Zach Tuohy
Australian rules footballer and Gaelic footballer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zach Tuohy (born 10 December 1989) is an Irish professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Zach Tuohy | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Zach Tuohy | ||
Date of birth | (1989-12-10) 10 December 1989 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | Portlaoise, Laois, Ireland | ||
Original team(s) | Portlaoise (club)/Laois (county team) | ||
Draft | No. 73 2010 rookie draft | ||
Debut | Round 11, Carlton vs. Port Adelaide | ||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Defender / wing | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Geelong | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2011–2016 | Carlton | 120 (40) | |
2017– | Geelong | 152 (54) | |
Total | 272 (94) | ||
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
2020 | All Stars | 1 (0) | |
International team honours | |||
2011–2013 | Ireland | 4 (1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 3, 2024. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2013. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Tuohy grew up in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland, and played Gaelic football before making a code switch to Australian rules football. He is regarded as one of the greatest Irish players in the history of the AFL with the highest number of games played, the most of any current non-Australian born player and fourth most in history.
In 2022, Tuohy and Mark O'Connor (from Kerry) became the second and third Irish players in AFL history to win a premiership by winning the 2022 AFL Grand Final with Geelong. Tadhg Kennelly won the first for Ireland in 2005 with the Sydney Swans.[1]