LAST UPDATE | 13 Aug 2020
LAOIS MAN ZACH Tuohy is set to hit a big milestone this weekend as he will go second on the Australian Football League [AFL] appearance list for Irish players.
The Geelong star is in line for his 198th appearance after being named to start at half-back against current league leaders Port Adelaide at Metricon Stadium on Friday night.
Portlaoise native Tuohy edges past Kerry’s Tadhg Kennelly (197) on the Irish appearance list, though Dublin and Melbourne great Jim Stynes remains firmly out in front on 246.
This comes after he hit his 150th appearance — also against Port Adelaide — in April 2018.
A Leinster minor championship winner in 2007, Tuohy initially joined Carlton as an international rookie in the 2010 Draft selection and soon become an established member of their side.
In 2016, he made the move to Geelong where he’s impressed since.
Big milestone for Zach Tuohy as he will go into second on AFL appearance list for Irish players on 198, just ahead of Tadhg Kennelly.
— Fintan O'Toole (@fotoole13) August 13, 2020
Jim Stynes still out in front on 246. https://t.co/pkUUlUgfUa
Now, he will hope to continue his glittering form after helping the Cats to a big win over St Kilda last time out. The 30-year-old grabbed a goal and set up another, finishing the game with 18 disposals and five marks.
He impressed alongside fellow Irish native Mark O’Connor, who accounted for 16 disposals and nine marks as Geelong claimed back-to-back wins.
Kerry man O’Connor is also in line to face Port Adelaide this weekend after being named on the interchange bench.
The side have made two changes for their Round 12 blockbuster with Sam Simpson and Lachie Fogarty returning in place of Jack Steven and Brad Close.
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Could see that coming. You can’t keep publicly attacking your players even if there is some truth to it.
Levy needs to follow Conte out of the door or nothing will change at Spurs. The fans have had enough of Levy and his way of running the club with profit above everything. It’s time Spurs had owners that were willing to spend what’s needed on the squad to put us in the position where we can actually win something. 22 years of Levy’s way doesn’t work, who else would still be in a job after 22 years of failure?
Levy and Lewis OUT.
@Tony Borg: Am, they literally OWN the club. It belongs to them like.
They’ve missed out on Tuchel by a weekend
Thank God. Bring back Poch and start enjoying the games please don’t get another egotist with an entourage that don’t like tomato sauce these guys are two a penny in contes case 200m and no better off
What’s Tim Sherwood doing these days ?
Please sign a manager with an attacking philosophy. I don’t mind losing 3-2 as long as we had a go and are entertaining to watch. But the last few seasons of watching Conte and mourinho park the bus tactics and try counter attack for a one nil win. No thanks. Done with that boring nonsense.
Harry, get your bag and gtfo of that disaster of a club. You belong in Old Trafford.
@ggg: united are only 2 points ahead.. they got beat 7 – 0 a couple of weeks ago… they are as bad