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Will Nicholas

'Huge' international clash for Irish who call AFLW home

Rivals captains Jasmine Garner and Orla O'Dwyer are excited by the Australia v Ireland AFLW match. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

A second-tier venue won't detract from the rare spectacle of an international Aussie rules fixture, as the team's captains prepare to swap all-Australian blazers for their national colours.

North Melbourne stalwart Jasmine Garner and Tipperary native turned Brisbane Lions star Orla O'Dwyer will lead Australia and Ireland at a sold-out North Sydney Oval on Saturday for the first representative AFLW match in almost a decade.

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