GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 34 – September 19, 2015 | Page 8

In Men’s Football the defending champions are Victoria
who accounted for Western Australia (WA) in the decider
last year. Looking to improve on their performance from
last year will be New South Wales NSW). The Queensland
outfit will also be strong while South Australia, who have
copious amounts of Australians in their squads, always give
it their all. The local sides may be something of unknown
quantities but with big support are sure to be in the mix
this year.

make it count, while South Australia as well as Wellington
and Canterbury could be surprise packets also.

In Ladies Football the team to beat will be reigning champions NSW. They are going for a fourth title in a row this
year and no doubt will be well primed. Perhaps their biggest rivals will be 2014 runners-up Queensland who fell
short last time by a single point to NSW. There is great rivalry between these two state sides. Western Australia ladies are making the long trip and no doubt will want to

Camogie also has three teams in defending champions
Queensland, along with last year’s runners-up NSW and
the Victoria team. The first two will be the favourites. They
had an extra time battle to decide the championship last
year and no doubt both will be eager again this time. Victoria though might pull a surprise in this one and so this is
yet another competition that is very hard to call.

Hurling features NSW, Victoria and the combo team of
Wellington and Canterbury. Defending champions Western Australia won’t be travelling and so that will see NSW
and Victoria, last year’s runners-up, as favourites. The local
combination side might have something to say about that
however.

AUSTRALASIAN GAELIC GAMES
2015

Te Whiti Park, Lower Hutt
30 September – 3 October
www.wellingtongaa.com
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