Australian Football League Plans To Take International Rules Series To U.S.

The Australian Football League "is interested in taking the International Rules series" to the U.S., according to the AAP. The Australian team "will take on Ireland in a one-off Test match" on Saturday, but the "future of the hybrid game series is under a cloud." Yet despite the future of the concept "appearing to be on the wane," AFL Football Operations Manager Mark Evans said that "the two countries should be embracing expansion and use it to showcase the game overseas." Evans: "We think there’s an opportunity to take the game to the U.S., maybe play it in Central Park in New York, on our way towards Ireland. We’ll talk to the Irish during their time in Australia" (AAP, 11/18).