Nick Smith will fly the Sydney Swans' flag at next month's International Rules Series against Ireland.

Smith, a previous representative, was named as part of a 22-man squad which was announced by the AFL on Friday.

The team, coached by Alastair Clarkson, is due to fly out to New York in the second week of November for a training camp, including a practice match against a US representative GAA team, before arriving in Dublin for the one-off Test at Croke Park on November 21.

Australia regained the Cormac Macanallen Trophy with victory in last November's Test in Perth and has again named a squad comprised entirely of past and present All Australian players.

The coaching group, which includes senior assistants in Fremantle's Ross Lyon and Geelong's Chris Scott, elected to keep faith with 14 players who were part of last year's victory with Smith among those.

The 27-year-old, following a breakout performance in defence, earned All Australian honours in 2014.

The squad, which contains four current club captains and one former club captain, will have its leadership named after the players have come together.

Clarkson said the squad represented the best collection of talent the competition could muster for the challenge of playing a different game with a round ball, and winning on foreign soil against an Irish side that would be smarting from last year's result.

"The 2014 Test match in Perth was a great highlight, as we brought together the leading players from across our competition in the one side," Clarkson said.

"We were able to combine well in a short period and give a great account of ourselves, to win the match, but the challenge will be more difficult again to now go to Ireland and win in front of a capacity crowd at Croke Park.

"The playing line-up speaks for itself with the reputations they have established in our game, and we know what to expect in the speed and the skills required to succeed with a round ball under different rules."

The 2015 Virgin Australia International Rules squad is: Eddie Betts (Adelaide Crows), Grant Birchall (Hawthorn), Luke Bruest (Hawthorn), Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong Cats), Dustin Fletcher (Essendon), Andrew Gaff (West Coast), Brendon Goddard (Essendon), Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide), Dyson Heppell (Essendon), Luke Hodge (Hawthorn), Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn), Leigh Montagna (St Kilda), David Mundy (Fremantle), Robert Murphy (Western Bulldogs), Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda), Tom Rockliff (Brisbane Lions), Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn), Nick Smith (Sydney Swans), Jake Stringer (Western Bulldogs), Harry Taylor (Geelong Cats), Chad Wingard (Port Adelaide), Easton Wood (Western Bulldogs).