Australia will hope to be celebrating in this year's International Rules series

After last year's 50-point aggregate hammering by Ireland, new Aussie boss Sheedy was given licence by the AFL to look beyond All-Australian players.

Only four 2005 All-Australians, the equivalant of GAA's All-Stars, have been included in this year's panel.

Nathan Brown and Barry Hall will miss the series because of injury.

Seven of the squad have represented Australia at senior level before.

They are Matthew Lappin, Nathan Eagleton, Brent Harvey, Chris Johnson, Andrew McLeod and Daniel Wells.

Sheedy has opted for a fresh line-up, laden with speed and youth, in a bid to offset Ireland's obvious strength as traditionally the lighter and faster team.

Richmond star Nathan Brown, who excelled in the 2004 series as Australia's leading scorer, misses out as he recovers from a broken leg while Hall has a shoulder injury.

The first of two Tests will be played at the Subiaco Oval in Perth.

Australian squad: Heath Black (Fremantle); Amon Buchanan (Sydney); Trent Croad (Hawthorn); Aaron Davey (Melbourne); Nick Davis (Sydney); Brett Deledio (Richmond); Nathan Eagleton (Western Bulldogs); Dustin Fletcher (Essendon); Daniel Giansiracusa (Western Bulldogs); Lindsay Gilbee (Western Bulldogs); Shannon Grant (Kangaroos); Brent Harvey (Kangaroos); Luke Hodge (Hawthorn); Chris Johnson (Brisbane Lions); Matthew Lappin (Carlton); Andrew Lovett (Essendon); Andrew McLeod (Adelaide); Troy Makepeace (Kangaroos); Darren Milburn (Geelong); Brent Moloney (Melbourne); Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs); Chris Newman (Richmond); Ryan O'Keefe (Sydney); Russell Robertson (Melbourne); Jarrad Waite (Carlton); Daniel Wells (Kangaroos).