One of Kerry’s rising stars announced a move down under yesterday. Laois native Zach Tuohy has hit back at Tomás Ó Sé’s criticism of the AFL’s recruitment of inter-county footballers. Yesterday, Geelong Cats announced that they had agreed a deal with Kerry to take 21-year-old Cillian Burke down under on a ‘Category B Rookie’ contract. […]

1 year ago

The Laois native will return to Ireland next year after spending 14 years down under. Zach Tuohy – one of Ireland’s most successful exports to the AFL – has confirmed that he will play senior championship football for Laois once again when he returns to Ireland next year. In August, the 34-year-old announced that he […]

1 year ago

The Laois native holds the record for most AFL appearances for any Irish player. Zach Tuohy missed out on a swan song goodbye to his historic AFL career after Geelong Cats coach Chris Scott axed him from the squad for his final game. Making what he described as the most difficult decision he has ever […]

1 year ago

“2024, that’ll do me. Thanks for everything.” Geelong Cats star Zach Tuohy has announced his retirement from AFL at the end of the current season. The Laois native moved down under in 2009, after winning a minor title with his home county in 2007, and initially played for Carlton for four seasons before signing for […]

1 year ago

Zach Tuohy became an AFL champion in the early hours of Saturday morning and it was with the medal around his neck, and having achieved his loftiest ambition in the game, when he reflected on the tough days starting out. It was in those days when it could have gone either way. He was still […]

3 years ago

This is hard to watch. Laois native Zach Tuohy has been playing in the AFL for a long time now, and has never been afraid to get stuck in. The Irishman was on the receiving end of a headbutt from Bailey Smith during Geelong’s victory over Western Bulldogs last weekend. In the post-match interview, Tuohy […]

4 years ago