International Rules: Ireland completed their first training session ahead of this Friday's opening International Rules test against Australia in Perth, Australia. Manager Seán Boylan was made to put his squad through their paces in energy-sapping 35 degree heat at the Freemantle Oval, just hours after they landed from a long flight from Dublin.
Boylan is still waiting on the arrival of six key players, including captain Seán Cavanagh, who were all in club action over the weekend.
Killian Young, Benny Coulter, Tom Parsons, Aaron Kernan and Ciaran McKeever also had club commitments at the weekend.
The manager said he had no complaints ahead of Friday's test which gets underway at 11.30am Irish time.
Australian vice-captain Adam Selwood, meanwhile, has played down the potential for violence when the series resumes.
Selwood, one of just six of the current Australian crop to have played the hybrid game before, made it clear the home side do not anticipate any repeat of the ugly scenes that marred the 2004 and 2006 tests.
"We aren't here to fight the Irish or anything like that," the West Coast defender insisted. "We have the utmost respect for them and hopefully it will be a good and fair game."
Selwood received a yellow card for a 'shirtfront' shoulder charge on Benny Coulter during the last series but believes with the future of game at risk discipline will be key this time around.
"We've gone through the rules and understand what's acceptable and what's not compared to the last series. Obviously it did get out of hand for about 10 minutes the last time but the guys know where it stands and if something like that happens again the series is off forever pretty much," he added.
Both squads are due to sit down at a meal designed to foster better relations between the players tomorrow night and it is an occasion the Australian is looking forward to.
"Irish guys are always good fun guys to meet," he added. "Obviously it is not over a pint of Guinness, probably a bottle of Powerade instead."