The Soaring

I think there’s still a bit of way to go in terms of the Irish and Australians understanding each other, particularly if the standard of this scouting report is anything to go by…

Only six players survive from last year, though Australia have again sought players with speed, size and hunger. Danyle Pearce passed up a promising career as a basketball player for a contract with the West Coast Eagles and has the pace to match his size. Justin Sherman enjoyed a good first season with Brisbane and is cut from a similar cloth to Pearce, as is Campbell Brown of Hawthorn, a quick, aggressive player who missed the last 20 games of the 2005 season through suspension. The presence of Michael Voss and Barry Hall adds experience to a squad full of players with things to prove and names to make.