The Compromised Rules series began in 1984. This is the Ireland team that lined out in the first Test in CorkFisticuffs were never far awayThe great Jack O'Shea makes a run up the fieldThe legendary Jim Stynes, seen here in action for Australia in 1987Dermot McNicholl of Ireland and Paul Roos of Australia in actionPat Spillane tries to catch the ball under pressure from an Aussie defenderGreg Blaney of Ireland and Bruce Lindsay of Australia in 1987Brian Stynes is tackled by Ben Hart during the second Test in 1998Another bout of handbags during the 1998 seriesThe 1999 squad gets ready to play in AdelaideManager Colm O'Rourke leaps high during a training session in 1999Finbar Cullen gets ahead of Blake Caracella of Australia in 2000Ciaran McManus comes in for close attention during the 2000 seriesAustralia celebrate their 2000 winPeter Crowley gets a shot away in 2001Kieran McGeeney tries to tackle Angelo Lekkas during the 2002 seriesWarren Tredrea says hello to Anthony Lynch in 2002Cormac McAnallen on the end of some rough treatment from Barry Hall of Australia during the 2003 series. The trophy was named after the Tyrone star after his death in 2004The winning Australia team of 2003 celebrateEver before throw-in things got heated with Ciaran McDonald getting involved in 2004Brock the dog got in on the action in 2004 and even managed a few tackles during a brief cameoA fresh-looking Paul Galvin is tackled back in 2004Darren Milburn of Australia attempts to block the kick of Ronan Clarke in 2005Dustin Fletcher and Andrew McLeod of Australia colide in 2005This dog was more obedient in 2006Graham Geraghty is driven to the ground by Danyle Pearce, a tackle which led to the Meath man being carried off in 2006Yet another flashpoint during the 2006 renewalThe Ireland players train under the watchful eye of Sean Green from Derry in 2008Adam Goodes of Australia and Brendan Donaghy of Ireland contest a high ball in 2010Jim Stynes, who passed away in 2012, shakes hands with Stephen Cluxton in 2011Eoghan Cadogan and Brendan Murphy jump with Trent McKenzie of Australia in 2011In 2013 the AFL sent over a team of indigenous players to represent Australia; they were hammeredA general view of the action from the Test in Perth in 2014Australia celebrate their win in 2014The 2015 visitorsAustralia go through their paces at Croke Park ahead of the one-Test series
