Johncock wears Green and Gold
Star crow Graham Johncock has been selected to play for Australia in the upcoming International Rules series against Ireland.
Star crow Graham Johncock has been selected to play for Australia in the upcoming International Rules series against Ireland.Johncock finished third in the club Best and Fairest count, and had a terrific 2006 season for the Crows playing as a rebounding, hard-running defender.The squad will again be coached by Kevin Sheedy, who has selected a group of players capable of working with pace at ground level."The ball will spend a lot of time on the ground and we showed last year that we can be very successful with a young, fast group, with a real emphasis on their ability to kick the ball and to be able to chase and tackle well," Sheedy said."At least seven or eight of our squad possess absolutely elite-level pace while we also a good group of taller players with very good ability to get around the ground," he said.The series will be played in Ireland, with the first Test played at Pearce Stadium in Galway on October 28, and the second Test played at Croke Park in Dublin on November 5.The Foster’s Australian International Rules Squad:Chance Bateman (Hawthorn), Campbell Brown (Hawthorn), Ryan Crowley (Fremantle), Aaron Davey (Melbourne), Nick Davis (Sydney), Sam Fisher (St Kilda), Dustin Fletcher (Essendon), Lindsay Gilbee (Western Bulldogs), Brendon Goddard (St Kilda), Barry Hall (Sydney), Graham Johncock (Adelaide), Matthew Lappin (Carlton), James McDonald (Melbourne), David Mundy (Fremantle), Ryan O’Keefe (Sydney), Brett Peake (Fremantle), Danyle Pearce (Port Adelaide), Andrew Raines (Richmond), Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda), Adam Schneider (Sydney), Adam Selwood (West Coast), Justin Sherman (Brisbane Lions), Kade Simpson (Carlton), Brent Stanton (Essendon).