FIVE Hawthorn players will feature in Australia’s 22-man squad for the 2015 Virgin Australia International Rules Series.
The squad will play a one-off Test against Ireland at Croke Park in Dublin on Saturday 21 November.
Hawthorn captain Luke Hodge and vice-captain Jarryd Roughead are both in the squad, as are Sam Mitchell, Grant Birchall and Luke Breust.
Roughead is one of just four players in the squad without International Rules experience.
The team will be coached by four-time Hawthorn premiership coach Alastair Clarkson.
Clarkson said the squad represented the best collection of talent the competition could muster for the challenge of playing a different game with a round ball.
"The 2014 Test match in Perth was a great highlight, as we brought together the leading players from across our competition in the one side," Clarkson said.
"We were able to combine well in a short period and give a great account of ourselves, to win the match, but the challenge will be more difficult again to now go to Ireland and win in front of a capacity crowd at Croke Park.
"The playing line-up speaks for itself with the reputations they have established in our game, and we know what to expect in the speed and the skills required to succeed with a round ball under different rules."
The team will initially travel to New York in the second week of November for a training camp, including a practice match against a US representative GAA team, before arriving in Dublin in the week of the November 21 match.
The squad, which contains four current club captains and one former club captain, will have its leadership named after the players have come together.
Player representative details
Eddie Betts - All Australian in 2015. Played IRS in 2010 in Ireland.
Grant Birchall - All Australian in 2012. Played IRS in 2014.
Luke Breust - All Australian in 2014. Played IRS in 2014.
Patrick Dangerfield - All Australian in 2012, 2013 and 2015. Played IRS in 2010 in Ireland and 2014.
Dustin Fletcher - All Australian in 2000 and 2007. Played IRS in 2005, 2006 in Ireland (captain), 2010 in Ireland and 2014.
Andrew Gaff - All Australian in 2015.
Brendon Goddard - All Australian in 2009 and 2010. Played IRS in 2006 in Ireland and 2014.
Robbie Gray - All Australian in 2014 and 2015. Played IRS in 2014.
Dyson Heppell. All Australian in 2014.
Luke Hodge - All Australian in 2005, 2008 and 2010. Played IRS in 2005 and 2014.
Sam Mitchell - All Australian in 2011, 2013 and 2015. Played IRS in 2014.
Leigh Montagna - All Australian in 2009 and 2010. Played IRS in 2008, 2010 in Ireland and 2014.
David Mundy - All Australian in 2015. Played IRS in 2006 in Ireland.
Robert Murphy - All Australian in 2011 and 2015. Played IRS in 2002 in Ireland and 2003.
Nick Riewoldt - All Australian in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2014. Played IRS in 2014.
Tom Rockliff - All Australian in 2014. Played IRS in 2014.
Jarryd Roughead. All Australian in 2013 and 2014.
Nick Smith - All Australian in 2014. Played IRS in 2014.
Jake Stringer - All Australian in 2015.
Harry Taylor - All Australian in 2010 and 2013. Played IRS in 2014.
Chad Wingard - All Australian in 2013 and 2015. Played IRS in 2014.
Easton Wood - All Australian in 2015. Played IRS in 2011.
