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The '''1986 International Rules Series''' was the second series between [[Australian rules football]]ers from [[Australia]] and [[Gaelic football]]ers from [[Ireland]]. The series took place in [[Australia]] and consisted of three test matches between the [[Australia international rules football team|Australian]] and [[Ireland international rules football team|Irish]] [[international rules football]] teams. Ireland won the series 2–1 and by 32 points over the three test matches.<ref name=Ireland>{{cite web|url=http://internationalrules.gaa.ie/1986.html |title=International Rules - Series 2 - 1986 – Australia |work=GAA.ie |date=1 January 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20070328094543/http://internationalrules.gaa.ie/1986.html |archivedate=28 March 2007 }}</ref>

==Summary==
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'''First Test'''<ref name="Ireland"/><br />
Venue: [[WACA Ground]], [[Perth]]

Date: 11 October 1986

Crowd: 25,000

{| class="wikitable" 
|- style="background:#f03;"
! Team !! Score
|-
| '''{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia international rules football team|Australia]]''' || '''1-14-16 (64)'''
|-
| {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ireland international rules football team|Ireland]] || 5-5-12 (57)
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Australia !! Ireland
|-
|[[Greg Anderson (footballer)|Greg Anderson]] <br /> [[Mark Bairstow]] <br /> [[Terry Daniher]] <br /> [[Robert DiPierdomenico]] <br /> [[Gerard Healy]] <br /> [[Craig Holden]] <br /> [[Wayne Johnston (footballer)|Wayne Johnston]] <br /> [[Chris Langford]] <br /> [[Tony McGuinness (footballer)|Tony McGuinness]] <br /> [[Garry McIntosh]] <br /> [[Mark Naley]] <br /> [[Gary Pert]] <br /> [[John Platten]] <br /> [[Mike Richardson (Australian rules footballer)|Mike Richardson]] <br /> [[Maurice Rioli]] <br /> [[Paul Roos (Australian rules footballer)|Paul Roos]] <br /> [[Kevin Walsh (Australian rules footballer)|Kevin Walsh]] <br /> [[Dale Weightman]] <br /> [[Peter Wilson (Australian rules footballer)|Peter Wilson]] <br />
|[[Greg Blaney]] <br /> [[Niall Cahalane]] <br /> [[Val Daly]] <br /> Mick Fagan <br /> [[Gerry Hargan]] <br /> [[Mick Holden]] <br /> [[Jimmy Kerrigan]] <br /> [[Mick Lyons (Gaelic footballer)|Mick Lyons]] <br /> [[Joe McNally (Gaelic footballer)|Joe McNally]] <br /> [[Dermot McNicholl]] <br /> [[Brian McGilligan]] <br /> [[Ciarán Murray]] <br /> Pat O'Byrne <br /> [[John O'Driscoll (Gaelic footballer)|John O'Driscoll]] <br /> [[John O'Leary (Gaelic footballer)|John O'Leary]] <br /> [[Colm O'Rourke]] <br /> [[Jack O'Shea]] <br /> [[Pat Spillane]] <br /> [[Tom Spillane]]
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'''Second Test'''<ref name="Ireland"/><br />
Venue: [[Waverley Park|VFL Park]], [[Melbourne]]

Date: 19 October 1986

Crowd: 10,883

{| class="wikitable" 
|- style="background:#f03;"
! Team !! Score
|-
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia international rules football team|Australia]] || 1-10-10 (46)
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| '''{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ireland international rules football team|Ireland]]''' || '''3-10-14 (62)'''
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Australia !! Ireland
|-
|[[Greg Anderson (footballer)|Greg Anderson]] <br /> [[David Bolton (Australian footballer)|David Bolton]] <br /> [[Dermott Brereton]] <br /> [[Gary Buckenara]] <br /> [[Peter Curran (footballer)|Peter Curran]] <br /> [[Terry Daniher]] <br /> [[Robert DiPierdomenico]] <br /> [[Brad Hardie]] <br /> [[Gerard Healy]] <br /> [[Craig Holden]] <br /> [[Wayne Johnston (footballer)|Wayne Johnston]] <br /> [[Chris Langford]] <br /> [[Mark Naley]] <br /> [[John Platten]] <br /> [[Mike Richardson (Australian rules footballer)|Mike Richardson]] <br /> [[Maurice Rioli]] <br /> [[Paul Roos (Australian rules footballer)|Paul Roos]] <br /> [[Dale Weightman]] <br /> [[Peter Wilson (Australian rules footballer)|Peter Wilson]] <br />
|[[Greg Blaney]] <br /> [[Niall Cahalane]] <br /> [[Val Daly]] <br /> Mick Fagan <br /> [[Gerry Hargan]] <br /> [[Jimmy Kerrigan]] <br /> [[Mick Lyons (Gaelic footballer)|Mick Lyons]] <br /> Seamus McHugh <br /> [[Joe McNally (Gaelic footballer)|Joe McNally]] <br /> [[Dermot McNicholl]] <br /> [[Brian McGilligan]] <br /> [[Ciarán Murray]] <br /> Pat O'Byrne <br /> [[John O'Driscoll (Gaelic footballer)|John O'Driscoll]] <br /> [[Damien O'Hagan]] <br /> [[John O'Leary (Gaelic footballer)|John O'Leary]] <br /> [[Jack O'Shea]] <br /> Noel Roche <br /> [[Tom Spillane]] 
|}
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'''Third Test'''<ref name="Ireland"/><br />
Venue: [[Football Park]], [[Adelaide]]

Date: 24 October 1986

Crowd: 10,000 approx

{| class="wikitable" 
|- style="background:#f03;"
! Team !! Score
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| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia international rules football team|Australia]] || 0-7-11 (32)
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| '''{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ireland international rules football team|Ireland]]''' || '''4-8-7 (55)'''
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Australia !! Ireland
|-
|[[Greg Anderson (footballer)|Greg Anderson]] <br /> [[David Bolton (Australian footballer)|David Bolton]] <br /> [[Dermott Brereton]] <br /> [[Gary Buckenara]] <br /> [[Terry Daniher]] <br /> [[Robert DiPierdomenico]] <br /> [[Gerard Healy]] <br /> [[Craig Holden]] <br /> [[Wayne Johnston (footballer)|Wayne Johnston]] <br /> [[Chris Langford]] <br /> [[Tony McGuinness (footballer)|Tony McGuinness]] <br /> [[Garry McIntosh]] <br /> [[Gary Pert]] <br /> [[John Platten]] <br /> [[Maurice Rioli]] <br /> [[Paul Roos (Australian rules footballer)|Paul Roos]] <br /> [[Dale Weightman]] <br /> [[Greg Williams (Australian footballer)|Greg Williams]] <br /> [[Peter Wilson (Australian rules footballer)|Peter Wilson]] <br />
|[[Greg Blaney]] <br /> [[Niall Cahalane]] <br /> [[Val Daly]] <br /> Mick Fagan <br /> [[Gerry Hargan]] <br /> [[Jimmy Kerrigan]] <br /> [[Mick Lyons (Gaelic footballer)|Mick Lyons]] <br /> [[Teddy McCarthy]] <br /> Seamus McHugh <br /> [[Joe McNally (Gaelic footballer)|Joe McNally]] <br /> [[Dermot McNicholl]] <br /> [[Brian McGilligan]] <br /> [[Ciarán Murray]] <br /> Pat O'Byrne <br /> [[John O'Driscoll (Gaelic footballer)|John O'Driscoll]] <br /> [[Damien O'Hagan]] <br /> [[John O'Leary (Gaelic footballer)|John O'Leary]] <br /> [[Jack O'Shea]] <br /> Noel Roche 
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* [[Harry Beitzel|Beitzel Medal]] (Best player for the series) — Robert Dipierdomenico (Australia)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://footystats.freeservers.com/Footystats/Aust-Ireland.html|title=Australia v. Ireland since 1967|work=Footy Stats|access-date=29 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006072553/http://footystats.freeservers.com/Footystats/Aust-Ireland.html|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006072553/http://footystats.freeservers.com/Footystats/Aust-Ireland.html Australia v. Ireland since 1967]
* [https://archive.today/20080729134008/http://www.aussierulesinternational.com/home/world/europe/ireland/international_rules/compromise_rules_1984_-_1990_/1986 Aussie Rules International: The Second Series – 1986]
* [https://archive.today/20070328094543/http://internationalrules.gaa.ie/1986.html International Rules – Series 2 – 1986 – Australia]

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