Talks between the two organisations resumed in 2007 and the 2008 series went ahead without incident. Since that, despite an Australian withdrawal from the 2009 series due to "economic concerns", the Series appeared to have a strong future. Yet following the 2011 Series, concerns were raised over relatively small crowd attendances. The small crowds were blamed on a lack of high-profile AFL players being selected in the Australian team and a longer AFL season. The series' temporary future was assured by GAA director general Paraic Duffy. During the 2013 Series, the possibility of expanding future International Rules games into a tri-series was mooted, in such a way that the series would incorporate the Indigenous All Stars team that participated in 2013, possibly against an AFL-All Star team for the right to play off against the Irish. Though this idea never eventuated, the AFL has expressed interest in staging a test match in the United States, likely in Boston or New York City.