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Aussie star blames Coppers for dismal International Rules showing

How many times can one nightclub make the sports headlines in a year?

AFL STAR JAMES KELLY has found a novel excuse for Australia’s recent International Rules tonking by Ireland.

He’s blaming Copper Face Jacks.

For reasons unknown, the touring Aussie footballers took a shine to the notorious Harcourt Street nightclub during last year’s series in Ireland.

And now, according to Kelly, some of his team-mates are so bewitched by its charms that they’re only interested in representing their country if it involves a chance to get their boogie on in the Dublin hotspot.

Speaking to the Geelong Advertiser, Kelly admitted that the AFL’s best stars, many of whom didn’t feature in this year’s tests, were more likely to make themselves available for the series in 2013.

It would probably make it a bit easier if it’s in Ireland. The boys get a bit of a trip over there and get to go to Copper Face Jacks.

But hopefully some of the guys see that we didn’t perform that well [this year] and want to put their hand up in a couple of years’ time.

Wow.

[h/t Balls.ie]

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    Mute Alan Breslin
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    Nov 7th 2011, 1:47 PM

    Goes to show a lack of taste travels far!!

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    Mute Jim Healy
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    Nov 7th 2011, 1:53 PM

    The Aussies have sunk to a new low in their crybaby excuses after one of their national teams loses a big match.

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    Mute Páid Ó Donnchú
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    Nov 7th 2011, 2:00 PM

    So that’s us beating all 22 million of the sports-mad nation at rugby and International Rules. I suppose they want to play us at cricket now.

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    Mute Peter Carroll
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    Nov 7th 2011, 8:08 PM

    So when we beat the US at rugby we’re beating 300 million – get a grip…..

    It’s a game, a sport great to enjoy brilliant to take part but it is still a game.

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    Mute Jayniemac
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    Nov 7th 2011, 3:03 PM

    Coppers are laughin all the way to the bank!!!

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    Mute Jane Ward
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    Nov 7th 2011, 3:02 PM

    I’ve never been to Coppers. Now I’m starting to think I might be missing something.

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    Mute Colin Tyrrell
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    Nov 7th 2011, 3:35 PM

    you’re not.

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    Mute Simon McGrath
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    Nov 7th 2011, 4:58 PM

    U defo aren’t!!

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    Mute Joe McDermott
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    Nov 7th 2011, 6:41 PM

    Id rather stick a fork in my eye.

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    Mute Jane Ward
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    Nov 8th 2011, 10:05 AM

    No Aussie fottballers on here then :)

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    Mute 32 by 2016!
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    Nov 7th 2011, 2:48 PM

    At least they have a sense of humour. This series is all about the trip away – for both sets of players. Its difficult to find anything else to get motivated about relating to these matches!

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    Mute Dave Finn
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    Nov 7th 2011, 2:33 PM

    Will the Aussies just take responsibility for losing and stop finding stupid stuff to blame? And they have the cheek to call the brits “whinging poms”? :-)

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    Mute Peter Carroll
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    Nov 7th 2011, 2:05 PM

    O ye of little faith…..who thought that the Aussies were not taking the series seriously.

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    Mute Graham Harkness
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    Nov 7th 2011, 3:40 PM

    did they all have itchy jiblets for the match?

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    Mute Kevin McPhilemy
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    Nov 7th 2011, 8:59 PM

    They all ended up in James hospital the mornin after.

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    Mute Waffler
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    Nov 7th 2011, 4:28 PM

    if youre making a sportsman wage surely you can do better than coppers?

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    Mute jrbmc
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    Nov 7th 2011, 4:10 PM

    Aussies are turning in to one of the biggest bunch of Jessies involved in world sport. Get a life people or better again go walkabout and find yourselves.

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    Mute SMcB
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    Nov 7th 2011, 7:21 PM

    You couldnt buy this sort of publicity….

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    Mute Brian Gallagher
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    Nov 7th 2011, 5:11 PM

    So they won’t travel to Ireland because of the recession and they won’t play at home because they can’t go to coppers.

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    Mute Alan Larkin
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    Nov 7th 2011, 10:33 PM

    News of ‘Slapper’ Face Jacks …. in the Gee-long Advertiser ??? :-))

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    Mute Lou Brennan
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    Nov 8th 2011, 8:30 AM

    Useless fake game anyway. Tight shirts and handbags.

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