GAA fever takes hold of the grass roots game in Melbourne

Now that the summer has finally arrived, it means only one thing, a bit of GAA Championship action, and it seems that they're even wrapped up in the excitement Down Under.

By Adrian Collins

Two irish lads have carried the the rivalry between Mayo and Galway from home all the way to Melbourne, as they get excited for the GAA Championship this summer.

As qualified GAA coaches through the IT Sligo Recreation and Leisure Programme, Dugie Duignam of Ballinasloe and Liam Tunney of Ballintubber were going for a 'grass roots' approach to the game in Australia, where they're working on a farm south of Melbourne, and there were no better candidates than these two calves, who know plenty about grass.

These calves eat, sleep and breathe GAA, and have been around the ball for the majority of their lives as Dugie himself told us, although it should be kept in mind that they were only born this weekend.

The lads are mystified as to how they got kitted out for the game, they didn't even have any flags with them, but they found a way. That's dedi-cow-tion to the game for you.

Hat-tip to Dugie Duignam for sending this in