side was down a little on talent when they hit the Irish shores, it was always on the cards that they would show significant improvement to quieten some of the critics.

International Rules Football Betting Review:

All the adverse reactions gave the second match plenty of publicity, and that saw nearly $50,000 worth of bets taken, pretty good for this type of game. Ireland went in as $1.35 favourites, carrying one bet of $9,000, but we saw ample support for Australia at $3. The handicap opened at 14½ points in Ireland's favour, and for those who took the 'plus' for Australia (one bet of $5,000, and another of $2,000), they got home by the barest possible margin. We had already taken a bet of $7,000 for Ireland conceding 14½ points start, but most of the business was done when the line moved in to 13½. Australia would have been our worst result if they had finished inside that mark as the last bet taken on the match was $10,000 with 13½ points start.

2003 International Rules Series Review

Australia went into the second match against Ireland at the MCG with a 10 point buffer with a huge home crowd and on their own turf. The first game in Perth saw plenty of betting action, but it was all small. I suppose it's always hard to work out who will be best suited to the hybrid game, and that would be the reason that the largest bet was only $2,000, and that was on Ireland with 7½ points start. When the Irish raced to a 14 point lead at quarter time, it looked a matter of 'how far', but as the game progressed, the Australians' ball handling skills of the round ball improved vastly, which saw them hit the lead and win. The 10 point win may have been a bit flattering as they scored an 'own goal', which gave them a six point boost.

Taking that into consideration, and that the Aussies had a 10 point start in the series anyway, we opened the betting with the Aussies favourites at $1.45 and Ireland at $2.70. The handicap was 6.5, and there were two early bets totaling $3,000 for the Irish receiving the start. Final scores saw Ireland beat the Aussies 48 - 45 for the match though Australia won the 2003 series in aggregate.

Over 60,000 spectators attended the second match at the MCG on October 31 2003, which shows that the popularity of this code is growing.

Results of Australia V Ireland International Rules Football:

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This page last modified 5th November 2004.