
If they've never heard of the 'Soccer Ashes' then Jackson Irvine will make sure his Socceroos' teammates realise that beating New Zealand for the newly rediscovered trans-Tasman trophy really will be something special.
Irvine's been deeply in love with the traditions and heritage of the game since he was a kid, and the romantic idea that the Roos will be playing to win one of Australian sport's forgotten treasures for the first time in 69 years quite blows him away.