The Adelaide Oval is the venue for a game that starts at 5.10am Irish time (live TV coverage RTÉ 2), before the second game in the series is held in Perth on Saturday 18 November.
Sunday will mark the first time that an International Rules match is held in Adelaide since 2001.
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Joe Kernan and his management team of Pádraic Joyce, Darragh Ó Sé and Dermot Earley have assembled a 23-man squad drawn from 15 counties.
Captain Aidan O’Shea and Killian Clarke are both set to land today to join the rest of the Irish setup.
Here’s the Ireland squad in full:
Goalkeeper (1)
Niall Morgan (Tyrone)
Defenders (9)
Chris Barrett (Mayo)
Eoin Cadogan (Cork)
Killian Clarke (Cavan)
Peter Crowley (Kerry)
Brendan Harrison (Mayo)
Paul Murphy (Kerry)
Karl O’Connell (Monaghan)
Zach Tuohy (Laois)
Sean Powter (Cork)
Midfielders (6)
Kevin Feely (Kildare)
Pearce Hanley (Gold Coast/Mayo)
Michael Murphy* (Donegal)
Aidan O’Shea* (Mayo)
Enda Smith* (Roscommon)
Gary Brennan (Clare)
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Ireland squad start countdown in Melbourne to Sunday's first game in Adelaide
IRELAND’S INTERNATIONAL RULES squad have begun their preparations in Australia for the start of the 2017 two-game series in Adelaide next Sunday.
The Irish players and management landed in Melbourne yesterday before having their first training session today at Wesley College in the city.
They will remain in Melbourne until Thursday before flying to Adelaide for next Sunday’s match against Australia.
Ireland manager Joe Kernan with Galway's Shane Walsh
Tyrone's Niall Sludden and Kerry's Peter Crowley
Sligo's Niall Murphy, Donegal's Michael Murphy and Mayo's Brendan Harrison arrive
Kerry's Paul Geaney and Cork's Sean Powter
The Irish players getting ready for action.
The Ireland International Rules squad first training session took place today.
Wesley College in Melbourne hosted Ireland's training session
The Ireland squad are in Melbourne until Thursday.
Ireland's first match takes place in Adelaide next Sunday.
Tyrone's Niall Sludden
Cork's Eoin Cadogan
Sligo's Niall Murphy and Roscommon's Enda Smith
Ireland players getting set for Sunday's game.
Donegal's Michael Murphy with Monaghan's Conor McManus
Mayo's Chris Barrett
The Adelaide Oval is the venue for a game that starts at 5.10am Irish time (live TV coverage RTÉ 2), before the second game in the series is held in Perth on Saturday 18 November.
Sunday will mark the first time that an International Rules match is held in Adelaide since 2001.
Joe Kernan and his management team of Pádraic Joyce, Darragh Ó Sé and Dermot Earley have assembled a 23-man squad drawn from 15 counties.
Captain Aidan O’Shea and Killian Clarke are both set to land today to join the rest of the Irish setup.
Here’s the Ireland squad in full:
Goalkeeper (1)
Niall Morgan (Tyrone)
Defenders (9)
Chris Barrett (Mayo)
Eoin Cadogan (Cork)
Killian Clarke (Cavan)
Peter Crowley (Kerry)
Brendan Harrison (Mayo)
Paul Murphy (Kerry)
Karl O’Connell (Monaghan)
Zach Tuohy (Laois)
Sean Powter (Cork)
Midfielders (6)
Kevin Feely (Kildare)
Pearce Hanley (Gold Coast/Mayo)
Michael Murphy* (Donegal)
Aidan O’Shea* (Mayo)
Enda Smith* (Roscommon)
Gary Brennan (Clare)
Forwards (7)
Paul Geaney (Kerry)
Conor Mc Manus (Monaghan)
Niall Murphy (Sligo)
Conor Sweeney (Tipperary)
Shane Walsh (Galway)
Niall Sludden (Tyrone)
Niall Grimley (Armagh)
*Could also play in attack
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