Should I cry wretchedly at News
no media bothered to place or be
amused how blithely it was ignored
But no News is good news if you’re
ignominiously traumatised LOSING
an AFL International series
Yes, Ireland BEAT Australia twice –
2 of 2 – won The International Cup
without a partisan murmur heard
Good grief, where were the hyped
sell-out crowds of AFL’s raison d'être,
why was a blazing TV frenzy absent
How did a ‘best of the best’ contest
fail to raise enough local interest to
rate even minor newsworthiness
C’mon Aussie Rules, non-events dent
your rep; you claim to own the world’s
best footy players (outside Ireland)
So why not challenge the Yanks to a
classic knock down drag out match;
you’ll need national fervour cranked
And bugger the Rules; if its engaging
derring-do it’ll capture prospect fans
who don’t need to be initiated first
© 5 November 2011, I. D. Carswell
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