[1] The first team was christened "The Galahs" by the Melbourne press after a comment made by the eccentric athletics coach Percy Cerutty, having seen their garish blazers, their slouch hats, and their hats' ostentatious plumes[2] (deliberately chosen by Beitzel to evoke comparisons with the heroes of the Australian Light Horse Regiments in the Boer War and World War I[3]) and to the effect that they were "a pack of galahs".
[3] The games were played under the rules of Gaelic football with the single exception that the Australian players were not compelled to "toe" the ball from foot to hand every few yards, and they were allowed to bounce the ball.
Their matches, opponents, and scores were as follows: Original selections[7] Harry Beitzel (Ex-umpire, promoter) Ron Barassi (Carlton, playing coach) Bob Skilton (South Melbourne) Herb Matthews, Jr.(South Melbourne) Stuart Magee (South Melbourne) Norm Brown (Fitzroy) Hassa Mann (Melbourne) Don Williams (Melbourne) Barry Davis (Essendon) Ken Fraser (Essendon) John Dugdale (North Melbourne) Laurie Dwyer (North Melbourne) Royce Hart (Richmond) Paddy Guinane (Richmond) Bill Barrot (Richmond) Neville Crowe (Richmond) Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton) John Nicholls (Carlton) John Jillard (Footscray) Graeme Chalmers (Footscray)[4] Ian Law (Hawthorn) Later additions to original selections Bob Keddie (Hawthorn) Peter Body (Sydney Naval[5][usurped])[8] Roger Dean (Richmond)[9] In 1968, a second representative team, consisting of elite players from the Victorian Football League, South Australian National Football League, West Australian Football League and the Victorian Football Association, was undefeated in the series, playing against Gaelic football teams at Wembley Stadium and Croke Park.
The Galahs also played exhibition matches of Australian Rules Football throughout the tour, including a game in Bucharest, Romania.
Victorian Football League Harry Beitzel (Ex-umpire, promoter) Ron Barassi (Carlton, playing coach) Kevin Bartlett (Richmond) Gary Dempsey (Footscray) John Dugdale (North Melbourne) Bob Farmer (Collingwood) Royce Hart (Richmond) Peter Hudson (Hawthorn) Sydney Jackson (Carlton) Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton) R. Tassie Johnson (Melbourne) Don McKenzie (Essendon) Des Meagher (Hawthorn) John Nicholls (Carlton) Daryl O'Brien (North Melbourne) Bryan Quirk (Carlton) Wayne Richardson (Collingwood) Brian Roet (Melbourne) John Sharrock (Geelong) David Thorpe (Footscray) South Australian National Football League John Birt (West Torrens) Neil Kerley (Glenelg) West Australian Football League David Dyson (West Perth) Graham Farmer (West Perth) Murray Leeder (West Perth) Bill Walker (Swan Districts) John Wynne (West Perth) Victorian Football Association Fred Bayes (Box Hill) Geoff Bryant (Box Hill) Trevor Collins (Camberwell) Gary Fenton (Sandringham) Geoff Slade (Frankston) Other leagues Mike O'Brien (Redan, Ballarat Football League) Greg Tootell (Caulfield Grammarians, VAFA)[10] Roger Hoggett (NSW)